Georgia Code
Chapter 5 - Vacation of Office
§ 45-5-6. Public Official Investigated by Special Commission Upon Indictment; Gubernatorial Review if Commission Recommends Suspension; Suspension; Reinstatement; Replacement or Temporary Officer

History. Code 1933, § 89-506, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 277, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1279, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 600, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 748, § 25; Ga. L. 2014, p. 18, § 1/SB 367; Ga. L. 2022, p. 756, § 1/SB 337.
The 2014 amendment, effective April 10, 2014, added subsection (j).
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, inserted “or her” twice in subsection (c) and in subsection (e); inserted “or she” twice in subsection (c) and in subsection (i); in subsection (c), substituted “section, the public official” for “section and until initial conviction by the trial court, the public official shall continue to receive the compensation from his office. After initial conviction by the trial court, the public official” and added the last sentence; and substituted “such public official” for “he” in the last sentence in subsection (f).
Cross references.
Procedures for and effect of suspension or removal of public officials upon felony indictment or conviction, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. II, Sec. III, Para. I.
Suspension of public officers upon conviction of felony, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. II, Sec. III, Para. II.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2014, p. 18, § 3/SB 367, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval, and Section 1 shall enable the temporary replacement of all persons serving as temporary replacements for suspended public officials on the effective date of this Act as well as the temporary replacement of all persons appointed as temporary replacements for suspended public officials on and after the effective date of this Act.” This Act became effective April 10, 2014.

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