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O.C.G.A. § 46-5-120 (2019)

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✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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This part shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Emergency Telephone Number ‘911’ Service Act of 1977.’’

History

(Ga. L. 1977, p. 1040, § 1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2010–2024 · leading case: Bellsouth Telecomm., LLC Et Al. v. Cobb Cnty. Et Al., 802 S.E.2d 686 (Ga. Ct. App. 2017).
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Bellsouth Telecomm., LLC Et Al. v. Cobb Cnty. Et Al., 802 S.E.2d 686 (Ga. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 6× “See generally OCGA § 46-5-120, et seq. Accordingly, the Counties bear the burden of overcoming Georgia’s presumption against implied rights of action.”
City of Union Point v. Greene Cnty., 812 S.E.2d 278 (Ga. 2018). · cites it 2× “" We note that, in reaching its decision on this question, the trial court relied in part on OCGA § 46-5-120 et seq., the "Georgia Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 Service Act of 1977.”
Bellsouth Telecomms., LLC v. Cobb Cnty., 824 S.E.2d 233 (Ga. 2019). · cites it 2× “This case finds its roots in the Georgia Emergency Telephone 911 Service Act, OCGA § 46-5-120 et seq. ("the 911 Act"), originally enacted in 1977, see Ga.”
City of Union Point v. Greene Cnty. (& Vice Versa), 303 Ga. 449 (Ga. 2018). · cites it 2× “” It then directed that, until the parties officially adopt a new agreement, 9 We note that, in reaching its decision on this question, the trial court relied in part on OCGA § 46-5-120 et seq., the “Georgia Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 Service Act of 1977.”
Jones v. City of Atlanta, 908 S.E.2d 519 (Ga. 2024). · cites it 4× “144, 147 (1) (824 SE2d 233) (2019) (explaining that the Georgia Emergency Telephone Number 911 Service Act, OCGA § 46-5-120 et seq. (the “911 Act”), restricts use of the funds generated pursuant thereto to pay specific costs enumerated in the 911 Act).”
Marshall v. McIntosh Cnty., 759 S.E.2d 269 (Ga. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “The complaint further alleged that Deverger’s refusal to send aid to Marshall proximately caused his death and constituted wilful and wanton misconduct as well as bad faith, rendering both her and McIntosh County liable for damages under OCGA § 46-5-131 (a) of the Georgia…”
Fulton Cnty. v. T-Mobile South, LLC, 699 S.E.2d 802 (Ga. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “1 OCGA § 46-5-120 et seq. 2 The Fulton County commissioners also were sued, in their official capacities, but they are not parties to this appeal.”
Bellsouth Telecomm., LLC v. Cobb Cnty., 305 Ga. 144 (Ga. 2019). · cites it 2× “This case finds its roots in the Georgia Emergency Telephone Number 911 Service Act, OCGA § 46-5-120 et seq. (“the 911 Act”), originally enacted in 1977, see Ga.”
Bellsouth Telecomm. LLC d/b/a At&t Georgia v. Cobb Cnty., Georgia (Ga. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “This case concerns a county’s ability to sue telecommunication providers1 (“Defendants”) for allegedly failing to collect the proper amount of 9-1-1 charges from their customers and to provide an accounting under the Georgia Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 Service Act of 1977,…”
Sandra S. Marshall v. Sheila K. Deverger (Ga. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “The complaint further alleged that Deverger’s refusal to send aid to Marshall proximately caused his death and constituted willful and wanton misconduct as well as bad faith, rendering both her and McIntosh County liable for damages under OCGA § 46-5-131 (a) of the Georgia…”
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