Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 50-13-2. Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(2.1) “Electronic” means, without limitation, analog, digital, electronic, magnetic, mechanical, optical, chemical, electromagnetic, electromechanical, electrochemical, or other similar means.
(3.1) “Mailed” includes electronic means of communication.
(3.2) “Mailing list” includes electronic means of distribution.
(5.1) “Record” means information created, transmitted, received, or stored either in human perceivable form or in a form that is retrievable in human perceivable form.
History. Ga. L. 1964, p. 338, § 2; Ga. L. 1965, p. 283, §§ 2-4; Ga. L. 1975, p. 404, § 3; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 50; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1463, §§ 6, 13; Ga. L. 1985, p. 283, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 794, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 50; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 50; Ga. L. 1997, p. 404, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 695, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 721, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1619, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 76, § 4; Ga. L. 2005, p. 175, § 3/HB 98; Ga. L. 2008, p. 335, § 10/SB 435; Ga. L. 2010, p. 470, § 8/SB 454; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 2-105/HB 642; Ga. L. 2012, p. 831, § 14/HB 1071; Ga. L. 2014, p. 730, § 10/HB 714; Ga. L. 2015, p. 83, § 10/HB 353; Ga. L. 2016, p. 588, § 3/HB 768; Ga. L. 2018, p. 762, § 1/HB 790; Ga. L. 2019, p. 919, § 2-4/HB 553.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, deleted “the Georgia Tobacco Community Development Board;” preceding “the Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan” near the end of the first sentence of paragraph (1).
Cross references.
Georgia Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, § 30-9-1 et seq.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1975, p. 404, § 9, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that nothing contained within that Act shall apply to any rate, charge, classification, service, hearing, procedure, or matter which shall pertain to any motor contract carrier, motor common carrier, or railroad.
Ga. L. 2005, p. 175, § 1/HB 98, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Georgia Land Conservation Act.’ ”
Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act.” This Act became effective July 1, 2012.
Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90.”
Ga. L. 2019, p. 919, § 2-2/HB 553, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “Any assets of the Georgia Tobacco Community Development Board existing as of June 30, 2019, shall devolve by operation of law and without further action to the State of Georgia on July 1, 2019. Any liabilities and obligations of the Georgia Tobacco Community Development Board existing as of June 30, 2019, shall be transferred to and assumed by the State of Georgia, by such instruments as may be required to maintain the same.”
Law reviews.
For note on the 2001 amendment to this Code section, see 18 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 84 (2001).
For article, “Administrative Law,” see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 81 (2001).
For article on 2005 amendment of this Code section, see 22 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 185 (2005).
For article, “The Status of Administrative Agencies under the Georgia Constitution,” see 40 Ga. L. Rev. 1109 (2006).
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 article on the 2014 amendment of this Code section, see 31 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 137 (2014).
For article, “Researching Georgia Law,” see 34 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 741 (2015).
For article on the 2016 amendment of this Code section, see 33 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 193 (2016).