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O.C.G.A. § 34-9-127 — Issuance by board of certificate of self-insurance; review; revocation | Georgia Code
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TITLE 34 LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Section 9. Workers' Compensation, 34-9-1 through 34-9-432.

ARTICLE 4 INSURANCE OF COMPENSATION LIABILITY GENERALLY

34-9-127. Issuance by board of certificate of self-insurance; review; revocation.

  1. Whenever an employer has complied with those provisions of Code Section 34-9-121 relating to self-insurance, the board shall issue to such employer a certificate which shall remain in force for a period fixed by the board.
  2. The board shall have the authority to review the self-insured status of an employer after a merger or acquisition involving the employer.
  3. The board may, upon at least 30 days' notice to the employer, and proof of receipt of same, and after a hearing, revoke the certificate upon satisfactory evidence for such revocation having been presented. At any time after such revocation, the board may grant a new certificate to the employer upon the employer's petition.

(Ga. L. 1920, p. 167, § 68; Code 1933, § 114-604; Ga. L. 1999, p. 817, § 2; Ga. L. 2010, p. 126, § 3/HB 1101.)

Law reviews.

- For annual survey of law on labor and employment law, see 62 Mercer L. Rev. 181 (2010).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 82 Am. Jur. 2d, Workers' Compensation, §§ 624, 627.

C.J.S.

- 100 C.J.S., Workers' Compensation, § 800 et seq.

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