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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-36-40. Use of municipally owned utilities by residents of annexed territory.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-36-40. Use of municipally owned utilities by residents of annexed territory.

Nothing within this article shall prohibit the municipal corporation from requiring the residents of the newly annexed area to use utilities owned by the municipal corporation when they are available.

## History

Ga. L. 1966, p. 409, § 8; Code 1981, § 36-36-30; Code 1981, § 36-36-40, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2592, § 3.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 1992, p. 2592, § 3, effective July 1, 1992, renumbered former Code Section 36-36-30 as present Code Section 36-36-40.