Georgia § 32-4-3 - Naming state roads, bridges, or interchanges.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 32-4-3 — Naming state roads, bridges, or interchanges., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-4-3. Naming state roads, bridges, or interchanges.
No state agency shall name or rename any state road, bridge, interchange, or any part of a road in honor of, or with the name of, any person unless such action is approved by a joint resolution or Act of the General Assembly which is approved by the Governor or becomes law without such approval. This Code section shall not apply to a political subdivision of the state naming any road which is under the jurisdiction of such political subdivision. (Code 1981, § 32-4-3 , enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 32.) Cross references. - Specific powers of General Assembly, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. VI, Para. II. Editor's notes. - The provisions of this Code section were previously enacted in substantially similar form by Ga. L. 2001, p. 1215, § 2. Ga. L. 2006, p. 72, § 32A/SB 465, not codified by the General Assembly, provided for the repeal of Ga. L. 2001, p. 1215, § 2, which section has been codified as and superceded by Code Section 32-4-3, relating to naming state roads, bridges, or interchanges, and which Code section shall remain effective.
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Section 32-4-3 ("Naming state roads, bridges, or interchanges.") 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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