Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing the obligee in any bond of any collecting officer, officer to hold public funds, or any bank or depository in which public funds have been deposited from maintaining an action at law or in equity thereon when the official or county or municipal authority having jurisdiction to issue a citation has not begun a proceeding thereon by ordering a citation or execution to issue.
History. Ga. L. 1933, p. 78, § 9h; Code 1933, § 89-825; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 45.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 8 - Accounting for Public Funds
§ 45-8-4. Bonds — Declaring Office Vacant Upon Officer’s Failure to Give Additional Security
§ 45-8-5. Bonds — Fixing of Amount and Approval
§ 45-8-8. Bonds — When Principal and Surety Not Liable
§ 45-8-9. Bonds — Limitation of Actions on Bonds
§ 45-8-10. Deposit of Funds in Banks or Depositories — Requirement Generally
§ 45-8-14. Depositories for County and School District Moneys
§ 45-8-14.1. Funds Held by Depository; Policies and Procedures; Effective Date
§ 45-8-17. Deposit of Funds in Banks or Depositories — Liability
§ 45-8-20. Citation of Officer, Bank, or Depository to Show Cause; Service of Notice
§ 45-8-21. Right to Appear at Hearing
§ 45-8-23. Authority to Issue Subpoenas; Punishment for Contempt for Refusal to Obey
§ 45-8-26. Action by Bond Obligee Before Citation or Execution
§ 45-8-27. Procedure for Accounting When Officer Succeeds Himself
§ 45-8-28. Personal Representative of Insane or Deceased Officer as Party to Proceedings
§ 45-8-30. Release of Property of County Officers From State Lien — Authorization
§ 45-8-31. Release of Property of County Officers From State Lien — Procedure Generally
§ 45-8-33. Effect of Chapter Upon Liability of Officers to Private Persons