Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-16-1. Qualification Requirements for Sheriff; Exemptions

In addition, such person shall also file a certified copy of his or her birth certificate with the election superintendent of the county.
History. Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 198; Code 1863, § 320; Code 1868, § 381; Code 1873, § 345; Code 1882, § 345; Civil Code 1895, § 4368; Civil Code 1910, § 4902; Code 1933, § 24-2801; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1171, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 244, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1334, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 15; Ga. L. 1984, p. 579, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1369, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 606, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1091, § 3; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 15; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2112, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 724, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1994, p. 521, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 952, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 224, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 648, § 1/HB 139.
The 2013 amendment, effective July 1, 2013, in subparagraph (c)(1)(G), substituted “of the county in which such person is qualifying and must be taken on or before, but no later than, the close of business on the third business day following the close of such qualification period” for “and must be taken on or before, but no later than, the close of qualification for election to the office of sheriff” and added the second sentence; near the beginning of subparagraph (c)(1)(H), substituted “, files with the officer before whom such person is qualifying” for “gives”; near the beginning of subparagraph (c)(1)(I), substituted “, files with the officer before whom such person is qualifying” for “gives”; near the beginning of paragraph (c)(2), deleted “, within 60 days prior to or” following “sheriff shall” and deleted subparagraph (c)(2)(A), which read: “File with the officer before whom such person has qualified to seek the office of sheriff a certified copy of his or her birth certificate and a certified copy of his or her high school diploma or certified proof of its recognized equivalent in education training as established by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; and”; deleted the subparagraph (c)(2)(B) designation, inserted “or will comply” near the end, and substituted “the close of business on the third business day following the close of such qualification period” for “the close of qualification for election to the office of sheriff”; added paragraph (c)(3); and redesignated former paragraph (c)(3) as paragraph (c)(4).
Cross references.
County officers, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. IX, Sec. I, Para. III.
Clerks of superior courts generally, § 15-6-50 et seq.
Administrative rules and regulations.
Organization, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, Chapter 464-1.
Criminal Justice Information Exchange and Dissemination, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Crime Information Center Council, Practice and Procedure, Rule 140-2-.04.

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