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title: O.C.G.A. § 25-2-14.2. Authority of state fire marshal to deny permit or request for certificate or to issue stop-work order.
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# O.C.G.A. § 25-2-14.2. Authority of state fire marshal to deny permit or request for certificate or to issue stop-work order.

(a) As used in this Code section, the term “written notification” means a typed, printed, or handwritten notice citing the specific sections of the applicable codes or standards that have been violated and describing specifically where and how the design or construction is noncompliant with such codes or standards.

(b) If the state fire marshal, the proper local fire marshal, state inspector, or designated code official determines that the building construction or plans for any building or structure, which are required under this chapter to meet the state minimum fire safety standards, do not comply with any such applicable codes or standards, the state fire marshal, the proper local fire marshal, state inspector, or designated code official may deny a permit or request for a certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion, as appropriate, or may issue a stop-work order for the project or any portion thereof as provided by law or rule or regulation, after giving written notification and opportunity to remedy the violation.

## History

Code 1981, § 25-2-14.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 379, § 1/SB 305.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2014, p. 379, § 2/SB 305, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this Code section shall be applicable to any application for a permit, request for a certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion, and stop work order submitted or issued on or after July 1, 2014.