O.C.G.A. § 36-61-3.1
“Public use” defined; eminent domain to be exercised solely for public use
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Current — February 1, 2022
As of December 1, 2018
(1) As used in this Code section, the term "public use" shall have the meaning specified in Code Section 22-1-1.
(1) As used in this Code section, the term “public use” shall have the meaning specified in Code Section 22-1-1.
(2) Any exercise of the power of eminent domain under this chapter must: Be for a public use; and
(2) Any exercise of the power of eminent domain under this chapter must: Be for a public use; and
(3) Be approved by resolution of the governing body of the municipality or county in conformity with the procedures specified in Code Section 22-1-10. (Code 1981, § 36-61-3.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 39, § 22/HB 1313.) Ga. L. 2006, p. 39, § 25/HB 1313, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Code section shall apply to those condemnation proceedings filed on or after February 9, 2006, where title has not vested in the condemning authority unless constitutionally prohibited.
(3) Be approved by resolution of the governing body of the municipality or county in conformity with the procedures specified in Code Section 22-1-10.
Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.