Georgia Code, Title 25, Chapter 15, Article 3 - Amusement Ride Safety

• § 25-15-50 - Short Title
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Amusement Ride Safety Act."
• § 25-15-51 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Amusement ride" means any mechanical device, other than those regulated by the Consumer Products Safety Commission,...
• § 25-15-52 - Consultation With Persons Knowledgeable in Area of Amusement Rides; Creation of Committees
  The Commissioner shall be authorized to consult with persons knowledgeable in the area of the amusement ride industry and to create committees composed of...
• § 25-15-53 - Formulation of Standards and Regulations for Rides; Related Powers and Duties
  (a) The office shall formulate standards and regulations, or changes to such standards and regulations, for the safe assembly, disassembly, repair, maintenance, use, operation,...
• § 25-15-54 - Licensing of Private Inspectors
  The office may license such private inspectors as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.
• § 25-15-55 - Application for Permit to Operate Rides; Operation Prior to Issuance of Permit; Certificate of Inspection
  (a) No amusement ride shall be operated, except for purposes of testing and inspection, until a permit for its operation has been issued by...
• § 25-15-56 - Amusement Ride Inspection; Issuance of Certificate of Inspection
  (a) All amusement rides shall be inspected annually, and may be inspected more frequently, by a licensed inspector at the owner's or operator's expense....
• § 25-15-57 - Waiver of Ride Inspection Requirement
  The office may waive the requirement of subsection (a) of Code Section 25-15-56 if the owner of an amusement ride gives satisfactory proof to...
• § 25-15-58 - Issuance of Permits
  The office shall issue a permit to operate an amusement ride to the owner thereof upon successful completion of a safety inspection of the...
• § 25-15-59 - Owner Recordkeeping
  The owner shall maintain up-to-date maintenance, inspection, and repair records between inspection periods for each amusement ride in accordance with such standards and regulations...
• § 25-15-60 - Ride Operators; Minimum Age
  No person shall be permitted to operate an amusement ride unless he or she is at least 16 years of age. An operator shall...
• § 25-15-61 - Accident Reports
  The owner of the amusement ride shall report to the office any accident resulting in a fatality or an injury requiring immediate inpatient overnight...
• § 25-15-62 - Liability Insurance, Bond, Cash, or Security Coverage
  (a) No person shall operate an amusement ride unless at the time there is in existence: (1) A policy of insurance in an appropriate...
• § 25-15-63 - Variances
  If any person would incur practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in complying with the standards and regulations adopted pursuant to this article, or if...
• § 25-15-64 - Applicability of Article
  This article shall not apply to any single-passenger coin operated amusement ride on a stationary foundation or to playground equipment such as swings, seesaws,...
• § 25-15-65 - Use of Existing Rides; Period for Compliance
  This article shall not be construed so as to prevent the use of any existing amusement ride found to be in a safe condition...
• § 25-15-66 - Order for Temporary Cessation; Injunction; Penalties
  (a) The Commissioner or the Commissioner's authorized representative may issue a written order for the temporary cessation of operation of an amusement ride if...
• § 25-15-67 - Right of Owner or Operator to Deny Entry to Rides; Inspector's Right of Access
  The owner or operator of an amusement ride may deny entry to a person to an amusement ride if in the owner's or operator's...
• § 25-15-68 - State Liability Not Created
  Neither this article nor any provision of this article shall be construed to place any liability on the State of Georgia, the office, or...
• § 25-15-69 - Regulation of Amusement Rides by Counties, Municipalities, and Other Political Subdivisions
  No county, municipality, or other political subdivision shall have the power to pass ordinances, resolutions, or other requirements regulating the construction, installation, inspection, maintenance,...

Last modified: October 14, 2016