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title: O.C.G.A. § 51-16-5. Construction with other law.
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# O.C.G.A. § 51-16-5. Construction with other law.

This chapter shall not modify or supersede the terms or application of:

(1) Title 16, relating to crimes and offenses;

(2) Title 31, relating to health or any state regulations related thereto;

(3) Chapter 9 of Title 34, relating to workers’ compensation; and

(4) Chapter 3 of Title 38, relating to emergency management.

## History

Code 1981, § 51-16-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 798, § 3/SB 359.

## Law Reviews

For comment, “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Mask, No Entry, and (hopefully) No Law-suits under the Georgia COVID-19 Business Safety Act!,” see 72 Mercer L. Rev. 915 (2021).