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2025 Code of Georgia
Title 50 - State Government (Chs. 1 — 40)
Chapter 16 - Public Property (Arts. 1 — 7)
Article 1 - General Provisions (§§ 50-16-1 — 50-16-20)
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Editor’s notes.By resolution (Ga. L. 2022, p. 684/SR 504), the General Assembly authorized and directed the Georgia Building Authority to plant a Georgia red cedar tree upon state capitol grounds in recognition of Native American Honor Day and the three Native American tribes of Georgia.
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- § 50-16-1. Land reserved to the state
- § 50-16-2. State owned stock
- § 50-16-3. Property of state boards and departments
- § 50-16-3.1. [Effective July 1, 2026] State authorities prohibited from selling real property; exceptions
- § 50-16-4. Use and keeper of capitol buildings and grounds
- § 50-16-5. Defacing or injuring capitol building or grounds
- § 50-16-5.1. [Repealed] Commission on the Preservation of the State Capitol
- § 50-16-5.2. [Repealed] Georgia Art Policy Committee created; composition; terms; annual meetings; expense allowance; powers and duties
- § 50-16-6. [Reserved] Janitors and watchmen of public buildings and grounds to make arrests, prevent abuse, suppress disorderly conduct, and protect property
- § 50-16-7. Improvement of real estate held by state in fee simple with reversionary interest in federal government or under long-term federal license
- § 50-16-8. Insurance of state property required; self-insurance program authorized
- § 50-16-9. Formulation of self-insurance plan for state’s properties; incentive programs authorized
- § 50-16-10. [Reserved] Formulation of self-insurance plan for public school buildings
- § 50-16-11. Employment of personnel to carry out self-insurance plans
- § 50-16-11.1. Commercial property policies for coverage of buildings, contents, and other property owned by community service boards
- § 50-16-12. Authorization for state insurance and hazard reserve fund to retain certain moneys for the payment of liabilities and expenses; deposit of investment funds with Office of the State Treasurer
- § 50-16-13. Authorization for state insurance and hazard reserve fund to contract for fire protection systems; cost limitation; approval by legislative subcommittees
- § 50-16-14. Authorization of law enforcement officers and security personnel to deny entrance and remove persons from state property; assistance
- § 50-16-15. Adjutant general authorized to empower contract security guards to make arrests and carry firearms upon and surrounding National Guard facilities
- § 50-16-16. Penalty for refusal to obey security personnel or law enforcement officer
- § 50-16-17. Rights and remedies of state and other governmental entities relating to property ownership
- § 50-16-18. Writing off small amounts due to state
- § 50-16-19. State development projects; landscape plan requirements
- § 50-16-20. [Repealed] Timing of official designations in honor of state agency or state officials
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