Título 36. LOCAL GOVERNMENT · Capítulo 36. ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY · Artículo 1A. ANNEXATION BY LOCAL ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
36-36-16. Procedures for annexation; referendum.
Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.
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- (a)
Local Acts of the General Assembly proposing annexation of any area composed of more than 50 percent by acreage of property used for residential purposes shall be adopted pursuant to the procedures of this article.#
- (b)
Such bill may include a requirement for referendum approval of the annexation under such terms and conditions as specified in such local law; provided, however, that, if the number of residents in the area to be annexed exceeds 3 percent of the population of the municipal corporation or 500 people, whichever is less, as determined by the most recent United States decennial census, referendum approval shall be required in the area to be annexed. The cost of holding the referendum required by this article shall be paid from funds of the municipality proposing the annexation.#
History
Code 1981, § 36-36-16, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 192, § 2; Ga. L. 2002, p. 985, § 4; Ga. L. 2020, p. 493, § 36/SB 429; Ga. L. 2025, p. 1029, § 36(11)/SB 153, effective July 1, 2025.
Amendments
The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “however, that,” for “however, that” in subsection (b).
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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.
Texto leído de t35-t36-ch1-59-(v27)-2025-pdf.pdf, Volumen V27, edición 2025, páginas 738 a 739; acción de fusión: bound only; SHA-256 del archivo 6c7b6bcea397.