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O.C.G.A. § 38-3-143 — Use or display of agency symbols without written permission prohibited | Georgia Code

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TITLE 38 MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

Section 3. Emergency Management, 38-3-1 through 38-3-191.

ARTICLE 9 GEORGIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY AGENCY NOMENCLATURE ACT

38-3-143. Use or display of agency symbols without written permission prohibited.

Any person who uses or displays any symbol, including any emblem, seal, or badge, current or historical, used by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency without written permission from the director shall be in violation of this article.

(Code 1981, §38-3-143, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 543, § 1/HB 1201; Ga. L. 2016, p. 91, § 15/SB 416.)

The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, inserted "and Homeland Security" in the middle of this Code section.

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2008, Code Section 35-3-143, as enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 543, § 1, was redesignated as Code Section 38-3-143.

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Fingerprinting of offenders not required.

- Violation of O.C.G.A. § 38-3-143 is not an offense designated as one that requires fingerprinting. 2009 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 2009-1.

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