O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 36-61-3.1 (2019)

‘‘Public use’’ defined; eminent domain to be exercised solely for public use

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘public use’’ shall have the meaning specified in Code Section 22-1-1.

(b) Any exercise of the power of eminent domain under this chapter must:

(1) Be for a public use; and

(2) Be approved by resolution of the governing body of the municipality or county in conformity with the procedures specified in Code Section 22-1-10.

History

Code 1981, § 36-61-3.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 39, § 22/HB 1313.

Annotations

Editor’s notes. - Ga. L. 2006, p. 39, § 1/HB 1313, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: ‘‘This Act shall be known and may be cited as ‘The Landowner’s Bill of Rights and Private Property Protection Act.’ ’’ Ga. L. 2006, p. 39, § 25/HB 1313, not

codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Code section shall apply to those condemnation proceedings filed on or after February 9, 2006, where title has not vested in the condemning authority unless constitutionally prohibited.

Law reviews. - For article on 2006 enactment of this Code section, see 23 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 157 (2006).