- § 36-31-1 - Legislative Intent
It is declared to be the intention of the General Assembly to prescribe certain minimum standards which must exist as a condition precedent to...
- § 36-31-2 - Two-Year Inapplicability of Provisions Regarding Inactive Municipalities
When a municipal corporation is created by local Act as authorized in this chapter, the provisions of Code Section 36-30-7.1 shall not apply for...
- § 36-31-3 - Minimum Population Standards for Proposed Municipal Corporation
To be eligible for original incorporation as a municipal corporation, the minimum population standards of the area embraced within the proposed municipal boundary shall...
- § 36-31-4 - Use and Subdivision of Areas Proposed to Be Incorporated
To be eligible for original incorporation as a municipal corporation, the area embraced shall be so developed that at least 60 percent of the...
- § 36-31-5 - Certificate of Existence of Minimum Standards; Manner of Determination; Disposition and Evidentiary Effect of Certificate
Every local law granting an original municipal charter shall have attached thereto a certificate by the author of the bill stating that the minimum...
- § 36-31-6 - Responsibility of the Attorney General for Preclearances
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2015, p. 385, ยง 6-3/HB 252, effective July 1, 2015.
- § 36-31-7 - Power to License and Regulate Alcoholic Beverages
When a new municipal corporation is created by local Act, the governing authority of the municipal corporation shall have all the same powers to...
- § 36-31-7.1 - Ownership and Control of County Road Rights of Way
(a) When a new municipal corporation is created by Act of the General Assembly, the new municipality shall assume the ownership, control, care, and...
- § 36-31-8 - Transition Periods for Governmental Functions; Appointment by the Governor of Interim Representatives
(a) When a new municipal corporation is created by local Act, the local Act may provide for a transition period not to exceed 24...
- § 36-31-9 - Initial Terms of Office
When a new municipal corporation is created by local Act, the chartering local Act may provide for the initial terms of office of members...
- § 36-31-10 - Appropriation of Funds for Grants or Loans
The General Assembly may, in connection with the incorporation of a new municipal corporation, at any time (before, after, or contemporaneously with the passage...
- § 36-31-11 - Removal of New Municipal Corporations From County Special Districts for Provision of Local Government Services
When a municipal corporation is created by local Act within a county which has a special district for the provision of local government services...
- § 36-31-11.1 - Municipality Control Over Parks and Fire Stations; Obligation of County
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "County" means a county in which a tax is being levied and collected for...
- § 36-31-12 - Legislative Findings; Special Districts Divided Into Noncontiguous Areas; Information Required in Audits; Informational Summary
(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) The purpose of a special district is to provide services to a given geographic area and to...
Last modified: October 14, 2016