2020 Georgia Code
Title 25 - Fire Protection and Safety
Chapter 2 - Regulation of Fire and Other Hazards to Persons and Property Generally
§ 25-2-23. Issuance of Notice to Correct Unsafe Conditions
When any of the officers listed in Code Section 25-2-22 finds any building or other structure which, for want of repair or by reason of age or dilapidated condition or any other cause is especially liable to fire hazard or which is so situated as to endanger other property or the safety of the public, or when, in or around any building, such officer finds combustible or explosive matter, inflammables, or other conditions dangerous to the safety of the building, notice may be given to the owner or agent and occupant of the building to correct such unsafe conditions as may be found.
(Ga. L. 1949, p. 1057, § 20.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Violation of regulations adopted by Safety Fire Commissioner is misdemeanor and punishable accordingly, or may be corrected in conformity with Ga. L. 1949, p. 1057, § 20 (see now O.C.G.A. §§ 25-2-23 through25-2-25). 1970 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 70-147.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, § 374. 13 Am. Jur. 2d, Buildings, §§ 34 et seq., 45. 58 Am. Jur. 2d, Nuisances, §§ 184 et seq., 278 et seq., 346 et seq.
C.J.S.- 66 C.J.S., Nuisances, § 71. 73A C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 481 et seq.
ALR.
- Power to require closing of place of amusement or other place of public assembly because of fire hazard or unsanitary conditions, 140 A.L.R. 1048.
