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title: O.C.G.A. § 35-2-84. Procedure for seeking permission to use department nomenclature or symbols.
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# O.C.G.A. § 35-2-84. Procedure for seeking permission to use department nomenclature or symbols.

Any person wishing permission to use either department nomenclature or symbols may request such permission in writing to the commissioner. The commissioner shall serve notice on the requesting party within 15 calendar days after receipt of the request of his or her decision on whether the person may use the nomenclature or the symbol. If the commissioner does not respond within the 15 day time period, then the request is presumed to have been denied. The grant of permission under Code Section 35-2-82 or 35-2-83 shall be in the discretion of the commissioner under such conditions as the commissioner may impose. If the commissioner denies such request and the person making such request reasonably believes that the commissioner has acted in bad faith or based on an illegal motive, then the person may, within 15 days after the person’s request was denied or granted on limited terms, file an appeal with the board. The matter will then be considered before the board, but the burden will be with the person making the request to show that the request was improperly denied or limited.

## History

Code 1981, § 35-2-84, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 925, § 2; Ga. L. 2025, p. 1029, § 35(9)/SB 153, effective July 1, 2025.

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “board” for “Board of Public Safety” at the end of the fifth sentence.