Section 25-3-25. Suspension or revocation of certificate of compliance; hearing by aggrieved departments; enforcement of suspensions or revocations

   (a) The certificate of compliance issued by the council shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the council at any time it receives satisfactory evidence that the fire department is not maintaining sufficient personnel, equipment, or insurance required by Code Section 25-3-23 or the rules and regulations of the Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council pursuant to subsection (c) of Code Section 25-3-23.

(b) The chief administrative officer of any fire department aggrieved by a decision of the council under subsection (a) of this Code section may, within 30 days of the date of such decision, request a hearing on the matter before the council. Following a hearing before the council, the chief administrative officer of the fire department affected shall be served with a written decision of the council announcing whether the certificate of compliance shall remain revoked or suspended or whether it shall be reinstated.

(c) The council shall not suspend or revoke any certificate of compliance for failure to meet firefighter training requirements when such failure was due to unavailability of required training from or through the Georgia Fire Academy.

(d) The council may refer suspensions or revocations to the Attorney General for enforcement. Upon referral from the council, the Attorney General may bring a civil action to enjoin any organization which is not in compliance with the applicable requirements of this chapter from performing any or all firefighting functions until such requirements are met by such organization.

Code 1981, § 25-3-25, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1000, § 3; Ga. L. 1995, p. 341, § 5; Ga. L. 1998, p. 560, § 3; Ga. L. 2003, p. 888, § 3; Ga. L. 2005, p. 60, § 25/HB 95.