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title: O.C.G.A. § 32-2-8. Department to fly POW-MIA flag at interstate rest areas.
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# O.C.G.A. § 32-2-8. Department to fly POW-MIA flag at interstate rest areas.

The Department of Transportation shall fly the POW-MIA flag year-round at each of the rest areas along interstate highways in this state. The department is authorized to place a plaque at each rest area to indicate Georgia’s appreciation of the sacrifices of prisoners of war and those missing in action and their families.

## History

Code 1981, § 32-2-8, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 485, § 1.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2001, ‘‘year-round’’ was substituted for ‘‘year round’’ in the first sentence.