Georgia Code
Part 1 - County Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (Splost)
§ 48-8-110.1. Authorization for County Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax; Subjects of Taxation; Applicability to Sales of Motor Fuels and Food and Beverages

History. Code 1981, § 48-8-110 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 232, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 62, § 11; Ga. L. 1991, p. 87, § 4; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1, § 4; Code 1981, § 48-8-110.1 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2004, p. 69, § 8; Ga. L. 2007, p. 309, § 8/HB 219; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 48/SB 46; Ga. L. 2010, p. 662, § 24/HB 1221; Ga. L. 2015, p. 236, § 5-10/HB 170.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2004, p. 69, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘State and Local Taxation, Financing, and Service Delivery Revision Act of 2004.’ ”
Ga. L. 2004, p. 69, § 23(c), not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Code section “shall apply with respect to taxes imposed or to be imposed under any resolution or ordinance adopted by a county or municipal governing authority on or after July 1, 2004; and, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, Sections 8 (this Code section), 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 of this Act shall not apply with respect to taxes imposed or to be imposed under resolutions and ordinances adopted prior to July 1, 2004.”
Ga. L. 2015, p. 236, § 8-1/HB 170, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Transportation Funding Act of 2015.’ ”
Ga. L. 2015, p. 236, § 8-2/HB 170, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “It is the intention of the General Assembly, subject to appropriations and other constitutional obligations of this state, that year to year revenue increases be prioritized to fund education, transportation, and health care in this state.”
Ga. L. 2015, p. 236, § 9-1(b)/HB 170, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “Tax, penalty, and interest liabilities and refund eligibility for prior taxable years shall not be affected by the passage of this Act and shall continue to be governed by the provisions of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated as it existed immediately prior to the effective date of this Act.” This Act became effective July 1, 2015.
Law reviews.
For article, “Revenue and Taxation: Amend Titles 48, 2, 28, 33, 36, 46, and 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating Respectively to Revenue and Taxation, Agriculture, the General Assembly, Insurance, Local Government, Public Utilities, and State Government,” see 28 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 217 (2011).
For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 261 (2015).

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 48 - Revenue and Taxation

Chapter 8 - Sales and Use Taxes

Article 3 - County Sales and Use Taxes

Part 1 - County Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (Splost)

§ 48-8-110. Definitions

§ 48-8-110.1. Authorization for County Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax; Subjects of Taxation; Applicability to Sales of Motor Fuels and Food and Beverages

§ 48-8-111. Procedure for Imposition of Tax; Resolution or Ordinance; Notice to County Election Superintendent; Election

§ 48-8-111.1. Application of Part to Consolidated Government

§ 48-8-112. Effective Date of Tax; Termination of Tax; Limitation on Taxation; Continuation of Tax

§ 48-8-113. Administration and Collection by Commissioner; Application; Deduction to Dealers

§ 48-8-114. Sales Tax Return Requirements

§ 48-8-115. Disbursement of Tax Proceeds

§ 48-8-116. Tax Credits

§ 48-8-117. Inapplicability of Tax to Certain Sales of Tangible Personal Property Outside Taxing County

§ 48-8-118. “Building and Construction Materials” Defined; Inapplicability of Tax to Certain Sales or Uses of Building and Construction Materials

§ 48-8-119. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations by Commissioner

§ 48-8-120. Effect of Other Local Sales and Use Taxes on Imposition of Tax

§ 48-8-121. Use of Proceeds; Issuance of General Obligation Debt

§ 48-8-122. Record of Projects on Which Tax Proceeds Are Used; Annual Reporting and Newspaper Publication of Report

§ 48-8-123. Modification of Projects Approved by Referendum Which Have Become Infeasible in Connection With County Special Purpose Local Option Sales and Use Tax

§ 48-8-124. Enforcement