Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 46. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION · Chapter 3. ELECTRICAL SERVICE · Article 1. GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY GENERALLY · Part 2. HIGH VOLTAGE SAFETY

46-3-31. Purpose of part.

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The purpose of this part is to prevent injury to persons and property and interruptions of utility service resulting from accidental or inadvertent contact with high voltage electric lines by providing that no work shall be done in the vicinity of such lines unless and until the owner or operator thereof has been notified of such work and has taken one of the safety measures prescribed in this part.

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History

Code 1981, § 46-3-31, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2141, § 1; Ga. L. 2025, p. 359, § 3-5(2)/SB 125, effective July 1, 2025.

Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, substituted “high voltage” for “high-voltage”.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 1992, p. 2141, § 1, effective July 1, 1992, repealed former Code Section 46-3-31, which related to the protection of employees from accidental contact with high voltage lines. The former Code section was based on Ga. L. 1960, p. 181, § 2; and Ga. L. 1981, Ex. Sess., p. 8, Code Enactment Act.

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