Georgia Code
Part 1 - General Authority, Duties, and Procedure
§ 50-5-84. Contracting With Companies Having Business Operations in Sudan; Scrutinized Companies; Certifications

The Department of Administrative Services shall report to the Attorney General the name of the company that the Department of Administrative Services determined had submitted a false certification under subsection (c) of this Code section, together with its information as to the false certification, and the Attorney General shall determine whether to bring a civil action against such company. If such company is found to have submitted a false certification, such company shall be ordered to pay all costs and fees incurred by the state in the civil action, including all costs incurred by the state agency and the Department of Administrative Services for investigations that led to the finding of the false certification and all costs and fees incurred by the Attorney General.
History. Code 1981, § 50-5-84 , enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 247, § 2/SB 170.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2009, “, the company shall be subject to” was deleted from the end of the introductory language of subsection (e).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2009, p. 247, § 1/SB 170, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “The General Assembly finds that:
“(1) Since 1993, the United States Secretary of State has determined Sudan is a country whose government has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, thereby restricting United States assistance, defense exports and sales, and financial and other transactions with the Government of Sudan.
“(2) On September 21, 2004, in addressing the United Nations General Assembly, President George W. Bush affirmed the Secretary of State’s finding and stated, ‘At this hour, the world is witnessing terrible suffering and horrible crimes in the Darfur region of Sudan, crimes my government has concluded are genocide.’
“(3) The federal government has imposed sanctions against the Government of Sudan since 1997. These sanctions are monitored through the United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
“(4) On December 31, 2007, President George W. Bush signed the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act (Public Law 110-174). The legislation was passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives unanimously. That act authorizes state and local governments to adopt policies to divest from and prohibit contracts with problematic companies operating in Sudan’s oil, power, mineral, and military sectors. That act also prohibits the federal government from contracting with these companies.”
Ga. L. 2009, p. 247, § 3/SB 170, not codified by the General Assembly, provides for severability.

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