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title: Title 36, Chapter 31. Incorporation of Municipal Corporations
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id: code:chapter:36-31
canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/title/36/chapter/31
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date: 2025
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heading: INCORPORATION OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
title_heading: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
section_count: 15
full_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-31.md?full=1
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# Title 36, Chapter 31. Incorporation of Municipal Corporations

Title 36. Local Government

15 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-31.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 36-31-1, Legislative intent, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-31-1.md
- 36-31-2, Two-year inapplicability of provisions regarding inactive municipalities, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-31-2.md
- 36-31-3, Minimum population standards for proposed municipal corporation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-31-3.md
- 36-31-4, Use and subdivision of areas proposed to be incorporated, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-31-4.md
- 36-31-5, Certificate of existence of minimum standards; manner of determination; disposition and evidentiary effect of certificate, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-31-5.md
- 36-31-6, Responsibility of the Attorney General for preclearances, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-31-6.md
- 36-31-7, Power to license and regulate alcoholic beverages, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-31-7.md
- 36-31-7.1, Ownership and control of county road rights of way, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-31-7.1.md
- 36-31-8, Transition periods for governmental functions; appointment by the Governor of interim representatives, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-31-8.md
- 36-31-9, Initial terms of office, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-31-9.md
- 36-31-10, Appropriation of funds for grants or loans, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-31-10.md
- 36-31-11, Removal of new municipal corporations from county special districts for provision of local government services, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-31-11.md
- 36-31-11.1, Municipality control over parks and fire stations; obligation of county, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-31-11.1.md
- 36-31-11.2, Transition of services for certain municipalities incorporated by local Act on or after January 1, 2024, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-31-11.2.md
- 36-31-12, Legislative findings; special districts divided into noncontiguous areas; information required in audits; informational summary, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-31-12.md