History. Code 1981, § 46-5-131 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 652, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 179, § 2; Ga. L. 2005, p. 660, § 9/HB 470; Ga. L. 2007, p. 318, § 2/HB 394; Ga. L. 2018, p. 689, § 2-10/HB 751.
The 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, substituted “9-1-1” for “ ‘911’ ” throughout this Code section.
The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, in subsection (a), substituted “or service supplier or” for a comma near the beginning, substituted “any” for “the” near the middle, and substituted “emergency 9-1-1” for “9-1-1 emergency telephone” near the end.
The 2018 amendment, effective January 1, 2019, in subsection (a), inserted “the authority nor” near the middle and inserted “contractors,” in the middle. See Editor’s notes for applicability.
Cross references.
Limitation of liability of persons rendering emergency care generally, § 51-1-29.
Editor’s notes.
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.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation
Part 4 - Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 System
§ 46-5-121. Legislative Intent
§ 46-5-125. Formation of Multijurisdictional and Regional 9-1-1 Systems
§ 46-5-126. Cooperation by Commission and Telephone Industry
§ 46-5-128. Cooperation by Public Agencies
§ 46-5-129. Use of 9-1-1 Emblem
§ 46-5-130. Federal Assistance
§ 46-5-131. Exemptions From Liability in Operation of 9-1-1 System
§ 46-5-132. Fees by Service Supplier
§ 46-5-133. Authority of Local Government to Adopt Resolution to Impose Monthly 9-1-1 Charge
§ 46-5-135. Liability of Service Supplier in Civil Action
§ 46-5-136. Authority of Local Government to Create Advisory Board
§ 46-5-137. Powers of Public Service Commission Not Affected