History. Code 1981, § 35-3-204 , enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 91, § 5/SB 416; Ga. L. 2018, p. 681, § 2-1/HB 779.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, in subsection (a), deleted “of emergency management and homeland security in consultation with the director” following “the director” at the end of the first sentence, in the second sentence, substituted “may assign” for “shall assign” near the beginning, deleted “of emergency management and homeland security” following “the director” at the end; and, in subsection (b), in the first sentence, substituted “may maintain” for “shall maintain” near the beginning, and deleted “as needed” following “in the center” near the middle, and added the second sentence.
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