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O.C.G.A. § 25-2-14.2 — Authority of state fire marshal or other officials to deny permit or certificate of occupancy, or issue stop-work order for regulatory noncompliance | Georgia Code
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TITLE 25 FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY

Section 2. Regulation of Fire and Other Hazards to Persons and Property Generally, 25-2-1 through 25-2-40.

25-2-14.2. Authority of state fire marshal or other officials to deny permit or certificate of occupancy, or issue stop-work order for regulatory noncompliance.

  1. As used in this Code section, the term "written notification" means a typed, printed, or handwritten notice citing the specific sections of the applicable codes or standards that have been violated and describing specifically where and how the design or construction is noncompliant with such codes or standards.
  2. If the state fire marshal, the proper local fire marshal, state inspector, or designated code official determines that the building construction or plans for any building or structure, which are required under this chapter to meet the state minimum fire safety standards, do not comply with any such applicable codes or standards, the state fire marshal, the proper local fire marshal, state inspector, or designated code official may deny a permit or request for a certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion, as appropriate, or may issue a stop-work order for the project or any portion thereof as provided by law or rule or regulation, after giving written notification and opportunity to remedy the violation.

(Code 1981, §25-2-14.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 379, § 1/SB 305.)

Effective date.

- This Code section became effective July 1, 2014. See editor's note for applicability.

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2014, p. 379, § 2/SB 305, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this Code section shall be applicable to any application for a permit, request for a certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion, and stop work order submitted or issued on or after July 1, 2014.

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