Georgia Code, Title 31, Chapter 41, Article 2 - Childhood Lead Exposure Control

• § 31-41-10 - Short Title
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Childhood Lead Exposure Control Act."
• § 31-41-11 - Legislative Findings
  (a) The General Assembly finds that childhood lead poisoning prevention activities are currently carried out within the Environmental Health and Injury Prevention, Epidemiology and...
• § 31-41-12 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Confirmed lead poisoning" means a confirmed concentration of lead in whole blood equal to or greater...
• § 31-41-13 - Notice of Lead Poisoning Hazard
  Upon determination that a lead poisoning hazard exists, the department shall give written notice of the lead poisoning hazard to the owner of the...
• § 31-41-14 - Abatement of Lead Poisoning Hazard
  (a) Upon determination that a child less than six years of age has a confirmed lead poisoning and that the child resides in, attends,...
• § 31-41-15 - Owner Liability for Units Constructed Prior to 1978
  Any owner of a residential housing unit constructed prior to 1978 who is sued by a current or former occupant seeking damages for injuries...
• § 31-41-16 - Certificate Evidencing Compliance; Liability Relief
  An owner of a unit who has complied with the maintenance standard may apply annually to the department for, and upon presentation of acceptable...
• § 31-41-17 - Advice Regarding Cleaning Activities in Homes Occupied by Children With Elevated Blood Lead Levels
  In any residential housing unit occupied by a child less than six years old who has an elevated blood lead level of ten micrograms...
• § 31-41-18 - Application
  This article shall only apply to: (1) Owners of residential rental property; and (2) Landlordsthat accept compensation for the use of residential property by
• § 31-41-19 - Rules and Regulations
  The Department of Public Health shall be authorized to promulgate all necessary regulations for the implementation and enforcement of this article.

Last modified: October 14, 2016