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title: O.C.G.A. § 49-2-4. Divisions; allocation of functions.
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# O.C.G.A. § 49-2-4. Divisions; allocation of functions.

There shall be created in the department such divisions as may be found necessary for its effective operation. The commissioner shall have the power to allocate and reallocate functions among the divisions within the department.

## History

Ga. L. 1937, p. 355, § 7; Ga. L. 1960, p. 85, § 8; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-1/HB 228.