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O.C.G.A. § 50-16-4 — Use and keeper of capitol buildings and grounds | Georgia Code
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TITLE 50 STATE GOVERNMENT

Section 16. Public Property, 50-16-1 through 50-16-183.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

50-16-4. Use and keeper of capitol buildings and grounds.

The use of the capitol building and grounds shall be limited to departments of the state government and to state and national political organizations, and the keeper of public buildings and grounds shall not grant the use of either the capitol buildings or grounds for any other purposes, except that the Georgia Building Authority as keeper of public buildings and grounds is authorized to provide space in the capitol building for use as a vending stand, as described by Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 49, for the use of state officials and employees and their invited guests.

(Ga. L. 1882-83, p. 18, §§ 1-16; Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 27, § 1; Ga. L. 1888, p. 14, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1892, p. 95, §§ 1, 2; Civil Code 1895, § 1017; Civil Code 1910, § 1284; Code 1933, § 91-105; Ga. L. 1961, p. 218, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1137, § 9; Ga. L. 2012, p. 303, § 8/HB 1146.)

The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, substituted "Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 49" for "Article 2 of Chapter 15 of Title 34" near the end of this Code section.

Cross references.

- Assignment of office space in state capitol, §§ 28-4-2,50-16-61.

Prohibition against panhandling, solicitation, or vending in capitol building and on capitol grounds, § 50-9-9.

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2000, "Article 2" was substituted for "Article 3" in this Code section.

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Use as fall-out shelter.

- Department of Administrative Services is precluded by law from allowing the use of capitol grounds for a fall-out shelter. 1962 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 471.

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