Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 25. FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY · Chapter 2. REGULATION OF FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY GENERALLY

25-2-38.1. Sovereign immunity of state not waived; legal duty of property owner or lessee not relieved.

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

(a)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to constitute a waiver of the sovereign immunity of the state, or any officer or employee thereof, in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. No action shall be maintained against the state, any municipality, county, or any officer, elected officer or employees thereof, for damages sustained as a result of any fire or related hazard covered in this chapter by reason of any inspection or other action taken or not taken pursuant to this chapter.#
(b)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to relieve any property owner or lessee thereof from any legal duty, obligation, or liability incident to the ownership, maintenance, or use of such property.#

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

Ga. L. 1981, p. 1779, § 9.

Cross references

Nonliability of counties in absence of statute, § 36-1-4. Liability of municipal corporations for acts or omissions of officers, § 36-33-1 et seq. Immunity of state and political subdivisions for emergency management activities, § 38-3-35. Immunity of officers, members, and others of county and municipal fire departments from liability for acts performed while fighting fires or for acts performed at scenes of emergency, §§ 51-1-29 through 51-1-30.4.

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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 70 to 71; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 8eab3bec6887.

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