{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-31-2","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 36-31-2","heading":"Two-year inapplicability of provisions regarding inactive municipalities.","body":"When a municipal corporation is created by local Act as authorized in this chapter, the provisions of Code Section 36-30-7.1 shall not apply for two years from the date the first elected officials of such municipal corporation take office. No later than July 1 following the expiration of such two-year period, the governing authority of the municipal corporation shall file a certification with the Department of Community Affairs stating whether the municipal corporation does or does not meet the standards for an active municipality under subsection (b) of Code Section 36-30-7.1.","path":["TITLE 36 Local Government","Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only","CHAPTER 31 Incorporation of Municipal Corporations"],"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":"04422c2c9e7253d5302b39b2952ce56db7de512e788f304be51bee313d30061f","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-31-1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-31-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}