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

O.C.G.A. § 8-2-54 (2019)

Penalty

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Any owner of a building more than two stories in height who fails to comply with the requirements of this part and who, after receiving the notice prescribed in Code Section 8-2-51, refuses or neglects to make the

T.8, C.2, A.1, P.6 alterations specified in the written notice shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History

Ga. L. 1889, p. 168, § 5; Penal Code

1895, § 510; Penal Code 1910, § 511; Code 1933, § 54-9908.

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. Liability for injury to person on business premises in consequence of passing through wrong doorway, 20 A.L.R. 1147; 27 A.L.R. 585; 42 A.L.R. 1098.

Liability for personal injury by fire escape, 42 A.L.R. 1111. What is a “factory” within statutes relating to safety and health of employees, 163 A.L.R. 447.

PART 4 BOILERS, PRESSURE VESSELS, AND WATER HEATERS 8-2-70 through 8-2-75. [Reserved] History. Ga. L. 1969, p. 546, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1973, p. 503, §§ 1-4; Ga. L. 1974, p. 561, § 1; repealed by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1227, § 2, effective July 1, 1984. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 1984, p. 1227, § 2 repealed and reserved this part, effective July 1, 1984.

For current provisions relating to safety standards for boilers and pressure vessels, see § 25-15-10 et seq.

PART 5 GLASS INSTALLATIONS 8-2-90 through 8-2-95. [Reserved] History. Ga. L. 1970, p. 151, §§ 1-5; Ga. L. 1971, p. 901, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1231, § 1; repealed by Ga. L. 2015, p. 946, § 1/HB 368, effective May 6, 2015.

Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 2015, p. 946, § 1/HB 368 repealed and reserved this part, effective May 6, 2015.

PART 6 ELEVATORS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, MANLIFTS, AND MOVING WALKS Administrative rules and regulations. Rules and Regulations for Escalators and Elevators, Compilation of the Rules

and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Safety Commissioner, Rule 120-3-25-.01 et seq.

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Department of Labor is required to inspect “material lifts” under the ANSI

Standard governing vertical reciprocating conveyors. 1991 Op. Att’y Gen. U91-14.

T.8, C.2, A.1, P.6

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. Proof of Facts. Proof of Negligent or Defective Design, Manufacture, or Maintenance of Elevator, 50 POF3d 83. Am. Jur. Trials. Elevator Accident Cases, 7 Am. Jur. Trials 377.

Elevator Shaft Accidents - Plaintiff’s Remedies, 17 Am. Jur. Trials 755.