{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-25-3-20","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 25-3-20","heading":"Legislative intent.","body":"It is the intention of the General Assembly of Georgia to establish minimum requirements for all fire departments operating in this state. The General Assembly recognizes that fire departments operating in this state cannot function effectively and efficiently as full-time fire departments without meeting or exceeding the minimum requirements established by this article.","path":["TITLE 25 Fire Protection and Safety","CHAPTER 3 Local Fire Departments Generally","Article 2 Minimum Requirements"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.25.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"9f677e9db03f5e0d964266e87ebe74a61b90a530294aee7fae26a17cb92e736e","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-25-3-6","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-25-3-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}