Georgia Code
Chapter 3 - Laws and Statutes
§ 1-3-1. Construction of Statutes Generally

History. Orig. Code 1863, § 5; Code 1868, § 4; Code 1873, § 4; Code 1882, § 4; Civil Code 1895, § 4; Penal Code 1895, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 4; Penal Code 1910, § 1; Code 1933, § 102-102; Ga. L. 1958, p. 388, § 1; Ga. L. 1963, p. 608, § 1; Ga. L. 1967, p. 579, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 951, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 648, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1903, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 902, § 22; Ga. L. 2012, p. 173, § 2-1/HB 665; Ga. L. 2018, p. 356, § 2-1/SB 436; Ga. L. 2019, p. 1015, § 11/SB 171.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, substituted “15-9-66” for “15-9-67” in division (d)(2)(A)(iv).
The 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, in subparagraph (d)(2)(A), substituted “January 1 of the second year” for “July 1 of the first year” in the introductory language, and inserted “or her” in the ending undesignated paragraph.
Cross references.
Computation of time in regard to exercise of privileges or discharge of duties prescribed or required by election laws, § 21-2-14 .
Construction of multiple amendments to same Code provision, § 28-9-5 .
Law reviews.
For comment on Tarrant v. Davis, 62 Ga. App. 880 , 10 S.E.2d 636 (1940), see 3 Ga. B. J. 54 (1941).
For comment on Tift v. Bush, 209 Ga. 769 , 75 S.E.2d 805 (1953), see 16 Ga. B. J. 224 (1953).
For comment on Wilkinson v. Townsend, 96 Ga. App. 179 , 99 S.E.2d 539 (1957) wherein the statutory authorization for the police to remove an abandoned automobile to a garage was held not to create an agency relationship between the police and auto owner giving rise to a lien against the auto owner by the garageman, see 9 Mercer L. Rev. 372 (1958).
For article comparing sections of the “Georgia Civil Practice Act” with preexisting provisions of the Georgia Code, see 3 Ga. St. B. J. 295 (1967).
For note, “Regulation and Ownership of the Marshlands: The Georgia Marshlands Act,” see 5 Ga. L. Rev. 563 (1971).
For article on the problems and benefits of multiple fiduciaries in estate planning, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 355 (1981).
For article surveying Insurance Law in 1984-1985, see 37 Mercer L. Rev. 275 (1985).
For article surveying administrative law, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 17 (1986).
For article, “The Amended Open Meetings Law: New Requirements for Publicly Funded Corporations As Well As Governmental Agencies,” see 25 Ga. St. B. J. 78 (1988).
For article, “The Canons of Construction in Georgia: Anachronisms in Action,” see 25 Ga. L. Rev. 365 (1991).
For article on commercial law, see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 153 (2001).
For article on construction law, see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 173 (2001).
For article on trial practice and procedure, see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 475 (2001).
For survey article on administrative law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2008).
For annual survey of law on real property, see 62 Mercer L. Rev. 283 (2010).
For annual survey on trial practice and procedure, see 64 Mercer L. Rev. 305 (2012).
For article, “Researching Georgia Law,” see 34 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 741 (2015).