History. Orig. Code 1863, §§ 755, 761; Code 1868, §§ 822, 828; Code 1873, §§ 826, 832; Ga. L. 1874, p. 107, § 2; Ga. L. 1877, p. 126, § 1; Code 1882, §§ 826, 826a, 826d, 832; Ga. L. 1889, p. 29, § 1; Ga. L. 1889, p. 36, § 1; Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 152, §§ 2, 3; Civil Code 1895, §§ 726, 727, 780, 784, 804, 805, 812; Ga. L. 1905, p. 68, § 1; Civil Code 1910, §§ 873, 874, 1032, 1036, 1042, 1043, 1050; Code 1933, §§ 92-2602, 92-2701, 92-2802, 92-2803, 92-5901, 92-5902, 92-5903, 92-5904; Ga. L. 1935, p. 11, § 9; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1119, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 190, § 1; Code 1933, §§ 91A-2202, 91A-2203, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 309, § 2; Ga. L. 2009, p. 216, § 2D/SB 240; Ga. L. 2020, p. 254, § 2/SB 410.
The 2020 amendment, effective July 22, 2020, in subsection (a), added paragraph (a)(1), designated the existing provisions as paragraph (a)(2), and inserted “by electronic transmission” in the first sentence of paragraph (a)(2); and inserted “or her” in paragraph (c)(1). See Editor’s notes for applicability.
Editor’s notes.
Code Sections 92-2701 and 92-5901, upon which this Code section is based, were based in part on Ga. Const. 1877, Art. VII, Sec. II, Para. VI, for which there is no corresponding section in either the 1945, 1976, or 1983 Georgia Constitution.
Ga. L. 2020, p. 254, § 3/SB 410, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act shall be applicable to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 48 - Revenue and Taxation
Chapter 5 - Ad Valorem Taxation of Property
Article 11 - Ad Valorem Taxation of Public Utilities
§ 48-5-512. Issuance of Execution for Failure to File Return
§ 48-5-513. Penalty for Failure to File Return and Pay Tax; Revocation of Charter
§ 48-5-515. Availability of Returns and Tax Documents for Public Inspection