Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 375-3-1-.37 - Video Recording, Photography, and Solicitation at DDS Facilities

(1) Filming and Photography On Department of Driver Services Owned or Controlled Property

(a) In that it has been previously declared by state law that the use of the capitol building and grounds shall be limited to departments of state government and to state and national political organizations and for no other purposes unless specifically authorized by law and in that the employees of the departments of state government, and of state agencies, authorities, commissions, boards, bureaus, and other state entities located in the capitol building and other state buildings are engaged in the business of the citizens of the state and should not be unreasonably interrupted in the performance of their public duties, it is, therefore, in the best interest of the state and its citizens that a public policy against such unreasonable disruptions of state employees in the performance of their official duties be declared, and it is in this Code section so declared. O.C.G.A. § 50-9-9(a).

(b) Department of Driver Services Customer Service Centers are non-public forums in which customers do not anticipate being filmed or photographed. Customers have an expectation of privacy in conducting these personal matters which include the exchange of personal information. For this reason, filming and photography are prohibited in all Customer Service Centers.

(2) Soliciting On Department of Driver Services Owned or Controlled Property

(a) Without the express written consent of the director of the Georgia Building Authority, his or her designee, or his or her successor in office first having been received and except as otherwise provided by state law, it shall be illegal for any person, firm, group, organization, or other entity to beg, panhandle, solicit, or to sell goods, wares, or any other objects or services within any buildings or on the grounds, sidewalks, or other ways owned by or under the control of the state, its agencies, authorities, commissions, boards, bureaus, or other state entities. O.C.G.A. § 50-9-9(b).

(b) Solicitation of any kind is prohibited on Department of Driver Services owned or controlled properties.

Notes

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 375-3-1-.37

O.C.G.A. §§ 40-5-4, 40-5-101, 40-16-2, 40-16-5.

Original Rule entitled "Video Recording, Photography, and Solicitation at DDS Facilities" adopted. F. May 10, 2023; eff. May 30, 2023.