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title: O.C.G.A. § 25-2-24. Filing of petition for court order compelling compliance with notice.
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# O.C.G.A. § 25-2-24. Filing of petition for court order compelling compliance with notice.

If any owner, agent, or occupant fails to comply with the notice prescribed in Code Section 25-2-23 within the time specified in the notice, the state fire marshal or his delegated officials, with the approval of the Commissioner, may petition the court for a rule nisi to show cause why an order should not be issued by the court that the same be removed or remedied. Such court order shall forthwith be complied with by the owner or occupant of the premises or building within such time as may be fixed in the court order.

## History

Ga. L. 1949, p. 1057, § 20.