Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 50-13-19. Judicial Review of Contested Cases

History. Ga. L. 1964, p. 338, § 20; Ga. L. 1975, p. 404, § 8; Ga. L. 1977, p. 316, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1362, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 820, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 598, § 2; Ga. L. 2005, p. 818, § 3/SB 190; Ga. L. 2016, p. 755, § 3/HB 1025.
Editor’s notes.
For application of this statute in 2020 and 2021, see Executive Orders 05.12.20.02, 05.28.20.02, 06.11.20.01, 06.29.20.02, 07.31.20.02, 08.15.20.01, 08.31.20.02, 09.15.20.01, 09.30.20.02. 10.15.20.01, 10.30.20.02, 11.13.20.01, 11.30.20.02, 12.08.20.01, 12.30.20.02, 01.15.21.01, 01.29.21.02, 02.15.21.01, 02.26.21.02, and 03.12.21.01.
A listing of Executive Orders issued in 2020 and 2021 can be found at https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders.
Law reviews.
For article discussing and comparing the principal means by which a Georgia taxpayer may obtain judicial review of his state tax liability with emphasis on income and sales tax, see 27 Mercer L. Rev. 309 (1975).
For article, “A Practical Guide to State Tax Practice,” see 15 Ga. St. B. J. 74 (1978).
For article surveying Georgia cases dealing with environment, natural resources, and land use from June 1977 through May 1978, see 30 Mercer L. Rev. 75 (1978).
For article surveying developments in Georgia workers’ compensation law from mid-1980 through mid-1981, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 323 (1981).
For annual survey of recent developments, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 473 (1986).
For article, “From Marshes to Mountains, Wetlands Come Under State Regulation,” see 41 Mercer L. Rev. 865 (1990).
For article, “Administrative Law,” see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 81 (2001).
For annual survey of administrative law, see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2005).
For article, “The Status of Administrative Agencies under the Georgia Constitution,” see 40 Ga. L. Rev. 1109 (2006).
For survey article on administrative law, see 59 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2007).
For annual survey on administrative law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2008).
For annual survey on administrative law, see 61 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2009).
For annual survey of law on administrative law, see 62 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2010).
For article, “Administrative Law,” see 63 Mercer L. Rev. 47 (2011).
For annual survey on administrative law, see 65 Mercer L. Rev. 41 (2013).
For annual survey of administrative law, see 67 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2015).
For annual survey on administrative law, see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2018).
For article with annual survey on administrative law, see 73 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2021).

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 50 - State Government

Chapter 13 - Administrative Procedure

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 50-13-1. Short Title; Purpose

§ 50-13-2. Definitions

§ 50-13-3. Adoption of Rules of Organization and Practice; Public Inspection and Validity of Rules, Policies, Orders, Decisions, and Opinions

§ 50-13-4. Procedural Requirements for Adoption, Amendment, or Repeal of Rules; Emergency Rules; Limitation on Action to Contest Rule; Legislative Override

§ 50-13-4.1. Agency Reporting on Required Regulation

§ 50-13-5. Filing of Previously Adopted Rules

§ 50-13-6. Rules Not Effective Until 20 Days After Filed With Secretary of State; Maintenance of Record of the Rules; Exceptions; Rules Governing Manner and Form of Filing

§ 50-13-7. Secretary of State to Publish Compilation of Rules and Quarterly Bulletin

§ 50-13-8. Judicial Notice of Rules

§ 50-13-9. Petition for Promulgation, Amendment, or Repeal of Rule; Agency Response

§ 50-13-9.1. Variances or Waivers to Rules

§ 50-13-10. Declaratory Judgment on Validity of Rules; Venue for Actions

§ 50-13-11. Declaratory Rulings by Agencies

§ 50-13-13. Opportunity for Hearing in Contested Cases; Notice; Counsel; Subpoenas; Record; Enforcement Powers; Revenue Cases

§ 50-13-14. Intervention in Contested Cases

§ 50-13-15. Rules of Evidence in Contested Cases; Official Notice; Conducting Hearings by Utilizing Remote Electronic Communications

§ 50-13-16. Proposal for Decision in Contested Cases; Opportunity to File Exceptions and Present Briefs and Arguments

§ 50-13-17. Initial Decisions in Contested Cases; Review of Initial Decisions; Final Decisions and Orders; Public Service Commission Exceptions

§ 50-13-18. Procedure Upon Grant, Denial, Renewal, Revocation, Suspension, Annulment, or Withdrawal of Licenses

§ 50-13-19. Judicial Review of Contested Cases

§ 50-13-20. Review of Final Judgment

§ 50-13-20.1. Judicial Review of Final Decision in Contested Case Issued by Administrative Law Judge

§ 50-13-21. Compliance With Filing and Hearing Requirements by Safety Fire Commissioner and Commissioner of Insurance

§ 50-13-22. Construction of Chapter

§ 50-13-23. Determining Date When Documents Received by or Filed With Agencies