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Title 25. FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY · Chapter 15. OTHER SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND REGULATIONS · Article 2. REGULATION OF BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS

25-15-31. Civil penalties for violations; authority of Commissioner to bring civil action.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    Except as provided for in subsection (a) of Code Section 25-15-25, any person who violates any provision of this article or any rule, regulation, or order issued by the Commissioner under this article shall, after notice and hearing, be subject to a civil penalty imposed by the Commissioner of not more than $5,000.00. The imposition of a penalty for a violation of this article shall not be construed as excusing the violation or permitting it to continue. The Commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of this subsection.#

  2. (b)

    In addition to other powers granted to the Commissioner under this article, the Commissioner may bring a civil action to enjoin a violation of any provision of this chapter or of any rule, regulation, or order issued by the Commissioner under this article.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 25-15-31, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 729, § 1/SB 353.

Administrative rules and regulations

Notice of Hearing and Penalties, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Safety Fire Commissioner, Rules and Regulations for Boilers and Pressure Valves, Rule 120-3-26-.20.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t24-t26-(v21)-2023-pdf.pdf, Volume V21, 2023 edition, pages 259 to 260; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 8eab3bec6887.