07 LC 21
9055
House
Bill 21
By:
Representatives Bearden of the
68th,
Talton of the
145th,
Byrd of the
20th,
Franklin of the
43rd,
Benton of the
31st,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 50-3-100 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to English designated as the official language, constitutional rights not
denied, authorization for documents and forms in other languages, and
exceptions, so as to provide that public entities shall provide forms and
documents only in English; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 50-3-100 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to English
designated as the official language, constitutional rights not denied,
authorization for documents and forms in other languages, and exceptions, is
amended by revising subsection (c) as follows:
"(c)
State agencies, counties, municipal corporations, and political subdivisions of
this state are
not
authorized to use or to print official documents and forms in
languages
any
language other than the official
language,
at the discretion of their governing
authorities. Documents filed or recorded
with a state agency or with the clerk of a county, municipal corporation, or
political subdivision must be in the official language or, if the original
document is in a language other than the official language, an English
translation of the document must be simultaneously filed."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.