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2018 Georgia Code 31-1-2 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 31-1-2 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 31-1-2

TITLE 31 HEALTH

Section 1. General Provisions; Access to Eye Care, 31-1-1 through 31-1-23.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

31-1-2. Use of flammable materials in eyeglass frames; delivery of completed work by offices, companies, or laboratories; penalty.

  1. No person shall distribute, sell, exchange, deliver, or have in his possession with intent to distribute, sell, exchange, or deliver in this state any prescription eyeglass frame or prescription sunglass frame containing any form of cellulose nitrate or other highly flammable material.
  2. Optical offices, manufacturing companies, or laboratories which prepare lenses for prescription eyeglasses or sunglasses, including industrial safety eyewear, and which perform mechanical work upon inert materials in the preparation of such eyeglasses or sunglasses shall in every case deliver the completed product of their efforts only to the physician, optometrist, or licensed dispensing optician who ordered the work performed.
  3. Any person who violates any provision of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as follows: the first offense shall be punished by a fine of not more than $200.00; each subsequent offense shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00.

(Code 1933, §§ 92A-1901, 92A-9931, enacted by Ga. L. 1970, p. 30, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1973, p. 746, § 1; Ga. L. 1974, p. 515, §§ 1, 2.)

Cross references.

- Dispensing opticians, T. 43, C. 29.

Optometrists, T. 43, C. 30.

Physicians, § 43-34-20 et seq.

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Statute applies only to prescription sunglass frames. 1971 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 71-156.

Noncorrective sunglasses.

- General Assembly did not intend that plain noncorrective sunglasses should have safety lenses. 1971 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 71-156.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 61 Am. Jur. 2d, Physicians and Surgeons, and Other Healers, §§ 251, 252.

C.J.S.

- 25 C.J.S., Customs and Usages, § 44 et seq.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 31-1-2 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 3

State v. COOK (Six Cases)

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2023-10-11

Snippet: properly applied the definition in OCGA § 16-1-3 (11).2 But the statutory text contradicts the parties’

Caviston v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2022-12-20

Snippet: Butts, 297 Ga. at 772 (3). 11 2. Caviston contends that

Griffin v. City Council

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2005-11-07

Citation: 279 Ga. 835, 621 S.E.2d 734, 2005 Ga. LEXIS 761

Snippet: remains that the Act did not violate OCGA § 1-3-11. 2. Contrary to Griffin’s contention, no referendum