Rule 120-3-20-.01 - Promulgation and Purpose(1) These rules and regulations of the Safety Fire Commissioner are promulgated to establish the State's minimum accessibility requirements of buildings, structures and facilities as specified in O.C.G.A. § 30-3-7(g) and shall be entitled "Access To and Use of Public Facilities by Handicapped Persons."(2) A primary purpose of these rules and regulations is to further the policy of the State of Georgia to encourage and enable persons with disabilities or elderly persons to participate fully in the social and economic life of Georgia and to eliminate, insofar as possible, unnecessary physical barriers encountered by persons with disabilities or elderly persons whose ability to participate in the social and economic life of this state is needlessly restricted when such persons cannot readily use government buildings, public buildings, and facilities used by the public under the jurisdiction of the Safety Fire Commissioner.(3) Unless otherwise stated in this chapter of the rules and regulations of the Safety Fire Commissioner, the following meets the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Standards for Accessible Design and shall be the minimum standards for Accessibility to buildings, structures and facilities by individuals with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") of 1990. These rules are to be applied during the design, construction, and alteration of buildings and facilities covered by Titles II and III of the ADA to the extent required by regulations issued by Federal agencies, including the Department of Justice and the Department of Transportation, under the ADA.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-3-20-.01
O.C.G.A. §§ 30-3-1, 30-3-7, 33-2-9, and 50-13-21.
Original Chapter entitled "Access to and Use of Public Facilities by Handicapped Persons"adopted. F. June 5, 1997; eff. June 25, 1997.Adopted: Rule entitled "Promulgation and Purpose"adopted. F. May 23, 2012; eff. June 11, 2012.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Dec. 12, 2014; eff. Jan. 1, 2015.