O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 25-2-3 (2019)

Duties, responsibilities, and delegation authority of Commissioner

✓ O.C.G.A.: 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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Except as provided in Code Section 25-2-12, the Commissioner is charged with the duties and chief responsibility for the enforcement of this chapter. He may, consistent with this chapter, delegate to the officers and employees appointed under this chapter such duties and powers as in his discretion he shall deem necessary or advisable for the proper enforcement of this chapter and shall have full supervision and control over such officers and employees in the performance of their duties or in the exercise of any powers granted to such officers and employees by him or by this chapter. Except as provided in Code Section 25-2-12, the Commissioner shall be the final authority in all matters relating to the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter, except insofar as his orders may be reversed or modified by the courts.

History

Ga. L. 1949, p. 1057, § 2; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1779, § 1.

Annotations

Cross references. Manufactured homes generally, § 8-2130 et seq.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS liquefied petroleum gas bulk distribution facility. Safety Fire Comm’r v. U.S.A. Gas, Inc., 229 Ga. App. 807, 494 S.E.2d 706.

Authorized actions. - In the absence of the state fire marshal, the Safety Fire Commissioner was authorized to act on an application for a license to maintain a

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 221 et seq.

C.J.S. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 323, 324.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1997–1997 · leading case: Saf. Fire Comm'r v. U.S.A. Gas, Inc., 494 S.E.2d 706 (Ga. Ct. App. 1997).
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Saf. Fire Comm'r v. U.S.A. Gas, Inc., 494 S.E.2d 706 (Ga. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 4× “The Safety Fire Commissioner contends that under the circumstances, inasmuch as the Code authorizes the State Fire Marshal to make the initial decision on a license application but does not make that authority exclusive, the Commissioner has full supervision and control over the…”
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