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Call Now: 904-383-7448This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Shore Protection Act."
(Code 1981, §12-5-230, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1362, § 1.)
- For annual survey on local government law, see 66 Mercer L. Rev. 135 (2014).
- In a suit brought by an organization seeking to enjoin the Georgia Department of Natural Resources from issuing letters of permission authorizing land alterations, the appellate court erred by reversing the dismissal of the organization's claim for injunctive relief because sovereign immunity barred injunctive relief against the State at common law and the plain language of the Shore Protection Act, O.C.G.A. § 12-5-245, did not provide for a specific waiver of governmental immunity. Ga. Dep't of Natural Res. v. Ctr. for a Sustainable Coast, Inc., 294 Ga. 593, 755 S.E.2d 184 (2014).
Cited in Ctr. for a Sustainable Coast, Inc. v. Ga. Dep't of Natural Res., 319 Ga. App. 205, 734 S.E.2d 206 (2012).
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Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2014-02-24
Citation: 294 Ga. 593, 755 S.E.2d 184, 2014 Fulton County D. Rep. 262, 2014 WL 696487, 2014 Ga. LEXIS 132
Snippet: of the Shore Protection Act (“the Act”). OCGA § 12-5-230 et seq. The Center maintains that the State violates