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title: O.C.G.A. § 32-6-131. Permit requirement as to construction or improvement of commercial driveways; authority of department to close driveways for violations.
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# O.C.G.A. § 32-6-131. Permit requirement as to construction or improvement of commercial driveways; authority of department to close driveways for violations.

It shall be unlawful for any person to construct a new commercial driveway or to reconstruct, alter, or improve any existing commercial driveway without first obtaining a permit from the department therefor and complying with the department regulations authorized by Code Section 32-6-133. A violation of this Code section, in addition to being unlawful, shall entitle the department to barricade, displace, or otherwise close such driveway and to collect the costs therefor from the violator as provided in Code Section 32-6-134.

## History

Code 1933, § 95A-943, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1; Ga. L. 1974, p. 1422, § 34.