Georgia § 31-11-31 - 1. License fee.
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§ 31-11-31. 1. License fee.
Every ambulance service, whether privately operated or operated by any political subdivision of the state or any municipality, as a condition of maintaining a valid license shall pay an annual license fee to the license officer in an amount to be determined by the Board of Public Health. The amount of said license fee may be periodically revised by said board. Said license fee shall become due and payable upon the initial issuance of the license and each year thereafter on the anniversary date of the initial license issuance. All revenues collected from this annual fee shall be dedicated and deposited into the Indigent Care Trust Fund by the licensing officer. (Code 1981, § 31-11-31.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 468, § 2; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-5/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-4/HB 214.) Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1993, this Code section was renumbered as Code Section 31-11-31.1. Ga. L. 1993, p. 468, § 2, had designated it as Code Section 31-11-33.1. Law reviews. - For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 147 (2011).
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Section 31-11-31 ("1. License fee.") 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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