History. Code 1981, § 36-31-8 , enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 185, § 3/HB 36; Ga. L. 2012, p. 775, § 36/HB 942; Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 3-32/HB 233.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2005, p. 185, § 5/HB 36, not codified by the General Assembly, provides for severability.
Ga. L. 2005, p. 185, § 6/HB 36, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the Act shall apply with respect to any local Act enacted at the 2005 regular session of the General Assembly or any future session.
Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015, and shall apply to seizures of property for forfeiture that occur on or after that date. Any such seizure that occurs before July 1, 2015, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such seizure.”
Law reviews.
For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2015).
For article, “The Municipalization of Urban Counties in Georgia,” see 23 Ga. Bar. J. 18 (Dec. 2017).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 31 - Incorporation of Municipal Corporations
§ 36-31-2. Two-Year Inapplicability of Provisions Regarding Inactive Municipalities
§ 36-31-3. Minimum Population Standards for Proposed Municipal Corporation
§ 36-31-4. Use and Subdivision of Areas Proposed to Be Incorporated
§ 36-31-7. Power to License and Regulate Alcoholic Beverages
§ 36-31-7.1. Ownership and Control of County Road Rights of Way
§ 36-31-9. Initial Terms of Office
§ 36-31-10. Appropriation of Funds for Grants or Loans
§ 36-31-11.1. Municipality Control Over Parks and Fire Stations; Obligation of County