O.C.G.A. § 50-1-11 (2019)
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination for government services prohibited; exceptions
(a) As used in this Code section, the term:
(1) “Agency” means:
(A) Every state department, agency, board, bureau, office, commission, public corporation, and authority;
(B) Every county, municipal corporation, school district, or other political subdivision of this state;
(C) Every department, agency, board, bureau, office, commission, authority, or similar body of each such county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of this state; and
(D) Every city, county, regional, or other authority established pursuant to the laws of this state.
(2) “COVID-19” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and any mutation or viral fragments thereof, or any disease or condition caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which was the subject of the public health state of emergency declared by the Governor on March 14, 2020.
(b)(1) No agency shall require proof of COVID-19 vaccination of any person as a condition of providing any service or access to any facility, issuing any license, permit, or other type of authorization, or performing any duty of such agency.
(2) No agency, through any rule, regulation, ordinance, resolution, or other action shall require that any person or private entity require proof of COVID-19 vaccination of any person as a condition of providing any service or access to any facility, or as a condition of such person or private entity’s performance of any regular activity by such person or private entity.
(c) This Code section shall not apply if compliance with this Code section would require an agency to violate one or more regulations of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or any federal contractual terms applying to workplace locations in which one or more individuals are working on or in connection with a federal government contract.
History
Code 1981, § 50-1-11, enacted by Ga. L. 2022, p. 559, § 1/SB 345; Ga. L. 2023, p. 404, § 1/SB 1, effective May 2, 2023. Effective date. This Code section became effective July 1, 2022.
The 2023 amendment, effective May 2, 2023, deleted subsection (d), which read: “This Code section shall stand repealed by operation of law on June 30, 2023.”
CHAPTER 2 BOUNDARIES AND JURISDICTION OF THE STATE Sec.
Article 1 State Boundaries Sec.
Boundaries of the state generally. Boundary between Georgia and South Carolina. Boundary between Georgia and North Carolina and Tennessee. Boundary between Georgia and Alabama. Boundary between Georgia and Florida.
Article 2
Jurisdiction
Extent of sovereignty and jurisdiction generally. Jurisdiction extends to all persons within state limits; court’s option to decline jurisdiction. State consent to acquisition by United States of lands for government purposes. Exclusive jurisdiction ceded
Annotations
Cross references. Boundaries of Georgia counties border-
over lands acquired by United States; exceptions. Lands owned by United States; concurrent jurisdiction authorized; procedure for cession. National Infantry Museum; concurrent jurisdiction authorized; procedure for cession. Vesting of jurisdiction; exemption from state, county, or municipal charges. State consent to acquisition by United States of lands for forest and wildlife purposes; concurrent jurisdiction. Reacquisition of jurisdiction over state maintained highways in ceded territory. Retrocession of jurisdiction over lands owned by the United States. Capitol Square designated; state control and jurisdiction over buildings and grounds; Governor authorized to deed part of grounds for traffic movement.
ing on stream which constitutes state boundary, § 36-1-2.
ARTICLE 1 STATE BOUNDARIES Cross references. Determination of boundaries, § 44-4-20 et seq.