Rule 391-4-6-.04 - Status As A Permanent Resident(1) Those persons who desire the status of a permanent resident for purposes of this Chapter shall apply to the Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee.(2) The Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee in determining that an applicant for status as a permanent resident either owns an interest in land on Sapelo Island or is domiciled on Sapelo Island, may consider, but is not limited to consideration of, the presence or absence of the following indicators: (a) The status of the applicant or the applicant's spouse as the lessee of a dwelling in a written rental agreement or lease having a term of six months or longer.(b) The listing of the dwelling of the applicant or the applicant's spouse located on Sapelo Island for purposes of insurance as the principal residence of the insured.(c) A deed to an interest in land or Sapelo Island which conveys as least s one-fifth undivided interest in the land described in the deed.(d) Genealogies which demonstrate the familial relationships of the applicant.(e) Any information presented by the applicant or others in the form of affidavits or certifications that tend to establish that Sapelo Island is or is not the place of the applicant's domicile or that the applicant is an Island landowner.(3) The Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee may call upon the applicant to produce any indicators as may appear to be applicable or copies thereof and may place such weight on the presence or lack of any of the indicators listed in this rule and any other indicators which may be presented, as he or she may determine to be appropriate. Any decision of the Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee on an application for status as a permanent resident shall be appealable pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-4-6-.04
O.C.G.A. Title 27, Secs. 12-2-5, 12-2-24, 12-3-9.
Original Rule entitled "Status as a Permanent Resident" adopted. F. Jan. 25, 1996; eff. Feb. 14, 1996.