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Title 38. MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS · Chapter 3. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT · Article 9. GEORGIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY AGENCY NOMENCLATURE ACT

38-3-142. Use of agency name without written permission prohibited in certain circumstances.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. Whoever, except with the written permission of the director, knowingly uses the words ‘‘Georgia Emergency Management Agency,’’ ‘‘Georgia Homeland Security Agency,’’ ‘‘Emergency Management Agency,’’ ‘‘Homeland Security Agency,’’ ‘‘GEMA,’’ ‘‘GEMHSA,’’ or ‘‘GEMA/HS’’ in referring to Georgia’s Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency in connection with any advertisement, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication, play, motion picture, broadcast, telecast, or other production in a manner reasonably calculated to convey the impression that such advertisement, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication, play, motion picture, broadcast, telecast, or other production is approved, endorsed, or authorized by or associated with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency shall be in violation of this article.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 38-3-142, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 543, § 1/HB 1201; Ga. L. 2016, p. 91, § 14/SB 416.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t37-t39-(v28)-2021-pdf.pdf, Volume V28, 2021 edition, pages 615 to 616; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 4eed692485f5.