2020 Georgia Code
Title 6 - Aviation
Chapter 2 - Regulation of Aeronautics, Aircraft, and Airports Generally
§ 6-2-12. Penalty for Violation of Provisions of Chapter
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ga. L. 1933, p. 99, § 10; Code 1933, § 11-9901.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Validity, construction, and application of state criminal statute prohibiting reckless operation of aircraft, 89 A.L.R.3d 893.
CHAPTER 3 POWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AS TO AIR FACILITIES Article 1 General Provisions.- 6-3-1. Construction and maintenance of air facilities by Department of Transportation.
- 6-3-20. Acquisition, construction, maintenance, and control of airports and landing fields by local governments authorized.
- 6-3-20.1. Management, ownership, or control of airports by foreign citizens or businesses with substantial foreign ownership prohibited.
- 6-3-21. Lands acquired, owned, leased, controlled, or occupied by local governments deemed for public purposes; effect on ad valorem taxation.
- 6-3-22. Methods of acquisition of property for airports and landing fields.
- 6-3-22.1. Acquisition of property outside territorial boundaries [Repealed].
- 6-3-23. Payment of costs of acquisition of property for airports or landing fields.
- 6-3-24. Appropriation of funds for development, operation, maintenance, or control of air facilities.
- 6-3-25. Powers and duties of counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions as to airports generally.
- 6-3-26. Acquisition of rights and easements for radios, lights, markers, and other equipment associated with airport.
- 6-3-27. Enforcement of police regulations at airports; powers of law enforcement officers.
- 6-3-28. Construction of article.
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Broad powers conferred.
- This chapter is a general law and confers broad and comprehensive powers upon municipalities, counties, and other political subdivisions to acquire (either separately or jointly) lands for construction and expansion of airports. City of Atlanta v. Murphy, 206 Ga. 21, 55 S.E.2d 573 (1949) (see O.C.G.A. Ch. 3, T. 6).
Chapter to become part of charter of all municipalities.
- This chapter applies to all municipalities, counties, and other political subdivisions of the state, and would, in effect, become a part of the charter of all municipalities of the state. City of Atlanta v. Airways Parking Co., 225 Ga. 173, 167 S.E.2d 145 (1969) (see O.C.G.A. Ch. 3, T. 6).
No cause of action stated when no showing of arbitrary abuse of powers.
- Petition by residents and taxpayers for injunction, which shows that closing and relocation of a section of state highway is for purpose of extending a municipal airport, fails to state a cause of action, when an arbitrary abuse of powers granted by this chapter is not shown. City of Atlanta v. Murphy, 206 Ga. 21, 55 S.E.2d 573 (1949) (see O.C.G.A. Ch. 3, T. 6).
Cited in Thrasher v. City of Atlanta, 178 Ga. 514, 173 S.E. 817 (1934); Miree v. United States, 526 F.2d 679 (5th Cir. 1976); Southern Airways, Inc. v. City of Atlanta, 428 F. Supp. 1010 (N.D. Ga. 1977).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Air navigation, 69 A.L.R. 316.
Power to establish or maintain public airport, or to create separate public airport authority, 161 A.L.R. 733.
Validity, construction, and operation of airport operator's grant of exclusive or discriminatory privilege or concession, 40 A.L.R.2d 1060.
Liability of municipality for torts in connection with airport, 66 A.L.R.2d 634.
ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Cross references.
- Establishment and operation of bank offices and facilities within primary airport terminal facilities at municipal or county airport, § 7-1-602.
Airport firefighters, § 25-4-30 et seq.
