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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-2-11. Administration of chapter.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-2-11. Administration of chapter.

(a) The commissioner shall be responsible for the administration of this chapter and may employ such clerical assistants and agents as may be necessary from time to time to enable the commissioner to speedily and efficiently perform the duties conferred on the commissioner in this chapter. The commissioner shall be authorized to delegate any administrative responsibility for retention of applications, certificates of registration, and any other forms or documents relating to the application and registration process to the appropriate authorized tag agent for the county in which the application is made or the registration is issued.

(b) The commissioner shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications and all other notices and forms necessary to administer this chapter.

(c) The commissioner may:

(1) Perform any investigation necessary to procure information required to carry out this chapter; and

(2) Adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations to administer this chapter.

## History

Code 1981, § 40-2-11, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 835, § 2/SB 437.