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O.C.G.A. § 50-3-31 — Use and display; facsimile | Georgia Code

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TITLE 50 STATE GOVERNMENT

Section 3. State Flag, Seal, and Other Symbols, 50-3-1 through 50-3-100.

ARTICLE 2 GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE

50-3-31. Use and display; facsimile.

In addition to official documents which require that the great seal be affixed, the Governor may authorize the use and display of the great seal or a facsimile of the state emblem under such conditions as he may impose when there shall be demonstrated to his satisfaction that the intended use or display thereof is appropriate and legitimate and is not contrary to the state's interest in preserving the sanctity and dignity of the state seal and emblem and that the use or display will not otherwise violate Code Section 50-3-8 or 50-3-9.

(Ga. L. 1979, p. 411, § 1.)

Cross references.

- Display of great seal of state on state-owned motor pool vehicles, § 50-19-2.

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Use of seal prohibited.

- Great seal of Georgia may not be used upon the cover of a textbook privately published and offered for sale. 1954-56 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 638.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 3 Am. Jur. 2d, Advertising, § 4. 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Flag, § 3 et seq. 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories, and Dependencies, § 65.

C.J.S.

- 36A C.J.S., Flags, §§ 3, 4. 81A C.J.S., States, § 79.

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