Georgia Code, Title 31, Chapter 5, Article 1 - General Provisions

• § 31-5-1 - Adoption of Rules and Regulations
  All rules and regulations of the Department of Public Health and any county board of health shall be adopted after due notice to and...
• § 31-5-2 - Hearings
  Hearings shall be required for any and all quasi-judicial actions and in any other proceeding required by this title or the Constitution of Georgia....
• § 31-5-3 - Appeals
  (a) (1) Any person who is a party to a proceeding and who is aggrieved or adversely affected by any final order or action...
• § 31-5-4 - Testimony or Production of Evidence by Compulsory Process
  The testimony of any witnesses or the production of any books, papers, records, documents, physical objects, or other evidence for inspection may be compelled...
• § 31-5-5 - Classification of Confidential and Privileged Materials
  The department and county boards of health are authorized by regulation to classify as confidential and privileged documents, reports and other information and data...
• § 31-5-6 - Distribution of Rules
  The department and all county boards of health are directed to prescribe and make available for distribution the rules of practice and procedure to...
• § 31-5-7 - Application of This Chapter
  This chapter shall apply to all other chapters of this title and all amendments hereafter enacted with respect thereto unless provided otherwise expressly or...
• § 31-5-8 - Penalty for Violations of the Provisions of This Title
  Any person violating the provisions of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, provided that this Code section shall not apply to violations...
• § 31-5-9 - Injunctions for Enjoining Violations of the Provisions of This Title; Supersedeas; Attachment for Contempt; Injunctions to Abate Public Nuisances; Where Actions May Be Instituted
  (a) The Department of Public Health and all county boards of health and the Department of Community Health, as appropriate, are empowered to institute...
• § 31-5-10 - Notifying Department or Board of Health of Conditions on Private Property Which are Injurious to the Public; Inspection Warrant; Notice to Owner and Occupant; Abatement
  (a) The provisions of this Code section shall apply only in those counties of this state having a population of 450,000 or more according...

Last modified: October 14, 2016