{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-18-4","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 36-18-4","heading":"Intent and construction of chapter.","body":"It is the intent of this chapter to confirm expressly the authority of counties to grant franchises for, and to regulate by ordinance or resolution, cable television systems within their territorial limits, except as limited by Code Section 36-18-3. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impair any cable television system franchise license lawfully issued by a county or municipality prior to April 9, 1981; and any such license shall be entitled to the benefits of this chapter.","path":["TITLE 36 Local Government","Provisions Applicable to Counties Only","CHAPTER 18 Regulation of Cable Television Systems"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.36.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":"d03b9a87089b0823f2c7eec3a86f21b50e94d395063bcab18421935e13c8fbd9","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-18-3","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-18-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}