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# O.C.G.A. § 40-1-53. “Department” defined; methods of enforcement.

(a) As used in this article, the term “department” means the Department of Public Safety.

(b) The department is authorized to enforce this article by instituting actions for injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate relief.

## History

Code 1981, § 40-1-53, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865; Ga. L. 2013, p. 838, § 3/HB 323.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2013, p. 838, § 20/HB 323, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2013, and shall apply to violations committed on or after such date.”