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

O.C.G.A. § 38-3-143 (2019)

Use or display of agency symbols without written permission prohibited

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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.

History

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

Annotations

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.