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title: O.C.G.A. § 38-3-144. Requests for permission; grants of permission at director’s discretion.
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# O.C.G.A. § 38-3-144. Requests for permission; grants of permission at director’s discretion.

Any person seeking permission to use or display the nomenclature or symbols of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency may request such permission in writing to the director. The director shall serve notice on the requesting party within 15 calendar days after receipt of the request of his or her decision on whether the person may use the nomenclature or the symbol. If the director does not respond within the 15 day time period, then the request is presumed to have been denied. The grant of permission under this article shall be at the discretion of the director and under such conditions as the director may impose.

## History

Code 1981, § 38-3-144, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 543, § 1/HB 1201; Ga. L. 2016, p. 91, § 16/SB 416.