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title: O.C.G.A. § 25-2-32. Maintenance of records of fire losses; reports of losses by insurance companies; reports of fires.
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# O.C.G.A. § 25-2-32. Maintenance of records of fire losses; reports of losses by insurance companies; reports of fires.

(a) It shall be the duty of the state fire marshal to keep an up-to-date record of all fire losses, together with statistical data concerning the same. The various fire insurance companies doing business in this state shall submit to the Commissioner, quarterly, a report stating all the losses sustained by them, together with such pertinent data as may be required by the Commissioner.

(b) Effective January 1, 1993, all incidents of fires, whether accidental or incendiary, shall be reported to the office of Safety Fire Commissioner. Every fire department shall submit incident data either via a uniform electronic reporting method or on a uniform reporting form prescribed by the Commissioner and at intervals established by the Commissioner.

## History

Ga. L. 1949, p. 1057, § 25; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2186, § 9; Ga. L. 2015, p. 5, § 25/HB 90.

## Cross References

Property insurance generally, § 33-32-1 et seq.