TITLE 25 FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY

Section 11. Fire Protection Sprinkler Contractors, 25-11-1 through 25-11-19.

ARTICLE 2 AIRPORT FIREFIGHTERS

25-11-3. Powers and duties of the Commissioner; delegation of authority.

1. The Commissioner is charged with the duty and responsibility for the enforcement of this chapter.
2. Any authority, power, or duty vested in the Commissioner by any provision of this chapter may be exercised, discharged, or performed by any deputy, assistant, or other designated employee acting in the Commissioner's name and by his or her delegated authority.
3. The Commissioner may, at his or her discretion, have the competency and license test prepared by others.
4. The Commissioner is authorized to enter into a reciprocal agreement with the state fire commissioner or state fire marshal of other states for the waiver of the competency test of any applicant resident in such other jurisdiction, provided that:
   1. The laws of the other jurisdiction are substantially similar to this chapter; and
   2. The applicant has no place of business within this state nor is an officer, director, stockholder, or partner in any corporation or partnership doing business in this jurisdiction as a fire protection sprinkler contractor.

(Code 1981, §25-11-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1212, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 824, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1698, § 1.)