2021 Georgia Code
Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources
Chapter 12 - Asbestos Safety
- § 12-12-1. Short Title
- § 12-12-2. Purpose of Chapter
- § 12-12-3. Definitions
- § 12-12-4. Rules and Regulations; Schedule of Contractor License and Project Fees
- § 12-12-5. Powers and Duties of Director
- § 12-12-6. License Requirement; Application; Renewal; Exception
- § 12-12-7. Training Requirements
- § 12-12-8. Reciprocity
- § 12-12-9. Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of License; Grounds; Review of Decision
- § 12-12-10. Notice of Commencement of Project; Contents; Project Fee; Certification of Completion
- § 12-12-11. Compliance With Chapter Required
- § 12-12-12. Investigation Rights of Director; Contractor to Make Records Available
- § 12-12-13. Cease and Desist Orders
- § 12-12-14. Injunctions; Restraining and Other Orders
- § 12-12-15. Imminent and Substantial Danger; Remedies of Director
- § 12-12-16. Civil Penalty for Violation; Hearing and Judicial Review; Disposition of Penalties
- § 12-12-17. Hearing and Judicial Review Procedure
- § 12-12-18. Judgment in Accordance With Order of Director or Administrative Law Judge
- § 12-12-19. Attorney General to Provide Legal Representation
- § 12-12-20. Sovereign Immunity Not Waived; Legal Duties of Contractor, Project Monitor, or Asbestos Worker Not Relieved by Chapter
- § 12-12-21. Sovereign Immunity
- Ga. L. 1996, p. 238, § 1, effective April 1, 1996, repealed the Code sections formerly codified at this chapter and enacted the current chapter. The former chapter consisted of Code Sections 12-12-1 through 12-12-26 and was based on Ga. L. 1986, p. 1157, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 12; Ga. L. 1987, p. 964, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 285, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 12; Ga. L. 1993, p. 91, § 12.
Administrative Rules and Regulations.- Asbestos removal and encapsulation, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, Subject 391-3-14.
RESEARCH REFERENCESContractor's Liability for Mishandling Toxic Substance, 37 Am. Jur. Trials 115.
Cost Recovery Litigation: Abatement of Asbestos Contamination, 40 Am. Jur. Trials 317.
Handling Toxic Tort Litigation, 57 Am. Jur. Trials 395.
Asbestos Injury Litigation, 60 Am. Jur. Trials 73.
