Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 36-1-17. Authority of County Employees to Issue Citations for Violation of Ordinances and Regulations in Counties Having Population of 550,000 or More; Jurisdiction; Effect of Failure to Respond

In all counties of this state having a population of 550,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1980 or any future such census, any employee who is authorized to enforce any county code, ordinance, regulation, rule, or other order, including such related ordinances, codes, and regulations as drainage regulations, soil erosion and sedimentation control regulations, subdivision and zoning regulations, water and sewer regulations, and any other land development or construction regulations of such counties, shall have the authority to issue citations to any person who shall violate any such county code, ordinance, regulation, or order which shall be in effect in such counties. Such citations shall command the appearance of such person at a designated regular session of a court in such county having the jurisdiction of a commitment court throughout the entire county. At such time and place, the court shall act as a court of inquiry with all the powers and authorities specified in Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 17. In the event that any such person shall fail to appear in response to such citation, a warrant shall be issued for the arrest of the person for violation of such county code, ordinance, regulation, rule, or order without the necessity of any further action.
History. Ga. L. 1981, p. 3261, § 1.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 36 - Local Government

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

§ 36-1-1. Names of Counties

§ 36-1-2. Extent of Jurisdiction of Counties Divided by Water

§ 36-1-3. County a Body Corporate; Power to Sue and Be Sued Generally

§ 36-1-4. When County Liable to Be Sued

§ 36-1-5. Service Upon County

§ 36-1-6. Publication of Annual Financial Statement; Contents

§ 36-1-7. Submission to Grand Jury of Sworn Returns of Receipts and Disbursements; Approval or Disapproval; Appearance to Explain Errors; Failure to Make Return

§ 36-1-8. Investment of Certain Tax Proceeds in Authorized Bonds; Registration of Bonds

§ 36-1-9. Payment Into County Treasury

§ 36-1-10. Employment of Accountant to Examine Books

§ 36-1-11. Additional Temporary Personnel and Equipment for Assistance of County Officers or Departments

§ 36-1-11.1. Expenditure of Funds for Insurance and Employment Benefits

§ 36-1-12. Courthouse to Remain Open During Normal Working Hours

§ 36-1-13. Speculation in County Orders by County Officer

§ 36-1-14. Interested Transactions Prohibited; Removal From Office for Violation

§ 36-1-15. Prohibition, Regulation, and Taxation of Fortunetelling and Similar Practices

§ 36-1-16. Garbage, Trash, Waste, or Refuse Not to Be Transported Across State or County Boundaries for Dumping Without Permission; Exemption

§ 36-1-17. Authority of County Employees to Issue Citations for Violation of Ordinances and Regulations in Counties Having Population of 550,000 or More; Jurisdiction; Effect of Failure to Respond

§ 36-1-18. Authority of Counties Having Population of 550,000 or More to Assess Against Cost of Repairing Streets as Necessitated by Private Construction Activity; Liens

§ 36-1-19.1. Appropriations for Charitable Grants or Contributions in Counties Having Population of 400,000 or More; Boards or Councils to Establish Procedures and Advise Governing Authorities

§ 36-1-20. Ordinances for Governing and Policing of Unincorporated Areas of County

§ 36-1-21. Civil Service System for County Employees

§ 36-1-23. Purchase From County of Materials Used in the Construction of Water Systems, Sewer Systems, Storm and Drainage Systems, Buildings, or Other Facilities

§ 36-1-24. Training Classes for Clerks of Governing Authority of County

§ 36-1-25. Official Minutes of Meetings

§ 36-1-26. Contracts for Utility Services; Terms and Conditions

§ 36-1-27. Referendum Approval Required Prior to Expenditure of Public Funds for Establishment of Fixed Guideway Transit; Definitions; Submission of the Question to Qualified Voters; Ballot Language