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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-72-11. Appeal of application decision.
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heading_path: LOCAL GOVERNMENT / Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations / ABANDONED CEMETERIES AND BURIAL GROUNDS
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-72-11. Appeal of application decision.

Should any applicant or descendant be dissatisfied with a decision of the governing authority, he or she, within 30 days of such decision, may file an appeal in the superior court of the county in which the cemetery or burial ground is located in addition to the superior courts enumerated in Code Section 50-13-19.

## History

Code 1981, § 36-72-11, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 924, § 3.