{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-50-40-40","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 50-40-40","heading":"Certification as broadband ready community; requirements for certification.","body":"(a) A political subdivision that has a comprehensive plan that includes the promotion of the deployment of broadband services, as required pursuant to Code Sections 36-70-6 and 50-8-7.1, may apply to the Department of Community Affairs for certification as a broadband ready community. The department shall by rules and regulations prescribe the form and manner for making an application. The department shall prescribe by rules and regulations a process for public notice and comment on an application for a period of at least 30 days after such application is received, except that such process shall not apply to an application by a political subdivision that enacts a model ordinance developed by the department under Code Section 50-40-41.\n(b) The department shall approve an application and certify a political subdivision as a broadband ready community if the department determines that such political subdivision has enacted an ordinance that complies with Code Section 50-40-41. If the process for public notice and comment applies to an application, the department shall, before approving such application, consider any public comments made regarding such application.","path":["TITLE 50 State Government","CHAPTER 40 Promotion and Deployment of Broadband Services","Article 3 Broadband Communities"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.50.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":"2026-09-17T19:34:58Z","sha256":"3de32a15e3c8a3c00ca9b4d72eb2a443d093ff820ae384107b4488319ff6b89f","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-50-40-22","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-50-40-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}