Actions at law and in equity against the department, the board, or any of its members predicated upon omissions or acts done in their official capacity or under color thereof shall be brought in the appropriate county; provided, however, that nothing in this Code section shall be construed as waiving the immunity of the state to be sued without its consent.
(Code 1933, § 88-118, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Code 1981, §31-2-5; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 31; Code 1981, §31-2-10, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-1/HB 228; Code 1981, §31-2A-10, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 3-2/HB 214.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 39 Am. Jur. 2d, Health, § 33.
C.J.S.- 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, § 26.
ALR.
- Right of one detained pursuant to quarantine to habeas corpus, 2 A.L.R. 1542.
Tort liability of governmental unit for injury or damage resulting from insecticide and vermin eradication operations, 25 A.L.R.2d 1057.
Liability for wrongful autopsy, 18 A.L.R.4th 858.