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Article 1 - State and Other Flags
§ 50-3-1. Description of State Flag; Militia to Carry Flag; Defacing Public Monuments; Obstruction and Relocation of Monuments - History. Ga. L. 1916, p. 158, § 3; Code 1933,...
§ 50-3-2. Pledge of Allegiance to State Flag - The following is adopted as the pledge of allegiance to...
§ 50-3-3. Display of State Flag - The state flag shall be displayed on appropriate occasions in...
§ 50-3-4. Designation of Secretary of State as Custodian of State Flag; Procurement and Furnishing of Flags to Schools - The Secretary of State is designated as the custodian of...
§ 50-3-4.1. School Superintendents and Administrative Officials Authorized to Display Copies of National Motto and American and Georgia Flags in Certain Places; Means of Acquisition - History. Ga. L. 1982, p. 913, § 1; Code 1981,...
§ 50-3-5. Preservation of Confederate Flags - The flags of the Georgia troops who served in the...
§ 50-3-6. Display of Spanish-American War Flags - The flags of the Georgia regiments which engaged in the...
§ 50-3-7. Duty of Governor to Accept Flags - When any flag referred to in Code Section 50-3-5 or...
§ 50-3-8. Use of National, State, or Confederate Flag for Advertising, Selling, or Promoting the Sale of Merchandise Unlawful - History. Ga. L. 1960, p. 985, § 1; Ga. L....
§ 50-3-9. Abuse of Federal, State, or Confederate Flag Unlawful - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation...
§ 50-3-10. Use of Flag for Decorative or Patriotic Purposes - Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the...
§ 50-3-11. Penalty - Any person, firm, or corporation who violates any provision of...
§ 50-3-12. State Flags to Honor Service of Deceased Qualifying Elected State Officials - History. Code 1981, § 50-3-12 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 50-3-13. State Flags to Honor Service of Deceased Qualifying Public Safety Officers - History. Code 1981, § 50-3-13 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 50-3-14. Display of Honor and Remember Flag; Symbolism; Manufacturing; Adoption of Guidelines; Procurement and Distribution for Compliance - History. Code 1981, § 50-3-14 , enacted by Ga. L....
Article 2 - Great Seal of the State
§ 50-3-30. Description; Custody - History. Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 959; Code 1863,...
§ 50-3-31. Use and Display; Facsimile - In addition to official documents which require that the great...
§ 50-3-32. Authorized and Unauthorized Use or Display - History. Code 1981, § 50-3-32 , enacted by Ga. L....
Article 3 - Other State Symbols
§ 50-3-50. State Bird - The brown thrasher is designated as the official Georgia state...
§ 50-3-51. State Game Bird - The bobwhite quail is designated as the official Georgia state...
§ 50-3-52. State Fish - The largemouth bass is designated as the official Georgia state...
§ 50-3-53. State Floral Emblem - The Cherokee rose is adopted as the floral emblem of...
§ 50-3-54. State Wild Flower - The native azaleas ( Rhododendron sp. ), collectively, are designated...
§ 50-3-55. Official Tree - The live oak is adopted as the official tree emblematic...
§ 50-3-56. Official Fossil - The shark tooth is designated as the official Georgia state...
§ 50-3-57. Official Gem - Quartz is designated as the official Georgia state gem. History....
§ 50-3-58. Official Insect - The honeybee is designated as the official Georgia state insect....
§ 50-3-59. Official Mineral - Staurolite is designated as the official Georgia state mineral. History....
§ 50-3-60. Official Song - The song “Georgia on My Mind” with lyrics by Mr....
§ 50-3-61. Official Waltz - The song “Our Georgia” is adopted as the official waltz...
§ 50-3-62. Official Butterfly - The tiger swallowtail is designated as the official Georgia state...
§ 50-3-63. Official Reptile - The gopher tortoise is designated as the official Georgia state...
§ 50-3-64. Official Historic Drama - History. Code 1981, § 50-3-64 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 50-3-65. Official Vegetable - The Vidalia Sweet Onion is designated as the official Georgia...
§ 50-3-66. State Theater - The Springer Opera House is designated as the official Georgia...
§ 50-3-67. Official State Folk Festival - The Georgia Folk Festival is designated as the official Georgia...
§ 50-3-68. Official ’Possum - Pogo ’Possum, created by Walt Kelly, is adopted as the...
§ 50-3-69. Official Musical Theatre - History. Code 1981, § 50-3-69 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 50-3-70. Official State Fruit - The peach is designated as the official Georgia state fruit....
§ 50-3-71. Poultry Capital of the World - The State of Georgia is designated as the Poultry Capital...
§ 50-3-72. State Crop; Official State Peanut Monument - History. Code 1981, § 50-3-72 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 50-3-73. Official Folk Dance - Square dancing is designated as the official Georgia folk dance....
§ 50-3-74. Official Railroad Museum - History. Code 1981, § 50-3-74 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 50-3-75. Official Beef Barbecue Championship Cookoff; Official Pork Barbecue Championship Cookoff - History. Code 1981, § 50-3-75 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 50-3-76. Official Tartan - History. Code 1981, § 50-3-76 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 50-3-77. Official State Transportation History Museum Designated; Maximization of Advertising Programs - History. Code 1981, § 50-3-77 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 50-3-78. State Official Prepared Food - Grits are recognized as the official prepared food of the...
§ 50-3-79. Official Center for Character Education - The Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum is designated as...
§ 50-3-80. Official Frontier and Southeastern Indian Interpretive Center - The Funk Heritage/Bennett Center at Reinhardt College in Waleska, Georgia,...
§ 50-3-81. Official Amphibian - The green tree frog is designated as the official Georgia...
§ 50-3-82. Official Cold Water Game Fish - The Southern Appalachian brook trout is designated as the official...
§ 50-3-83. Official Salt-Water Fish - The red drum is designated as the official Georgia salt-water...
§ 50-3-84. Official Designation of First Mural City - History. Code 1981, § 50-3-84 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 50-3-85. Official Georgia Historical Civil Rights Museum - The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum is designated an...
§ 50-3-86. Designation as Purple Heart State - Georgia is designated as a “Purple Heart State,” honoring our...
§ 50-3-87. Official State Mammal - The white-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus ) is designated as...
§ 50-3-88. Definitions; Adoptable Dog Designated as the Official State Dog - History. Code 1981, § 50-3-88 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 50-3-89. Official Georgia Grape Designation - The muscadine grape is designated as the official Georgia grape....
§ 50-3-90. Designation of Official State Riverine Sport Fish - The shoal bass ( Micropterus cataractae ) is designated as...
§ 50-3-91. Pecan Designated Official State Nut - History. Code 1981, § 50-3-91 , enacted by Ga. L....
Article 4 - Official State Language
§ 50-3-100. English Designated as Official Language; Constitutional Rights Not Denied; Authorization for Documents and Forms in Other Languages; Exceptions - History. Code 1981, § 50-3-100 , enacted by Ga. L....
Article 5 - Honoring Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr
§ 50-3-105. Creation and Placement of Statue - History. Code 1981, § 50-3-105 , enacted by Ga. L....
Article 6 - Religious Liberty Monument
§ 50-3-110. Monument Placement; Committee Established; Use of Public Funds Prohibited - History. Code 1981, § 50-3-110 , enacted by Ga. L....
Article 7 - Monument to Honorable Zell Bryan Miller
§ 50-3-120. Establishment of Monument in Honor of Honorable Zell Bryan Miller; Funding - History. Code 1981, § 50-3-120 , enacted by Ga. L....