Georgia § 25-15-55 - Application for permit to operate rides; operation prior to issuance of permit; certificate of inspection.
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§ 25-15-55. Application for permit to operate rides; operation prior to issuance of permit; certificate of inspection.
No amusement ride shall be operated, except for purposes of testing and inspection, until a permit for its operation has been issued by the office. The owner of an amusement ride shall apply for a permit to the office on a form furnished by the office providing such information as the office may require. No such application shall be complete without including a certificate of inspection from a licensed inspector that the amusement ride meets all relevant provisions of this article and the standards and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The cost of obtaining the certificate of inspection from a licensed inspector shall be borne by the owner or operator. (Code 1981, § 34-12-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1453, § 1; Code 1981, § 25-15-55 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1144, § 3/SB 446.) The 2012 amendment, effective May 2, 2012, redesignated former Code Section 34-12-7 as present Code Section 25-15-55; substituted "office" for "department" throughout subsection (a); and substituted "article" for "chapter" in the first sentence of subsection (b).
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Section 25-15-55 ("Application for permit to operate rides; operation prior to issuance of permit; certificate of inspection.") 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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