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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 31. HEALTH · Chapter 12A. SMOKE-FREE AIR

31-12A-5. Smoking prohibited in enclosed areas within places of employment; required communications.

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

  1. (a)

    Except as otherwise specifically provided in Code Section 31-12A-6, smoking shall be prohibited in all enclosed areas within places of employment, including, but not limited to, common work areas, auditoriums, classrooms, conference and meeting rooms, private offices, elevators, hallways, medical facilities, cafeterias, employee lounges, stairs, restrooms, and all other enclosed facilities.#

  2. (b)

    Such prohibition on smoking shall be communicated to all current employees by July 1, 2005, and to each prospective employee upon their application for employment.#

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, § 31-12A-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1184, § 2/SB 90.

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

Text read from t31-(v23)-2025-pdf.pdf, Volume V23, 2025 edition, page 786; merge action: bound only; file SHA-256 ba5a57f85d04.