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2018 Georgia Code 36-60-26 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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TITLE 36 LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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ARTICLE 2 CLERKS OF GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF MUNICIPALITIES

36-60-26. Unlawful to issue backdated license, permit, or other authorizing document; documents issued in violation void in entirety; criminal penalty for violations.

  1. It shall be unlawful for any county, municipal corporation, or other issuing authority to issue any backdated license, permit, or other authorizing document, including but not limited to any building permit, sign permit, occupation tax certificate, zoning action, subdivision of land, final plat, or other similar authorization, in any territorial or geographic area which, due to the formation of a county, incorporation of a municipality, annexation or deannexation of territory, or other action, is no longer within the regulatory jurisdiction of said issuing authority. For purposes of this Code section, a license, permit, or other authorizing document shall be considered to be backdated if it in any manner purports to have been issued or have become effective prior to its actual date of issuance.
  2. A license, permit, or other authorizing document in violation of this Code section shall be void in its entirety, and no person shall acquire any rights thereunder.
  3. Any county or municipal officer or employee who knowingly violates this Code section shall be upon conviction guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Code 1981, §36-60-26, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 154, § 1/HB 975.)

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2008, p. 154, § 2/HB 975, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "The General Assembly declares its belief that this Act is declaratory of previously existing law; and the passage of this Act shall not be construed to imply that prior law was to the contrary."

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Acquisition of vested rights in permits.

- Void county sign ordinance could not be used as the basis for the denial of sign companies' applications for permits to construct billboards, and the invalidity of the ordinance resulted in there being no valid restriction on the construction of billboards in the county. Accordingly, the sign companies obtained vested rights in the issuance of the billboard construction permits which the companies sought before city ordinances were enacted. Fulton County v. Action Outdoor Adver., JV, LLC, 289 Ga. 347, 711 S.E.2d 682 (2011).

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Fingerprinting required for violators.

- Offenses arising under O.C.G.A. § 36-60-26 are designated as offenses for which those charged are to be fingerprinted. 2009 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 2009-1.

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 36-60-26

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Fulton Cnty. v. Action Outdoor Advert., Jv, LLC., 711 S.E.2d 682 (Ga. 2011).

Cited 14 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jun 13, 2011 | 289 Ga. 347

...sign companies' applications incomplete, was sufficient to support the trial court's conclusion that the sign companies obtained vested rights. Contrary to the cities' argument, the sign companies' vested rights are not voided by application of OCGA § 36-60-26, which prohibits the issuance by a county of backdated sign permits for an area no longer within its jurisdiction due to formation of a new city or annexation....