2025 Code of Georgia
Title 25 - Fire Protection and Safety (Chs. 1 — 15)
Chapter 4 - Firefighter Standards and Training (§§ 25-4-1 — 25-4-12)

Annotations

Notes

Editor’s notes.

Ga. L. 1980, p. 1242, §§ 1 and 2, as enacted, purported to amend the Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Act (Ga. L. 1971, p. 693) which was codified as Article 1 of this chapter. However, since it has been determined that the 1980 Act, which dealt with airport firefighters, was intended to be a new Act rather than an amendment to the Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Act, the 1980 Act was codified as Article 2 of this chapter, which was repealed by Ga. L. 2005, p. 619, § 4/SB 308, effective July 1, 2005.

Former Article 2, concerning airport firefighters, consisted of Code Sections 25-4-30 and 25-4-31, and was based on Ga. L. 1980, p. 1242, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1493, § 5; Ga. L. 1995, p. 341, § 7. The former article was repealed by Ga. L. 2005, p. 619, § 4/SB 308, effective July 1, 2005.

Code Commission notes.

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2020, the Article 1 designation was deleted.

Opinion Notes

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL How probated first offenders to be treated under O.C.G.A. Title 25, Chapter 4. —

Individual in the process of serving a period of probation under O. C. G. A. § 42-8-60 et seq., relating to first offenders, should be treated, for purposes of O. C. G. A. § 25-4-1 et seq., in the same manner as an individual who has satisfactorily fulfilled terms of or who has been released from such probation. 1981 Op. Att’y Gen. No. U81-12.

Probation of first offender not conviction under O.C.G.A. Title 25, Chapter 4. —

Person in the process of serving a period of probation under O. C. G. A. § 42-8-60 et seq., relating to first offenders, has not been convicted for purposes of O. C. G. A. § 25-4-1 et seq. 1981 Op. Att’y Gen. No. U81-12.

Fulfillment of terms of probation under O. C. G. A. § 42-8-60 et seq., relating to first offenders, or release by court prior to termination of a period of probation is not a criminal conviction for purposes of O. C. G. A. § 25-4-1 et seq. 1981 Op. Att’y Gen. No. U81-12.

Research References & Practice Aids

Cross references.

Liability of officers and agents for acts performed while fighting fires or performing duties at the scene of emergencies, § 51-1-30.

Administrative rules and regulations.

Fire Departments Operating in the State of Georgia, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Firefighter Standards and Training Council, Organization, Rules 205-1-2-.01 et seq.

Hierarchy Notes:

O. C. G. A. Title 25