Georgia Code
Part 4 - Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 System
§ 46-5-124. Guidelines for Implementing State-Wide Emergency 9-1-1 System; Training and Equipment Standards

History. Ga. L. 1977, p. 1040, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 46; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1017, § 5; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 46; Ga. L. 1999, p. 873, § 2; Ga. L. 2005, p. 660, § 9/HB 470; Ga. L. 2007, p. 318, § 2/HB 394; Ga. L. 2018, p. 689, § 2-3/HB 751.
The 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, substituted “9-1-1” for “ ‘911’ ” throughout subsections (a), (b), and (c).
The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, deleted “telephone number” following “state-wide emergency” in the introductory paragraph of subsection (a); substituted “shall” for “will” in paragraph (a)(1); substituted “service” for “communications” in paragraph (a)(4); and, in subsection (c), deleted the former first two sentences which read: “Subject to the approval of the Governor, the director shall be authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to establish minimum standards relating to training and equipment. Such training standards shall not be inconsistent with the training course or certification required for communications officers under Code Section 35-8-23.”, and substituted “public safety answering point” for “ ‘ 9-1-1’ communications center” near the middle.
The 2018 amendment, effective January 1, 2019, substituted “authority” for “agency” throughout this Code section; and substituted “C.F.R.” for “Code of Federal Regulations” in paragraph (a)(5). See Editor’s notes for applicability.
Editor’s notes.
The plan for implementing a statewide emergency telephone number “911” system required by former Code Section 46-5-124 was submitted to the committee for its review on October 29, 1979. A meeting of the committee was held November 19, 1979, at which time the plan and the effective date were approved. The plan became effective on December 1, 1979.
Ga. L. 2018, p. 689, § 4-1(b)/HB 751, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “The provisions of this Act shall not in any manner diminish, extinguish, reduce, or affect any cause of action for audits, services, or the recovery of funds from service providers which may have existed prior to January 1, 2019. Any such cause of action is expressly preserved.

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