Upon retiring from office, all judicial officers, ministerial officers, or state’s attorneys who receive any books, papers, or other office property from the state shall deliver those materials over to their successors.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 170; Code 1868, § 165; Code 1873, § 176; Code 1882, § 176; Civil Code 1895, § 273; Civil Code 1910, § 308; Code 1933, § 89-606.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 6 - Powers and Duties Generally
§ 45-6-1. “Books, Papers, and Other Office Property” Defined
§ 45-6-2. Fiscal Year for All State Government Units; Accounting
§ 45-6-3. Official Reports to Conform With Fiscal Year
§ 45-6-4. Mailing of Annual Reports to General Assembly Members
§ 45-6-5. Source of Powers of Public Officers Generally; Estoppel
§ 45-6-6. Office Property Kept by Public Officers Subject to Inspection
§ 45-6-7. Duty of Incumbent to Deliver Office Property to Successor — Generally
§ 45-6-11. Duty of Incumbent to Deliver Office Property to Successor — Proceedings by Successor