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title: O.C.G.A. § 34-9-48. Designation of members as appellate administrative law judges.
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# O.C.G.A. § 34-9-48. Designation of members as appellate administrative law judges.

All members of the board are designated as appellate administrative law judges in the appellate division of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation for the purposes of serving as hearing officers and exercising judicial functions in the implementation of this chapter.

## History

Code 1933, § 114-701.14, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 198, § 6; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1679, § 6; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1942, § 8.

## Law Reviews

For note on 1992 amendment of this Code section, see 9 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 285 (1992).