Georgia § 12-3-236 - Exercise of police power of authority; delegation of power to state or county.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 12-3-236 — Exercise of police power of authority; delegation of power to state or county., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-3-236. Exercise of police power of authority; delegation of power to state or county.
The authority is empowered to exercise such of the police powers of the state as may be necessary to maintain peace and order and to enforce any and all zoning, user, and personal conduct restrictions upon the properties and facilities and the persons under its jurisdiction to the extent that such is lawful under the laws of the nation and the state. The authority may delegate all or any part of performance of this function temporarily or permanently to the state or the county in which the park is located, or both. (Ga. L. 1950, p. 152, § 14.)
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Section 12-3-236 ("Exercise of police power of authority; delegation of power to state or county.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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