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

O.C.G.A. § 36-18-3 (2019)

Restriction on authority of counties and municipalities to regulate

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A county shall neither grant a franchise nor collect a franchise fee for the operation of cable television systems within the corporate limits of any municipality except by agreement with the municipality. A municipality shall neither grant a franchise nor collect a franchise fee for the operation of cable television systems within the unincorporated area of a county except by agreement with the county.

History

Ga. L. 1981, p. 865, § 3.

Annotations

Law reviews. - For article surveying developments in Georgia local govern-

ment law from mid-1980 through mid-1981, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 187 (1981).

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 36 Am. Jur. 2d, Franchises from Public Entities, §§ 36, 37.

C.J.S. - 37 C.J.S., Franchises, §§ 26, 27.