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title: O.C.G.A. § 38-3-143. Use or display of agency symbols without written permission prohibited.
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# O.C.G.A. § 38-3-143. Use or display of agency symbols without written permission prohibited.

Any person who uses or displays any symbol, including any emblem, seal, or badge, current or historical, used by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency without written permission from the director shall be in violation of this article.

## History

Code 1981, § 38-3-143, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 543, § 1/HB 1201; Ga. L. 2016, p. 91, § 15/SB 416.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2008, Code Section 35-3-143, as enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 543, § 1, was redesignated as Code Section 38-3-143.