When any action is brought against the Department of Human Services, the Board of Human Services, the commissioner of human services, or any employee or agent thereof or when any action is brought in which the department could be held responsible for damages awarded in such action, it shall be the duty of the plaintiff to provide for service of notice of the pendency of such action by providing for service of a second original process, issued from the court in which the action is filed, upon the commissioner of human services personally or upon a person designated by the commissioner in writing to serve as agent for the acceptance of such service of process. The service of process in such action shall not be perfected until such second original process has been served as provided in this Code section. The provisions of this Code section shall be cumulative of any other requirements imposed by law for the service of process or notice.
History. Code 1981, § 49-2-15 , enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 497, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-1/HB 228.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1989, p. 497, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that the amendment to this Code section by the Act shall apply to all actions filed on or after July 1, 1989.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 2 - Department of Human Services
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 49-2-3. Functions Transferred to the Board From Other Boards and Commissions
§ 49-2-4. Creation of Divisions; Allocation of Functions
§ 49-2-6. Duties and Powers of Department
§ 49-2-7. Functions, Duties, and Authority Transferred to the Department From Other State Agencies
§ 49-2-9. Powers of Department in Administering and Disbursing Funds
§ 49-2-10. State Appropriations; State, County, and Federal Welfare Funds Are for Public Purpose
§ 49-2-12. Development and Revision of Transportation Plan for Programs of Department
§ 49-2-14. Record Search for Conviction Data on Prospective Employees
§ 49-2-14.1. Records Check Requirement for Licensing Certain Facilities
§ 49-2-15. Service of Notice Against Department
§ 49-2-17. Disciplinary Actions Against Licensees or License Applicants for Certain Violations
§ 49-2-18. Director of Division of Family and Children Services; Appointment; Qualifications
§ 49-2-19. Dfcs State Advisory Board; Membership; Duties; Officers and Committees