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title: O.C.G.A. § 35-3-155. Application of “Administrative Procedure Act.”
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# O.C.G.A. § 35-3-155. Application of “Administrative Procedure Act.”

Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, technical, scientific, and similar processes, procedures, guidelines, standards, and methods for the collection, preservation, or testing of evidence adopted by the division shall not be subject to the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.”

## History

Code 1981, § 35-3-155, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1421, § 3.