This page explains how Legal Laws GA researches, writes, checks and updates its guides to Georgia law.
Primary sources only
Every legal claim on this site comes from a primary source. That means the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.), the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, the Georgia Constitution, bills and acts from the Georgia General Assembly, decisions of the Supreme Court of Georgia and the Court of Appeals of Georgia, and published guidance from state agencies such as the Department of Driver Services, the Georgia Department of Public Safety, the State Board of Workers’ Compensation, the Department of Natural Resources, the Georgia Department of Labor and the Georgia Attorney General. Where federal law changes the answer, we use the U.S. Code, federal regulations and federal agency guidance.
We do not rely on news summaries, law firm blogs or other secondary websites for legal facts. We cite statutes by section number in each guide so you can check them yourself.
How a guide is made
- We read the current text of every statute and rule that applies, including recent amendments.
- We check for pending bills, July 1 effective dates and court rulings that change how the law works today.
- We write the guide in plain English, with a short answer at the top and the details below.
- A second review re-checks each legal claim against its source before and after publishing.
Keeping guides current
Each guide shows a “Last verified” date and a “What changed on this page” log. Most new Georgia laws take effect on July 1, so we review the guides they touch every summer, and sooner when a court rules or an agency changes its rules.
Independence
Our guides explain the law; they do not promote any business. We do not recommend specific lawyers, betting apps, hemp shops or other companies, and no outside party decides what a guide says.
Corrections
If we get something wrong, we fix it and note the change on the page. Read our corrections policy to report an error.