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title: O.C.G.A. § 25-12-4. Portable fire extinguishers; license required.
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# O.C.G.A. § 25-12-4. Portable fire extinguishers; license required.

All portable fire extinguishers required by the Commissioner’s rules and regulations or by other state or local fire safety rules or regulations must be installed, inspected, repaired, recharged, serviced, or tested only by a firm licensed under the provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise provided by this chapter.

## History

Code 1981, § 25-12-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 933, § 1.

## Administrative Rules and Regulations

Rules and Regulations for Installation; Inspection; Recharging, Repairing, Servicing, and Testing of Portable Fire Extinguishers or Fire Suppression Systems, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Office of Commissioner of Insurance, Safety Fire Commissioner, and Industrial Loan Commissioner, Rules of Safety Fire Commissioner, Rule 120-3-23-.01 et seq.