If a sheriff or other officer designedly absents himself from his court, the presiding judge or justice, when required by plaintiffs in execution or their attorneys, shall grant a rule absolute against the sheriff or other officer without the notice provided for in Code Section 15-13-4 unless it is proved at such term of the court that the sheriff or other officer, from sickness, is not able to attend the court.
History. Laws 1841, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 579; Code 1863, § 3859; Code 1868, § 3879; Code 1873, § 3955; Code 1882, § 3955; Civil Code 1895, § 4777; Civil Code 1910, § 5349; Code 1933, § 24-212.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 13 - Officers of Court Generally
Article 1 - Liability for Official Acts
§ 15-13-1. Officers of Court Liability
§ 15-13-2. Liability of Sheriffs to Damage Action or Contempt
§ 15-13-3. Demand for Money Collected; Interest From Date of Demand; Verified Copy as Evidence
§ 15-13-5. Verified Answer; Jury Trial; Disposition
§ 15-13-6. When Rule Absolute Granted Without Notice
§ 15-13-7. Liability of Magistrates and Constables to Rule Nisi
§ 15-13-8. Retired Officers Subject to Court Order
§ 15-13-9. Deputy Sheriff’s Liability; Effect on Sheriff
§ 15-13-10. Appointment of Special Officer to Execute Rule or Order Against Sheriff or Deputy
§ 15-13-11. Rule Absolute as Lien on Officer’s Property
§ 15-13-12. Date of Lien Against Officer’s Property
§ 15-13-14. Punishment for Improper Return or Failure to Pay Over Money Received