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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-70-23.1. State-wide mapping standards.
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heading_path: LOCAL GOVERNMENT / Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations / COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND SERVICE DELIVERY BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES / (EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026.) SERVICE DELIVERY
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-70-23.1. State-wide mapping standards.

The department shall develop state-wide mapping standards in consultation with the Georgia Geospatial Advisory Council created under Article 13 of Chapter 8 of Title 50, which shall be used for any service delivery strategy for which the parties elect to describe geographic areas for local government services within each county by using maps. Such state-wide mapping standards shall include standards for describing geographical areas to include by jurisdiction level, census tract, and parcel number. The department shall promulgate such mapping standards by rule or regulation on or before March 1, 2026.

## History

Code 1981, § 36-70-23.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2024, p. 1044, § 1/HB 1407, effective January 1, 2026.

## Editor's Notes

This Code section is set out twice in this Code. See the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this article.