(Code 1981, §48-17-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1521, § 3; Ga. L. 1998, p. 563, § 4; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3; Code 1981, §50-27-75, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2013, p. 37, § 1-1/HB 487.)
The 2013 amendment, effective April 10, 2013, redesignated former Code Section 48-17-6 as present Code Section 50-27-75; in subsection (a), substituted "corporation" for "commissioner" near the beginning, substituted "article" for "chapter" near the middle, and added "provided by Code Section 50-27-74" at the end; and substituted "corporation's" for "commissioner's" in the introductory language of subsection (b).
Editor's notes.- Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act shall apply with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.
Ga. L. 2013, p. 37, § 3-1/HB 487, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that: "(b) If any section of this Act is determined to be unconstitutional by a final decision of an appellate court of competent jurisdiction or by the trial court of competent jurisdiction if no appeal is made, with the exception of subsection (g) of Code Section 50-27-78 and Section 2-1 of this Act, this Act shall stand repealed by operation of law.
"(c) This Act is not intended to and shall not be construed to affect the legality of the repair, transport, possession, or use of otherwise prohibited gambling devices on maritime vessels within the jurisdiction of the State of Georgia. To the extent that such repair, transport, possession, or use was lawful prior to the enactment of this Act, it shall not be made illegal by this Act; and to the extent that such repair, transport, possession, or use was prohibited prior to the enactment of this Act, it shall remain prohibited." As of July 2020, no such decision has been issued.