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Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 45-1-1. Employees of State Hospitals and Certain State Institutions Authorized to Make Purchases of Goods and Services; Limitations - Except as provided in Code Sections 45-10-20 through 45-10-25, employees...
§ 45-1-2. Actions by or Against Public Officers Who Have Left Office - History. Ga. L. 1941, p. 516, §§ 2, 4, 5;...
§ 45-1-3. Display or Sale of Motor Vehicle Tag or Sign Purporting That Owner Serves on Governor’s Staff - History. Ga. L. 1964, p. 198, §§ 1-3.
§ 45-1-4. Complaints or Information From Public Employees as to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in State Programs and Operations - History. Code 1981, § 45-1-4 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-1-5. Purging Personnel Records of Terminated Employee - When an employee of the state or of a county,...
§ 45-1-6. Gifts to Employees by Vendors; Disclosure; Reports - History. Code 1981, § 45-1-6 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-1-7. Paid Break Time and Private Location for Expression of Breast Milk - History. Code 1981, § 45-1-7 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-1-8. Payroll Deduction for Liability Insurance Protection - History. Code 1981, § 45-1-8 , enacted by Ga. L....
Chapter 2 - Eligibility and Qualifications for Office
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 45-2-1. Persons Ineligible to Hold Civil Office; Vacation of Office; Validity of Acts Performed While in Office - The following persons are ineligible to hold any civil office;...
§ 45-2-2. Person to Hold Only One County Office; Commissioned Officer Not to Be Deputy for Another - No person shall hold, in any manner whatever, or be...
§ 45-2-3. Persons Failing to Obtain Commissions Ineligible for Reelection - Persons who, after an election, fail to comply with all...
§ 45-2-4. Officers to Reside in State, Discharge Duties Until Successor Commissioned, and Have Seal - All officers of this state shall reside in this state...
§ 45-2-5. Municipal or County Governments Not to Require Residence as Condition of Employment - No municipal or county government in this state shall require...
§ 45-2-6. Municipal or County Governments Not to Use Residence as Advantage or Disadvantage in Administering Employee Merit System - A municipal or county government of this state, in using...
§ 45-2-9. State Agencies Not to Discriminate in Employment Against Servicemen’s Wives - History. Ga. L. 1970, p. 169, § 1. Cross references....
Article 2 - Veterans’ Civil Service Preference
§ 45-2-20. “Armed Conflict” Defined - As used in this article, the term “armed conflict” means...
§ 45-2-21. Veteran Entitled to Additional Five Points on Civil Service Examination Score - Area of imminent danger” means: History. Ga. L. 1969, p....
§ 45-2-22. Disabled Veteran Entitled to Additional Ten Points on Civil Service Examination Score - Any veteran, as provided in Code Section 45-2-21, who has...
Article 3 - Physical Examination of State Employees
§ 45-2-40. Employees to Furnish Certificate of Physical Fitness for Employment - No person who is otherwise qualified shall be employed in...
§ 45-2-41. Committee of Doctors to Develop Fitness Standards; Licensed Physician to Make Physical Examination; Contracts for Assessments of Employees; Fee for Committee Members and Consultants; Certification - History. Ga. L. 1956, p. 808, § 2; Ga. L....
§ 45-2-42. State Department or Agency to Furnish Standards of Fitness of Positions - The state department or agency shall furnish to the applicant...
§ 45-2-43. Examining Medical Practitioner to Make Report; Conditions Impairing Prescribed Duties; Consent for Distribution of Additional Confidential Medical Information; Reports; Confidentiality of Files - If a physical examination is required, the examining medical practitioner...
§ 45-2-44. State Personnel Board to Adopt Rules and Regulations; Expenditure of Funds - The State Personnel Board, subject to the approval of the...
§ 45-2-45. Applicability of Article - This article shall not apply to department heads, temporary employees,...
Chapter 3 - Official Oaths and Commissions
Article 1 - Official Oaths
§ 45-3-1. Oaths Required in Addition to Oath of Office and Constitutional Oath - Every public officer shall: History. Orig. Code 1863, § 134;...
§ 45-3-2. Form and Subscription of Oath - The form of the oath prescribed in Code Section 45-3-1...
§ 45-3-3. Officer Authorized to Administer Oaths; Oaths to Be Written, Subscribed, and Dated - When not otherwise provided by law and when not directed...
§ 45-3-4. Filing of Oaths — Generally - The oaths prescribed in Code Section 45-3-1, when taken by...
§ 45-3-5. Filing of Oaths — County Officers - When taken by the judges of the probate courts and...
§ 45-3-6. Filing of Oaths — Endorsement of Filing Time - The officer in whose office the oaths prescribed in Code...
§ 45-3-7. Oaths of Deputies - Before proceeding to act, all deputies shall take the same...
§ 45-3-8. Effect of Failure to Take and File Oath Generally - No officer or deputy required by law to take and...
§ 45-3-9. Entry Into Duties of Office Without Oath - Any officer or deputy required by law to take and...
§ 45-3-10. Effect of Failure to Take and File Oath Upon Validity of Official Acts - The official acts of an officer shall be valid regardless...
§ 45-3-10.1. Applicability of Code Sections 45-3-1 Through 45-3-10 - History. Code 1981, § 45-3-10.1 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-3-11. Loyalty Oath — Persons Required to Take Oath Generally - All persons who are employed by and are on the...
§ 45-3-12. Loyalty Oath — Elected Officers - The loyalty oath required by Code Section 45-3-11, this Code...
§ 45-3-13. Loyalty Oath — Form - The oath prescribed in Code Section 45-3-11 shall be in...
§ 45-3-14. Effect of Failure to Sign Loyalty Oath - If any person required by Code Sections 45-3-11 through 45-3-13,...
§ 45-3-15. Proceeding for False Swearing When Loyalty Oath Violated - If any person required to do so by Code Sections...
§ 45-3-16. Applicability of Article - This article shall apply to the oaths of office of...
Article 2 - Commissions
§ 45-3-30. Officers Commissioned Under Great Seal of State - The commissions of the following officers shall have annexed thereto...
§ 45-3-31. Officers Commissioned Under Executive Seal - The commissions of all other civil officers, except constables and...
Chapter 4 - Official Bonds
§ 45-4-1. Bonds to Be Payable to Governor and Conditioned Upon Faithful Discharge of Duties - The bonds of all public officers required by law to...
§ 45-4-2. Deputy’s Bond - Deputies shall give bonds with surety, payable to their principals,...
§ 45-4-3. Return of Bonds; Actions on Bonds - All bonds taken by public officers under the laws of...
§ 45-4-4. Bonds of Officers Commissioned by Governor - Official bonds of all officers who are entitled to commissions...
§ 45-4-5. Bonds to Have Sureties; Number and Qualifications - All bonds that this chapter applies to shall have at...
§ 45-4-6. Corporate Sureties Authorized - Guaranty or surety companies incorporated under the laws of this...
§ 45-4-7. County Officials Required to Have Corporate Surety on Bond; County to Pay Premiums - All county officials who are required to give an official...
§ 45-4-8. Attorney at Law or County Officer Not to Be Surety - No attorney at law or county officer shall be accepted...
§ 45-4-9. New Bond and Surety When Surety Relieved or Insufficient - The Governor shall require a new surety and bond for...
§ 45-4-10. Effect of Officer Failing to Comply With New Bond and Surety - If any officer shall fail to comply with the requisition...
§ 45-4-11. Blanket Bonds Covering Two or More Political Subdivisions, Officers Authorized; Amount and Coverage Period; Recording; Entities - History. Ga. L. 1963, p. 480, § 1; Ga. L....
§ 45-4-12. Approval and Filing of Bonds - The approval of all official bonds shall be in writing,...
§ 45-4-13. Approval, Filing, and Recording of Bonds of Court Clerks, Magistrates, Sheriffs, Coroners, Surveyors, Treasurers, and Tax Collectors - The official bonds given for county taxes by the clerks...
§ 45-4-14. Time for Filing Bonds - The official bonds of public officers, required by law to...
§ 45-4-15. Filing Time to Be Endorsed on Bonds - Every officer in whose office the official bond of any...
§ 45-4-16. Manner in Which Power of Attorney to Be Attested and Filed Where Bond Signed by Attorney in Fact - When an official bond is signed by an attorney in...
§ 45-4-17. Probate Court Judge to Certify to Governor Taking of Oaths and Giving of Bonds - The judge of the probate court must sign a certificate...
§ 45-4-18. Certification of Failure of Officer to Make and File Bond - When any officer of whom bond is required shall fail...
§ 45-4-19. Notice to Attorney General of Failure of Officer to File Bond - If any public officer required by law to give bond...
§ 45-4-20. Nonconforming Bond to Stand in Place of Official Bond Though Not Approved and Filed - Whenever any officer required by law to give an official...
§ 45-4-21. Effect of Failure of Officer to Mark Bond or Give Required Notice - If any officer whose duty it is to mark a...
§ 45-4-22. Effect of Official Act Before Bond Approved and Filed - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 150; Code 1868, § 145;...
§ 45-4-23. Places for Keeping Bonds - All bonds taken from public officers shall be kept in...
§ 45-4-24. Bond Obligations of Principal and Surety; Conditions Required for Existence of Cause of Action on Bond - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 154; Code 1868, § 149;...
§ 45-4-25. Actions on Bonds of Public Officers Authorized; Jurisdiction - Actions on bonds taken from public officers may be brought...
§ 45-4-26. Action on Deputy’s Bond - Any person who claims damages of any principal officer for...
§ 45-4-27. Effect of Recovery on Bond Upon Subsequent Proceedings - Official bonds of public officers shall not be discharged by...
§ 45-4-28. Officer’s Liability When Bond Exhausted or Invalid and When Acting Without Bond - When the penalty of the bond is exhausted, the officer...
§ 45-4-29. Measure of Damages in Actions on Official Bonds - The measure of damages recoverable in actions upon all official...
§ 45-4-30. Applicability of Chapter - This chapter shall apply to the official bonds of all...
Chapter 5 - Vacation of Office
§ 45-5-1. When Offices Deemed Vacated; Filling Vacancy; Notice; Appeal - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 131; Code 1868, § 126;...
§ 45-5-2. Office to Be Vacated Immediately Upon Final Conviction of Felony; Filling of Vacancy - Upon final conviction of a felony, the office of any...
§ 45-5-3. Election or Appointment of Successor to Fill Unexpired Terms - History. Ga. L. 1872, p. 82, § 10; Code 1873,...
§ 45-5-3.1. Authority to Fill Vacancy Absent Quorum; Appointment by Governor to Fill Vacancy - History. Code 1981, § 45-5-3.1 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-5-3.2. Filling of Vacancies in Office of District Attorney; Special Election - History. Code 1981, § 45-5-3.2 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-5-4. Continuation in Office of Appointee During Succeeding Term - Where any person is appointed to fill a vacancy in...
§ 45-5-5. To Whom Resignations to Be Made - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 133; Code 1868, § 128;...
§ 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,...
§ 45-5-6.1. Suspension and Vacation of Office of Public Officials Convicted of Felony - History. Code 1981, § 45-5-6.1 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-5-6.2. Suspension of “Authority Officials” Upon Indictment for Felony; Continued Compensation; Replacement Officials - History. Code 1981, § 45-5-6.2 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-5-7. Hearing of Complaints Against Budget Unit Employees and Proceedings Thereupon; Effect on Tenure - Upon information being received that any individual employed by the...
Chapter 5A - Temporary Disabilities of Elected Constitutional Executive Officers
§ 45-5A-1. Certification of Temporary Disability by Supreme Court - If, after hearing the evidence on the disability of an...
§ 45-5A-2. Lieutenant Governor Exercising Powers and Duties of Governor During Temporary Disability - In case of the temporary disability of the Governor, the...
§ 45-5A-3. President Pro Tempore of the Senate Exercising Powers and Duties of Lieutenant Governor During Temporary Disability - In case of the temporary disability of the Lieutenant Governor,...
§ 45-5A-4. Governor’s Appointment of Persons to Perform Duties of Other Officers During Temporary Disability - History. Code 1981, § 45-5A-4 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-5A-5. Supreme Court to Determine When Temporary Disability Has Ended; Resumption of Duties Upon Termination of Temporary Disability - History. Code 1981, § 45-5A-5 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-5A-6. Officer Compensation During Temporary Disability - Whenever an elected constitutional executive officer is unable to exercise...
Chapter 6 - Powers and Duties Generally
§ 45-6-1. “Books, Papers, and Other Office Property” Defined - As used in this chapter, the term “books, papers, and...
§ 45-6-2. Fiscal Year for All State Government Units; Accounting - The fiscal year for this state and for all units...
§ 45-6-3. Official Reports to Conform With Fiscal Year - The year for official reports shall be coincident with the...
§ 45-6-4. Mailing of Annual Reports to General Assembly Members - History. Ga. L. 1917, p. 998; Code 1933, § 40-1701;...
§ 45-6-5. Source of Powers of Public Officers Generally; Estoppel - Powers of all public officers are defined by law and...
§ 45-6-6. Office Property Kept by Public Officers Subject to Inspection - All books, papers, and other office property kept by any...
§ 45-6-7. Duty of Incumbent to Deliver Office Property to Successor — Generally - When any office is vacated, it is the duty of...
§ 45-6-8. Duty of Incumbent to Deliver Office Property to Successor — Retiring Judicial or Ministerial Officers or State’s Attorneys - Upon retiring from office, all judicial officers, ministerial officers, or...
§ 45-6-9. Duty of Incumbent to Deliver Office Property to Successor — When Incumbent Deceased or Cannot Be Found - If a vacancy occurs because of death or if the...
§ 45-6-10. Duty of Incumbent to Deliver Office Property to Successor — Failure to Comply; Search for and Seizure of Office Property - At the time appointed or at any other time to...
§ 45-6-11. Duty of Incumbent to Deliver Office Property to Successor — Proceedings by Successor - If any person shall neglect or refuse to deliver books,...
§ 45-6-12. Duty of Incumbent to Deliver Office Property to Successor — Director of Division of Archives and History to Act as Agent When Office Abolished or No Successor Appointed - The director of the Division of Archives and History, or...
§ 45-6-13. Duty of Incumbent to Deliver Office Property to Successor — Liability for Costs of Office Property Upon Failure to Deliver - Upon failure to deliver any books, papers, or other office...
§ 45-6-14. Duty of Incumbent to Deliver Office Property to Successor — Failure to Deliver Office Property - After the expiration of his term, if any officer shall...
Chapter 7 - Salaries and Fees
§ 45-7-1. Payment for Personal Services by State Departments - The director of the Office of Planning and Budget is...
§ 45-7-2. Compensation of State Official for Serving in Ex Officio Position - No state official who receives, as a part of his...
§ 45-7-3. Compensation of State Officials Designated in Code Sections 45-7-4, 45-7-20, and 45-7-21; Reimbursement of Members of General Assembly Serving on Advisory Boards and Similar Entities of the Executive and Judicial Branches - Members of the General Assembly are expressly authorized to receive...
§ 45-7-4. Annual Salaries of Certain State Officials; Cost-of-Living Adjustments - An allowance in an amount specified in the appropriations Act...
§ 45-7-5. Compensation of Lieutenant Governor - The Lieutenant Governor shall be compensated in the amount and...
§ 45-7-6. Members of Boards and Other Public Entities Not to Be Paid for More Than One Meeting per Day - No member of a public agency, board, bureau, commission, authority,...
§ 45-7-7. Compensation and Allowances of Certain Officials Not to Be Changed Without Giving Public Notice - History. Ga. L. 1979, p. 392, §§ 1, 2; Ga....
§ 45-7-8. Officer Dismissal for Charging or Taking Fees Not Allowed or for Services Not Performed - Any public officer who shall charge or take fees not...
§ 45-7-9. Compensation for Line-of-Duty Injuries of Full-Time State Employees; Exceptions - History. Code 1981, § 45-7-9 , enacted by Ga. L....
Article 2 - Reimbursement of Expenses
§ 45-7-20. Reimbursement of Travel Costs for Certain Officials - Except as provided in Code Section 45-7-21, each state official...
§ 45-7-21. Expense Allowance and Travel Cost Reimbursement for Members of Certain Boards and Commissions - (2.1) Board of Community Supervision; (2.2) Board of Public Safety;...
§ 45-7-22. Reimbursement for Relocation Expenses — Authorization Generally - Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a...
§ 45-7-23. Reimbursement for Relocation Expenses — Conditions - Before the reimbursement of expenses to transferred employees may take...
§ 45-7-24. Reimbursement for Relocation Expenses — Rules, Regulations, and Policies - The Office of Planning and Budget shall establish such rules,...
§ 45-7-25. Advance Travel Funds — Employee Trust Accounts Authorized - Each department, agency, institution, and board of the state is...
§ 45-7-26. Advance Travel Funds — Rules and Regulations for Accounting of Funds - The director of the Office of Planning and Budget shall...
§ 45-7-27. Advance Travel Funds — Accounting and Reimbursement of Unused Funds - Each employee granted an advance of state funds under this...
§ 45-7-28. Advance Travel Funds — Lien When Employee Fails to File Accounting or Reimburse Funds - Should any employee granted a travel advance under this Code...
§ 45-7-29. Reimbursement for Expenses of Lodging and Air Fare — Supporting Documentation Required - History. Ga. L. 1978, p. 1919, § 1. Editor’s notes....
§ 45-7-30. Reimbursement for Expenses of First-Class Air Fare - Except as provided in this Code section, no state official...
§ 45-7-31. Reimbursement for Expenses — per Diem Allowances - This Code section and Code Sections 45-7-29, 45-7-30, and 45-7-32...
§ 45-7-32. Unlawful Use of Travel Advance Received From Public Funds for Nongovernmental Purposes; Fraudulent Request for Reimbursement of Expenses; Penalty for Violations - History. Ga. L. 1978, p. 1919, § 4; Ga. L....
§ 45-7-33. Reimbursement for Expenses in Filing Application for Commercial Driver’s License - Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a...
§ 45-7-34. Rules and Regulations for Administering Reimbursement Programs - The Office of Planning and Budget shall establish such rules,...
Article 3 - Salary Deductions
§ 45-7-50. Deductions for United States Savings Bonds - The disbursing or fiscal officer of any state department, board,...
§ 45-7-51. Deductions for Payment of Insurance Premiums - History. Ga. L. 1976, p. 1603, § 1; Ga. L....
§ 45-7-52. Deductions for Payments to Credit Unions - History. Ga. L. 1964, p. 255, §§ 1, 2. Cross...
§ 45-7-53. Deductions for Payment of Parking and Van Pool Fees - History. Ga. L. 1980, p. 1049, §§ 1, 2.
§ 45-7-54. Voluntary Contributions by State Government Employees Through Payroll Deductions to Certain Not for Profit Organizations - History. Code 1981, § 45-7-54 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-7-55. Deductions for Transit Passes and Other Fare Media - History. Code 1981, § 45-7-55 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-7-56. Deductions for Purchase of Personal Computing and Computer Related Equipment - History. Code 1981, § 45-7-56 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-7-57. Deduction From Wages for Contributions Into Savings Trust Accounts - History. Code 1981, § 45-7-57 , enacted by Ga. L....
Article 4 - Disclosure of Professional Services Fees
§ 45-7-70. Purpose of Article - It is in the best interests of a free society...
§ 45-7-71. Professional Services Fees to Be Identified in Financial Records - In the fiscal and financial records of any state agency...
§ 45-7-72. Statements or Reports to Attorney General and State Auditor - A copy of each statement or report, referred to in...
§ 45-7-73. State Auditor to Prescribe Form and Date for Submission of Reports - Where necessary to accomplish the purposes of this article, the...
§ 45-7-74. State Auditor to Provide Report of Fees to Various State Officials - The state auditor shall annually provide to the Governor, to...
Article 5 - State Commission on Compensation
§ 45-7-90. Creation; Purpose - A State Commission on Compensation is established for the purpose...
§ 45-7-91. Composition; Qualifications, Appointment, Vacancies of Members - History. Ga. L. 1971, p. 103, § 2; Ga. L....
§ 45-7-92. Oath; Expenses of Members; Meetings Generally - Members of the commission shall take an oath to uphold...
§ 45-7-93. Organizational Meeting; Employment of Staff - The commission shall meet immediately after a majority of its...
§ 45-7-94. Commission to Make Comparative Study of Compensation - The commission shall make a study of the compensation currently...
§ 45-7-95. Commission to File Written Report of Recommended Compensation - The commission shall file a written report based upon its...
§ 45-7-96. Construction of Article - It is the intention of the General Assembly that this...
Chapter 8 - Accounting for Public Funds
§ 45-8-1. Definitions - As used in this chapter, the term: and which holds...
§ 45-8-2. Bonds — Requirement of Officers Holding State Funds; Requirement of Additional Bond or Security; Declaring Office Vacant Upon Failure to Give Additional Security; Reduction of Bonds; Substitution of New Bonds - History. Ga. L. 1933, p. 78, § 3; Code 1933,...
§ 45-8-3. Bonds — Requirement of Officers Holding Other Than State Funds; Increase, Reduction, or Discharge of Bonds - All municipality or county authorities and all other proper authorities...
§ 45-8-4. Bonds — Declaring Office Vacant Upon Officer’s Failure to Give Additional Security - If any such officer is required to give additional bond...
§ 45-8-5. Bonds — Fixing of Amount and Approval - The amount of the bonds of collecting officers and officers...
§ 45-8-6. Bonds — Liability of New or Additional Bond for Defaults Occurring Prior to and Subsequent to Effective Date - Where any collecting officer, officer to hold public funds, bank,...
§ 45-8-7. Bonds — Interest Against Principal and Surety Upon Breach of Bond; Additional Penalty for Bad Faith; Attorneys’ Fees - Upon breaches of the bond of any officer, bank, or...
§ 45-8-8. Bonds — When Principal and Surety Not Liable - History. Ga. L. 1933, p. 78, § 13; Ga. L....
§ 45-8-9. Bonds — Limitation of Actions on Bonds - No action on the bond of any collecting officer, officer...
§ 45-8-10. Deposit of Funds in Banks or Depositories — Requirement Generally - All funds belonging to the state or to any of...
§ 45-8-11. Deposit of Funds in Banks or Depositories — Authority of Officers Holding Public Funds to Determine Amounts to Be Deposited; Waiver of Requirement for Depository to Give Security - History. Code 1933, § 89-810.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1980,...
§ 45-8-12. Deposit of Funds in Banks or Depositories — Depository to Give Bond; Pledge of Securities in Lieu of Bond; Acceptance of Federal Insurance as Security; Combination of Securities; Aggregate Amount of Bond - History. Code 1933, § 89-810.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1980,...
§ 45-8-13. Deposit of Funds in Banks or Depositories — Deposit of Securities by Banks or Depositories; Contract as to Interest or Compensation - History. Ga. L. 1933, p. 78, § 6; Code 1933,...
§ 45-8-13.1. Depositories Using Pooled Method of Securing Deposits of Public Funds; Qualifications; Rights and Responsibilities of State Treasurer; Establishing Policies and Procedures - History. Code 1981, § 45-8-13.1 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-8-14. Depositories for County and School District Moneys - The governing authority of each county shall designate one or...
§ 45-8-14.1. Funds Held by Depository; Policies and Procedures; Effective Date - History. Code 1981, § 45-8-14.1 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-8-15. Deposit of Funds in Banks or Depositories — Lien in Favor of Public Body on Bank Assets; Deposit as Trust Fund - Upon any deposit of public funds being made in any...
§ 45-8-16. Deposit of Funds in Banks or Depositories — Deposits Showing Officer’s Official Title Deemed Public Funds - Money of any public body deposited in any bank by...
§ 45-8-17. Deposit of Funds in Banks or Depositories — Liability - No proper authority, including the state treasurer, nor any member...
§ 45-8-18. Investment of Surplus Funds in War Bonds or Other Obligations by Treasurer of Governmental Entity - History. Ga. L. 1943, p. 453, §§ 1, 2. Law...
§ 45-8-19. Jurisdiction to Cite Defaulting Officers, Depositories, or Sureties for Accounting and to Issue Execution - Jurisdiction to cite defaulting collecting officers, officers to hold public...
§ 45-8-20. Citation of Officer, Bank, or Depository to Show Cause; Service of Notice - If it shall become known to the official or authority...
§ 45-8-21. Right to Appear at Hearing - Any citizen or taxpayer or any public body interested in...
§ 45-8-22. Cited Official, Bank, or Depository to File Statement of Accounts; Preparation of Statement by Citing Official or Authority; Entry of Judgment or Order in Nature of Judgment; Settling Accounts - At the time and place fixed for the hearing or...
§ 45-8-23. Authority to Issue Subpoenas; Punishment for Contempt for Refusal to Obey - Authority is conferred upon the official or county or municipal...
§ 45-8-24. Joinder of Parties in Proceedings for Accounting; Power of Authorities to Determine Liability - In any proceeding for accounting under this chapter, there may...
§ 45-8-25. Issuance of Execution Against Defaulting Officer, Bank, Depository, or Surety; Enforcement; Proceedings to Arrest Enforcement; Burden of Proof at Trial; Parties; Effect of Admission of Correctness by Defendant in Execution - The official or county or municipal authority having jurisdiction to...
§ 45-8-26. Action by Bond Obligee Before Citation or Execution - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing the...
§ 45-8-27. Procedure for Accounting When Officer Succeeds Himself - When any officer to whom this chapter relates shall succeed...
§ 45-8-28. Personal Representative of Insane or Deceased Officer as Party to Proceedings - Whenever any of the officers with whom this chapter deals...
§ 45-8-29. Effect of Judgment or Execution as Lien; Transfer of Judgment or Execution; Enforcement by Transferee; Effect of Sale or Transfer of Assets by Bank to Innocent Purchaser for Value - Any judgment or execution issued in pursuance of this chapter...
§ 45-8-30. Release of Property of County Officers From State Lien — Authorization - The judge of the probate court, sitting for county purposes,...
§ 45-8-31. Release of Property of County Officers From State Lien — Procedure Generally - The officer desiring the release of a portion of his...
§ 45-8-32. Release of Property of County Officers From State Lien — Deadline to Consummate Proposed Sale or Loan - In the event the release is granted, it is not...
§ 45-8-33. Effect of Chapter Upon Liability of Officers to Private Persons - This chapter is not intended to affect any liability which...
Chapter 9 - Insuring and Indemnification of Public Officers and Employees
Article 1 - State Officers and Employees
§ 45-9-1. General Provisions - History. Ga. L. 1977, p. 1051, § 1; Ga. L....
§ 45-9-2. Members of Organized Militia Serving on State Active Duty - Members of the organized militia who are serving on state...
§ 45-9-3. Insurance and Other Protections Afforded Personnel Employed by District Attorney - Personnel employed by the district attorneys of the state, irrespective...
§ 45-9-4. Purchase of Insurance or Indemnity Contracts; Self-Insurance Program; Hazardous Materials Liability Reserve Fund; Insurer Insolvency; Liability Coverage to Nonprofit Agencies and Employees Contracting With State Agencies - History. Ga. L. 1977, p. 1051, § 2; Ga. L....
§ 45-9-4.1. Participation in Self-Insurance by Georgia Correctional Industries Administration; Extension of Coverage to Officers, Officials, and Employees - The Georgia Correctional Industries Administration, as a body corporate and...
§ 45-9-4.2. Liability Coverage for Nonprofit Agencies Providing Services to the Developmentally Disabled - History. Code 1981, § 45-9-4.2 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-9-5. Article Not Waiver of Immunity From Action or Provision of Liability Insurance Protection - Nothing in this article shall constitute a waiver of the...
Article 2 - Members of Governing Bodies of Municipalities, Counties, and Other Public Bodies
§ 45-9-20. Insurance or Contracts of Indemnity; Actions Against Insurers or Indemnitors - In addition to any other compensation which may be paid...
§ 45-9-21. Defense of Civil, Criminal, or Quasi-Criminal Actions in Lieu of Insurance - History. Ga. L. 1974, p. 702, § 3; Ga. L....
§ 45-9-22. Payment of Claims or Judgment Against Members of Municipal, County, or Other Public Body - History. Ga. L. 1978, p. 1380, § 1.
§ 45-9-23. Waiver of Immunity From Action - Nothing in this article shall be construed as waiving any...
Article 4 - Indemnification of Public Officers and Employees Generally
§ 45-9-60. Indemnification of Public Officers or Officials Subjected to Liability; Opinion of Attorney General or Governor That Liability Not Breach of Duty - In the event that a public officer or official has...
§ 45-9-61. Benefit Derived Under Article Declared to Be Compensation - Any benefit occasioned by a public officer or official by...
§ 45-9-62. Applicability of Article - This article shall apply to: History. Ga. L. 1975, p....
Article 4A - Indemnification of Public School Teachers and Employees
§ 45-9-70. Purpose of Article - The purpose of this article is to provide by law...
§ 45-9-71. Definitions - As used in this article, the term: History. Code 1981,...
§ 45-9-72. Establishment of Indemnification Program - History. Code 1981, § 45-9-72 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-9-73. Indemnification Commission Created; Composition; Assignment to Department of Administrative Services for Administrative Purposes - There is created the Georgia Public School Personnel Indemnification Commission...
§ 45-9-74. Commission to Promulgate Rules and Regulations; Use of Personnel and Resources of Other Agencies - The commission is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations relative...
§ 45-9-75. Georgia Public School Personnel Indemnification Fund — Creation; General Provisions - There is created a fund to be known as the...
§ 45-9-76. Georgia Public School Personnel Indemnification Fund — Revenues From Sale of License Plates; Funds From Other Sources - The Georgia Public School Personnel Indemnification Fund shall consist of...
§ 45-9-77. Georgia Public School Personnel Indemnification Fund — Authority of Department of Administrative Services - The Department of Administrative Services is authorized, subject to the...
§ 45-9-78. Payment of Indemnification for Death or Disability Generally; Designation of Method of Payment; Procedure for Making Payments - History. Code 1981, § 45-9-78 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-9-79. Insufficient Funds; Procedure for Making Payments - If the moneys provided by this article are not sufficient...
§ 45-9-79.1. Application for Indemnification - History. Code 1981, § 45-9-79.1 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-9-79.2. Indemnification Not Taxable - It is the intent of the General Assembly that indemnification...
§ 45-9-79.3. Indemnification Not to Be Awarded When Penal Violation Caused or Contributed to Death or Disability - No indemnification shall be awarded to any person otherwise entitled...
§ 45-9-79.4. Annual Report to General Assembly - The commission shall annually file a report of its activities...
§ 45-9-79.5. Giving False Information or Testimony; Liability to State - History. Code 1981, § 45-9-79.5 , enacted by Ga. L....
Article 5 - Law Enforcement Officers, Firemen, Prison Guards, and Publicly Employed Emergency Medical Technicians
Part 1 - Georgia State Indemnification Fund
§ 45-9-81. Definitions - As used in this part, the term: Such term shall...
§ 45-9-82. Establishment of Indemnification Program - History. Ga. L. 1978, p. 1914, § 3; Ga. L....
§ 45-9-83. Indemnification Commission Created; Composition; Assignment to Department of Administrative Services for Administrative Purposes; Meetings - There is created the Georgia State Indemnification Commission which shall...
§ 45-9-84. Appeals of Department Decisions; Use of Personnel and Resources of Other Agencies - The commission is authorized to consider appeals of decisions of...
§ 45-9-84.1. Georgia State Indemnification Fund — Creation; Administration; Investment Fund Paid Over to Office of the State Treasurer - There is created a fund to be known as the...
§ 45-9-84.2. Georgia State Indemnification Fund — Authorization for Appropriation of Moneys to the Fund; Moneys From Other Sources - The General Assembly is authorized to appropriate funds to be...
§ 45-9-84.3. Georgia State Indemnification Fund — Authority of Department as to Payments From Fund - The department is authorized, subject to the limitations contained in...
§ 45-9-85. Payment of Indemnification for Death or Disability; Procedure for Making Payments; Appeal - History. Ga. L. 1978, p. 1914, § 5; Ga. L....
§ 45-9-86. Application for Indemnification - History. Ga. L. 1978, p. 1914, § 7; Ga. L....
§ 45-9-87. Indemnification Not Taxable - It is the intent of the General Assembly that indemnification...
§ 45-9-88. Indemnification Not to Be Awarded When Penal Violation, Suicide, Intentionally Self-Inflicted Injuries, Natural Causes, or Performance of Certain Routine Duties Caused or Contributed to Death or Disability - History. Ga. L. 1978, p. 1914, § 8; Code 1981,...
§ 45-9-89. Annual Report to General Assembly - The commission shall annually file a report of its activities...
§ 45-9-90. Giving False Information or Testimony - History. Ga. L. 1978, p. 1914, § 11; Ga. L....
Part 2 - Temporary Disability Compensation Program
§ 45-9-100. Purpose - The purpose of this part is to implement the constitutional...
§ 45-9-101. Definitions - As used in this part, the term: History. Code 1981,...
§ 45-9-102. Payment of Compensation; Limitation; Benefits Subordinate to Workers’ Compensation Benefits; Appeal of Decision - History. Code 1981, § 45-9-103 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-9-103. Submission of Application - An application for compensation with respect to a claim filed...
§ 45-9-104. Compensation Not to Be Awarded When Penal Violation, Intentionally Self-Inflicted Injuries, Natural Causes, or Performance of Certain Routine Duties Caused or Contributed to Disability - History. Code 1981, § 45-9-105 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-9-105. Giving False Information or Testimony; Penalty - History. Code 1981, § 45-9-106 , enacted by Ga. L....
Article 6 - Consolidation of Unemployment Compensation Claim Matters Under Commissioner of Administrative Services
§ 45-9-110. Authorization for Consolidation; Billing Procedure; Reserve Fund; Investment of Funds; Contracting for Services; Unemployment Compensation Benefits to Certain County Employees - History. Code 1981, § 45-9-110 , enacted by Ga. L....
Chapter 10 - Codes of Ethics and Conflicts of Interest
Article 1 - Codes of Ethics
§ 45-10-1. Code of Ethics for Government Service Generally — Establishment and Text - There is established for and within the state and for...
§ 45-10-2. Secretary of State to Print and Distribute Code of Ethics - History. Ga. L. 1968, p. 1369.
§ 45-10-3. Code of Ethics for Members of Boards, Commissions, and Authorities — Establishment and Text - Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, each member...
§ 45-10-4. Code of Ethics for Members of Boards, Commissions, and Authorities — Hearing; Notice; Removal of Member From Office; Filling Vacancies; Judicial Review - Upon formal charges being filed with the Governor relative to...
§ 45-10-5. Authority to Enact Rules and Regulations - No member of any board, commission, or authority created by...
Article 2 - Conflicts of Interest
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 45-10-20. Definitions - As used in this part, the term: History. Code 1981,...
§ 45-10-21. Legislative Purposes and Intent - History. Code 1981, § 45-10-21 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-10-22. Full-Time Public Officials With State-Wide Powers Prohibitions; Public Officials or Employees With Limited Powers Prohibitions - History. Code 1981, § 45-10-22 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-10-23. Full-Time Employees Prohibited From Transacting Business With Own State Agency; Exception for Board of Regents Employees - History. Code 1981, § 45-10-23 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-10-24. Part-Time Public Officials With State-Wide Powers Prohibitions; Part-Time Employees Prohibitions; Exceptions to Prohibitions - History. Code 1981, § 45-10-24 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-10-24.1. Exemption for Transactions by Family Owned Business When University System Employee Has Interest; Requirements - Subsection (a) of Code Section 45-10-23 and paragraph (2) of...
§ 45-10-25. Exceptions to Prohibitions on Transactions With State Agencies - History. Code 1981, § 45-10-25 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-10-26. Annual Disclosure Statements Concerning Business Transactions With State; Public Records - History. Code 1981, § 45-10-26 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-10-27. Construction of Part With Provisions, Rules, and Regulations of Chapter 20 of This Title - This part shall in no way supersede any provision of...
§ 45-10-28. Penalties for Violation of Part; Civil Actions by Attorney General to Collect Penalties; Violations by Public Official, Agency Head, or Employee - History. Code 1981, § 45-10-28 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-10-29. Public Officials Prohibited From Granting Themselves Licenses by Waiving Certain Requirements; Requirements to Be Satisfied Prior to Renewal of Licenses; Penalties for Violations - History. Code 1981, § 45-10-29 , enacted by Ga. L....
Part 2 - Contracts of Officers of State Institutions With State Institutions
§ 45-10-40. Contracting With State Institutions Not Allowed; Exceptions - No member of the Board of Regents of the University...
§ 45-10-41. Penalty for Profiting From Contracts With State Institutions Generally; Discharge From Office - Any member of the Board of Regents of the University...
§ 45-10-42. Reporters for State Board of Workers’ Compensation May Sell Transcripts to State Agencies - Notwithstanding any other provision of Part 1 of this article...
Part 3 - Contracts of County Commissioners With County
§ 45-10-60. Requirements for Sales of Real Property by County Commissioner to County - Notwithstanding any other provision of general or local law, a...
Part 4 - Holding of Additional Offices by Nonelective State Officers or Employees
§ 45-10-70. Holding Office in Political Subdivision, Political Party, or Political Organization by Nonelective State Officers or Employees - No rules or regulations of any state agency, department, or...
Part 5 - Family Members of Public Employees
§ 45-10-80. Public Officers Prohibited From Advancing, Employing, or Advocating the Employment of Family Members - History. Code 1981, § 45-10-80 , enacted by Ga. L....
Part 6 - Legislative Ethics
§ 45-10-90. Definitions - As used in this part, the term: History. Code 1981,...
§ 45-10-91. Method of Addressing Improper Conduct - History. Code 1981, § 45-10-91 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-10-92. Abuse of Power and Improper Use of State Employees by General Assembly Members - History. Code 1981, § 45-10-92 , enacted by Ga. L....
Chapter 11 - Miscellaneous Offenses Concerning Public Officers and Employees
§ 45-11-1. Offenses Involving Public Records, Documents, and Other Items - History. Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 805; Code 1863,...
§ 45-11-2. Selling Office or Dividing Fees - If any person who has been elected to any office...
§ 45-11-3. Assault Under Color of Office - Any officer of this state who shall assault or beat...
§ 45-11-4. Unprofessional Conduct; Misdemeanor; Applicability - History. Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, pp. 644, 809; Code...
§ 45-11-5. Extortion Generally - History. Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 809; Code 1863,...
§ 45-11-6. Demanding More Than Legal Fees for Advertising - Any judge of the probate court, sheriff, coroner, clerk, marshal,...
§ 45-11-7. Retaining Compensation for Legal Advertisements - If any officer shall directly or indirectly demand or retain...
§ 45-11-8. Engaging in Bail Bond Business - History. Ga. L. 1972, p. 403, §§ 1, 2; Ga....
§ 45-11-9. Discrimination Against Optometrists or Physicians in Suggestions for Visual Care - History. Ga. L. 1976, p. 474, §§ 1-3.
§ 45-11-10. Coercion of Other Officer or Employee to Give Anything of Value for Political Purposes - History. Ga. L. 1977, p. 1035, §§ 1, 2; Ga....
Chapter 12 - Governor
§ 45-12-1. Election - The Governor shall be elected quadrennially in the manner provided...
§ 45-12-2. Inauguration - The ceremony of inauguration shall take place during the first...
§ 45-12-3. Entry of Inauguration Upon House Journal; Evidence of Governor’s Right, Title, Eligibility, and Qualification - The fact of such inauguration of the Governor shall be...
§ 45-12-4. Oath of Office - The Governor-elect shall, before he enters on the duties of...
§ 45-12-5. Seal - There shall be a seal of the office of the...
§ 45-12-6. Executive Office; Governor’s Residence - The executive office of the Governor shall be in the...
§ 45-12-7. Resignation; Vacancy Due to Other Causes; Lieutenant Governor to Take Oath; Procedure - The Governor shall transmit his resignation to the General Assembly,...
Article 2 - Powers and Duties Generally
§ 45-12-20. Grant of Commissions - The Governor shall grant commissions to all officers, including senators...
§ 45-12-21. Issuance of Warrants for Payments From Treasury - All payments from the state treasury, unless otherwise provided, shall...
§ 45-12-22. Suspension of Collection of Taxes - History. Laws 1821, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 1025; Code 1863,...
§ 45-12-23. Incapacity of Commissioner of Insurance - Whenever the Governor receives information, deemed by him to be...
§ 45-12-24. Proceedings Upon Cessation of Incapacity; Payment of Salary of Officer During Period of Incapacity - Whenever it shall be made to appear to the council...
§ 45-12-25. Books of Record to Be Maintained by Governor - The Governor shall cause to be kept and preserved in...
§ 45-12-26. Defense of Action in Which State Has Interest - Unless otherwise specially provided for, the Governor, in his discretion,...
§ 45-12-27. Calling Out Militia to Execute Laws - It shall be the duty of the Governor to see...
§ 45-12-28. Calling Out Militia for Defense of State in Case of Invasion or Insurrection - In case of invasion or insurrection, the Governor may call...
§ 45-12-29. Powers to Prevent Violence and Maintain Order — General Authority - The Governor is authorized to perform any action which, in...
§ 45-12-30. Powers to Prevent Violence and Maintain Order — Proclamation of Emergency; Issuance and Enforcement of Orders - When, in his opinion, the facts warrant, the Governor shall,...
§ 45-12-31. Powers to Prevent Violence and Maintain Order — Filing of Proclamation; Powers of Governor Over Civil and Military Officials Generally - Upon the issuance of a proclamation as provided for in...
§ 45-12-32. Powers to Prevent Violence and Maintain Order — Promulgation and Enforcement of Emergency Rules and Regulations - The Governor is authorized to promulgate and enforce such emergency...
§ 45-12-33. Powers to Prevent Violence and Maintain Order — Publishing and Posting of Emergency Rules and Regulations - Whenever the Governor shall promulgate emergency rules and regulations, such...
§ 45-12-34. Powers to Prevent Violence and Maintain Order — Enforcement of Rules and Regulations - The Governor shall have emergency power to call upon the...
§ 45-12-35. Reward for Detection or Apprehension of Perpetrators of Felonies or Cattle, Horse, or Swine Thieves - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 65; Code 1868, § 61;...
§ 45-12-36. Reward for Information Leading to Identification, Apprehension, and Conviction of Persons Who Cause the Death of a Law Enforcement Officer - History. Code 1933, § 27-101.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1970,...
§ 45-12-37. Reward for Information Leading to Arrest and Conviction of Person Selling Dangerous or Narcotic Drugs Generally; Rewards by Counties and Municipalities - History. Code 1933, § 27-101.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1970,...
§ 45-12-38. Temporary Transfer of Institution Between Departments or Agencies Authorized; Special Report to General Assembly - History. Ga. L. 1960, p. 891, §§ 1-3.
§ 45-12-39. Annual Report to General Assembly on Administration’s Policies and Goals - History. Ga. L. 1974, p. 478, § 1; Ga. L....
§ 45-12-40. Cooperation With Other States on Federal Grants - For the purpose of establishing and administering federal grant programs...
§ 45-12-41. Governor’s Delegation of Powers Under Applicable Federal Transportation Planning and Air Quality Laws and Regulations - The Governor may delegate to any department, authority, or qualified...
Article 3 - Appointments and Vacancies
§ 45-12-50. Duty to Appoint Officers and Fill Vacancies - The Governor shall appoint all officers and fill all vacancies...
§ 45-12-51. General Power to Engage Services of Any Person - The Governor shall have the power to engage the services...
§ 45-12-52. Filling of Vacancies When Advice and Consent of Senate Required; Interim Appointment - History. Ga. L. 1871-72, p. 284, § 1; Code 1873,...
§ 45-12-53. Appointments Not Subject to Senate Confirmation - No appointment by the Governor shall be subject to confirmation...
§ 45-12-54. Appointments to Boards, Commissions, and Bureaus Subject to Senate Confirmation - All appointments made by the Governor to boards, commissions, and...
§ 45-12-55. Governor Authorized to Appoint Attorneys as Executive Counsel; Compensation - The Governor shall be authorized to appoint attorneys to serve...
§ 45-12-56. Appointment of Secretaries and Clerical Personnel; Compensation - The Governor shall have power to appoint his own secretaries...
§ 45-12-57. Governor’s Messenger — Authority to Appoint; Compensation - History. Orig. Code 1863, §§ 120, 1572; Code 1868, §§...
§ 45-12-58. Governor’s Messenger — Duties - The messenger shall perform such duties for the office of...
§ 45-12-59. Governor’s Messenger — Special Messenger - Where there is no messenger or where the duty cannot...
§ 45-12-60. Payment of Compensation of Persons Whose Compensation Not Prescribed - All persons who are employed by the Governor but for...
§ 45-12-61. Campaign Contributions and Judicial Appointments - History. Code 1981, § 45-12-61 , enacted by Ga. L....
Article 4 - Office of Planning and Budget
Part 1 - Management of Budgetary and Financial Affairs
§ 45-12-70. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 45-12-71. Definitions - As used in this part, the term: History. Code 1933,...
§ 45-12-72. Establishment of Office of Planning and Budget; General Provisions - History. Code 1933, § 40-403, enacted by Ga. L. 1962,...
§ 45-12-73. Powers and Duties Generally - The Office of Planning and Budget, at the direction and...
§ 45-12-74. Budget Report — Preparation and Submission to General Assembly - The Governor, through the Office of Planning and Budget, shall...
§ 45-12-75. Budget Report — Contents and Form - The budget report shall contain and include the following information:...
§ 45-12-75.1. Zero-Base Budgeting; Intent; Departmental Priority Lists - Repealed pursuant to its own terms effective June 30, 2020....
§ 45-12-76. Limitations on Appropriations by General Assembly; Supplementary Appropriations - The General Assembly shall not appropriate funds for any given...
§ 45-12-77. Requirement of Emergency Appropriation; Manner of Allocation - In order to provide for the emergency needs of the...
§ 45-12-78. Heads of Budget Units to Submit Annual Estimates; Preparation and Submission of Budget Estimates of Legislative and Judicial Agencies; Review of Budget Estimates by Office of Planning and Budget - History. Code 1933, § 40-409, enacted by Ga. L. 1962,...
§ 45-12-79. Governor to Examine Estimates and Make Revisions; Budget Report Printing and Transmission to General Assembly; Examination of Report by Governor-Elect and His Designated Budget Representatives - History. Code 1933, § 40-410, enacted by Ga. L. 1962,...
§ 45-12-80. Appropriations Act to Adopt Financial Plans; Effect of Annual Appropriation Acts; Supplementary Appropriations Acts; Submission of Budget to Office of Planning and Budget - History. Code 1933, § 40-412, enacted by Ga. L. 1962,...
§ 45-12-81. Procedure and Restriction for Expenditures by State and Budget Units Thereof - All expenditures by the state and its budget units of...
§ 45-12-82. Periodic Work Programs to Be Filed; Funds Not to Be Allotted Until Program Approved; Content and Form of Program; Amendment of Program; Filing of Copies of Program - The Governor, through the Office of Planning and Budget, shall...
§ 45-12-83. Requirement of Filing of Requests by Budget Units for Allotment of Funds; Time and Form of Requests - No funds may be made available for expenditure by any...
§ 45-12-83.1. Display of State Flag by Agencies - History. Code 1981, § 45-12-83.1 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-12-84. Review of Periodic Work Programs and Requests for Allotment of Funds Generally - History. Code 1933, § 40-416, enacted by Ga. L. 1962,...
§ 45-12-85. Examination and Investigation of Periodic Work Programs and Requests for Allotment of Funds - History. Code 1933, § 40-417, enacted by Ga. L. 1962,...
§ 45-12-86. Governor Authorized to Require State Agencies to Reserve Specified Appropriations for Budget Reductions and Withhold a Percentage of Agency Allotments to Maintain Spending Within Actual Revenues - History. Code 1933, § 40-418, enacted by Ga. L. 1962,...
§ 45-12-87. Requirement of Authorization of Payments and Obligation; Liability of Persons Authorizing Payments or Receiving Payments - No payment shall be made and no obligation shall be...
§ 45-12-89. Appropriations Not Expended or Obligated at End of Fiscal Year to Lapse - At the end of each fiscal year, the amount of...
§ 45-12-90. Disposition of Appropriation for Duties, Purposes, and Objects Which Have Been Transferred - In the event that any duties, purposes, and objects for...
§ 45-12-91. Federal Funds Received by State Continually Appropriated - All federal funds received by the state are continually appropriated...
§ 45-12-92. Revenue Collections to Be Paid to State Treasury on Monthly Basis; Effect of Failure of Budget Unit to Comply With Code Section; User Fee Defined; Reporting - History. Code 1933, § 40-423, enacted by Ga. L. 1962,...
§ 45-12-92.1. Fees Which Are Not Revenue Measures; Utilization of Proceeds - History. Code 1981, § 45-12-92.1 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-12-93. Revenue Shortfall Reserve; Reservation of Surplus State Funds; Appropriation and Release of Funds; Limitations - History. Ga. L. 1976, p. 420, § 1; Ga. L....
§ 45-12-94. Striking of Name of Employee From Requisition for Allotment of Funds - Neither the Governor nor the Office of Planning and Budget...
§ 45-12-95. Duty of Office of Planning and Budget to Encourage State Agencies to Identify and Implement Cost-Saving Measures and to Decentralize State Government - History. Code 1981, § 45-12-95 , enacted by Ga. L....
Part 2 - Review of Applications for Federal Assistance and State Contracts
Subpart 1 - Federal Assistance
§ 45-12-110. Notification of Intention to Apply for Federal Assistance; Adoption and Promulgation of Rules and Regulations and Forms - History. Ga. L. 1972, p. 411, § 1; Ga. L....
§ 45-12-111. Legislative Budget Analyst to Analyze Impact of Proposed Federal Assistance Project; Forwarding of Copy of Analysis to General Assembly Members - As soon as practicable after receiving a notification provided for...
§ 45-12-112. Duties of Director of Office of Planning and Budget - The director of the Office of Planning and Budget shall...
Subpart 2 - State Contracts
§ 45-12-130. State Contracts Over $5,000.00 Voidable Without Certain Approval - Any contract, contractual obligation, contractual undertaking, contractual arrangement, or agreement...
§ 45-12-131. Office of Planning and Budget to Review and Approve Contracts; Exempting of Contracts - The Office of Planning and Budget shall review and, if...
§ 45-12-132. Contracts Exempt From Subpart - The following contracts are exempt from this subpart: History. Ga....
Part 3 - Georgia Data Analytic Center
§ 45-12-150. Definitions - As used in this part, the term: History. Code 1981,...
§ 45-12-151. Capabilities and Operation of Georgia Data Analytic Center; Procurement of Technology and Services; Disclosure of Individual Identifiable Data - History. Code 1981, § 45-12-151 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-12-152. Oversight - Oversight of the operation of the GDAC Project established pursuant...
§ 45-12-153. Access to Data - History. Code 1981, § 45-12-153 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-12-154. Reporting to General Assembly - No later than July 1, 2020, upon the receipt of...
§ 45-12-154.1. Annual Unified Reports on Violations of Mental Health Parity Laws - The administrator of the GDAC Project shall prepare an annual...
§ 45-12-155. Funding Sources - The office may apply for and receive funding in relation...
Part 4 - State Planning and Development
§ 45-12-171. Office to Be Principal State Agency for Coordinating Development, Demographic Data, Statistical Coordination, and Federal Programs; Applications for and Receipt of Financial Assistance - History. Ga. L. 1970, p. 321, § 9; Ga. L....
§ 45-12-172. Office to Review and Comment on Proposed Development Programs and Serve as Liaison With Levels of Government - The Office of Planning and Budget shall be responsible, directly...
§ 45-12-173. Office to Promote State Development; Duties of Governor; Employment of Personnel; Furnishing of Advice and Assistance by Other State Officials - History. Ga. L. 1967, p. 252, § 1; Ga. L....
§ 45-12-174. Development Functions of Office Generally - The Office of Planning and Budget, at the direction of...
§ 45-12-175. Preparation of Long-Range Development Plans by Office; Designation of Planning Officer or Representative by Departments, Agencies, or Institutions - History. Ga. L. 1967, p. 252, § 3; Ga. L....
§ 45-12-176. Preparation and Maintenance of Inventory of Federal Programs and Projects; Filing of Plans With Office - History. Ga. L. 1967, p. 252, § 4.
§ 45-12-177. Office to Review and Establish State Goals and Policies; Governor to Prepare Annual Policy Document Reflecting State Strategic Plan - History. Ga. L. 1970, p. 321, § 4; Ga. L....
Article 5 - Gubernatorial Transition
§ 45-12-190. Short Title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 45-12-191. Legislative Intent and Purpose of Article - It is the purpose of this article to promote the...
§ 45-12-192. “Governor-Elect” Defined - As used in this article, the term “Governor-elect” means the...
§ 45-12-193. Services and Facilities to Be Provided to Governor-Elect; Compensation of Staff Members; Limitation on Expenditure of Funds; Designation of Assistant to Make Designation or Findings of Necessity - History. Ga. L. 1971, p. 769, § 3; Ga. L....
§ 45-12-194. Services and Facilities to Be Provided to Former Governor - A succeeding Governor is authorized to provide, upon request, to...
§ 45-12-195. Appropriation of Funds for Gubernatorial Transition - Such funds as may be necessary for carrying out the...
Article 6 - Planning and Development
§ 45-12-200. Legislative Findings and Purpose - Coordinated and comprehensive planning by all levels of government within...
§ 45-12-201. Definitions - As used in this article, the term: History. Code 1981,...
§ 45-12-202. Governor’s Development Council Created - The Governor’s Development Council is created in the office of...
§ 45-12-203. Council Membership; Chair; Meetings - History. Code 1981, § 45-12-203 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-12-204. Powers and Duties of Council - The council, at the direction of the Governor and subject...
§ 45-12-205. Attachment to Department of Community Affairs; Technical Support - The council shall be attached to the Department of Community...
§ 45-12-206. Cooperation of State Agencies, Counties, Municipalities, and Other Political Subdivisions With Council - All state agencies and all counties, municipalities, or other political...
§ 45-12-207. Construction of Article - The provisions of this article shall not be construed so...
Chapter 13 - Secretary of State
§ 45-13-1. Election - There shall be a Secretary of State who shall be...
§ 45-13-2. Bond - Before entering on the duties of his office, the Secretary...
§ 45-13-3. Office; Residence - The Secretary of State shall be provided with suitable offices...
§ 45-13-4. Compensation - The Secretary of State shall be compensated in the amount...
§ 45-13-5. Speculation on Purchase or Sale of Wild Lands - The Secretary of State shall not, directly or indirectly, be...
§ 45-13-20. Duties of Secretary of State Generally - The Secretary of State shall have the following duties: (14.1)...
§ 45-13-21. Duty to Prepare and Deliver Commissions, Dedimus Potestatems, and Bonds to Governor for Signature; Executive Secretary to Submit Governor’s Appointments for Preparation of Commissions, Dedimus Potestatems, and Bonds - History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 18, §§ 1, 2; Ga....
§ 45-13-22. Distribution of Georgia Laws and Journals of House and Senate; Pricing - (8.1) Each clerk of superior court — one set; History....
§ 45-13-24. Duty to Provide Acts Requiring Referendums to Local Election Officials - History. Ga. L. 1945, p. 128, § 1; Ga. L....
§ 45-13-25. Employment of Assistants to Discharge Functions Imposed by Chapter 5 of Title 10, the “Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008.” - The Secretary of State may employ such assistants as may...
§ 45-13-26. Designation of Employees as Agents to Accept Service of Process; Powers of Designees; Fees for Acceptance of Process - History. Ga. L. 1958, p. 381, § 1; Ga. L....
§ 45-13-27. Official Directory of State and County Officials and Officers - It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State...
§ 45-13-28. Prescription of User Fees for Public Information Services and Materials - The Secretary of State shall be authorized to prescribe by...
Article 3 - World War I Centennial Commission
§ 45-13-40. Creation; Membership; Chairperson and Vice Chairperson; Bylaws - History. Code 1981, § 45-13-40 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-13-41. Administrative Assignment of Commission to Office of Board of Regents of University System of Georgia; Support Staff and Facilities; Attorney General to Provide Legal Counsel - The commission shall be attached for administrative purposes to the...
§ 45-13-42. Purpose of Commission - The purpose of the Georgia World War I Centennial Commission...
§ 45-13-43. Authority to Hold Hearings, Take Testimony, and Receive Evidence - The commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at...
§ 45-13-44. Solicitation of Information From State Departments and Agencies - The commission shall secure directly from any state department or...
§ 45-13-45. Authority to Enter Into Contracts, Leases, or Other Agreements - The commission may not enter into any contract, lease, or...
§ 45-13-46. Sources of Funding - Gifts, bequests, and devises of services or property, both real...
§ 45-13-47. Reporting Requirements - History. Code 1981, § 45-13-47 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-13-48. Termination - The commission shall terminate on the date that is 30...
Article 4 - Georgia Capitol Museum
Part 2 - Capitol Art Standards Commission
§ 45-13-70. Creation of Commission; Membership; Appointment; Staffing - History. Code 1981, § 45-13-70 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-13-71. Duties and Responsibilities of Commission - The Capitol Art Standards Commission shall have the following duties...
§ 45-13-72. Submission of Recommendations to Achieve Highest Museum Standards; Designation of Area as Georgia Capitol Agricultural History Museum - History. Code 1981, § 45-13-72 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-13-73. Funding; Acceptance of Gifts and Donations - History. Code 1981, § 45-13-73 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 45-13-74. Provisions Are General Law; No Special Law Regarding Capitol Artwork - The General Assembly finds that this part constitutes a general...
Chapter 14 - Commissioner of Insurance
§ 45-14-1. Election - There shall be a Commissioner of Insurance who shall be...
§ 45-14-2. Bond - The Commissioner of Insurance shall give a bond for the...
§ 45-14-3. Duties as Safety Fire Commissioner - The Commissioner of Insurance shall be the Safety Fire Commissioner....
§ 45-14-4. Compensation of Commissioner and Office Employees - History. Laws 1826, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 1027; Code 1863,...
§ 45-14-5. Seal - The Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner shall have...
§ 45-14-6. Through 45-14-9 - Redesignated by Ga. L. 1986, p. 855, § 25 as...
Chapter 15 - Attorney General
§ 45-15-1. Election - There shall be an Attorney General of the state who...
§ 45-15-2. Compensation - The Attorney General shall be compensated in the amount and...
§ 45-15-3. Duties Generally - It is the duty of the Attorney General: History. Laws...
§ 45-15-4. Attorney General Authorized to Employ Private Counsel - The Attorney General, upon the request of any department, office,...
§ 45-15-5. Payment for Services of Private Counsel - Any department, office, officer, institution, commission, committee, board, or other...
§ 45-15-6. Representation of State in Court of Competent Jurisdiction - When the services of the Attorney General are needed in...
§ 45-15-7. Discretion of Comptroller General as to Requirement of Services of Attorney General or of District Attorneys - When the services of a district attorney are necessary in...
§ 45-15-8. Performance of Legal Services for Western & Atlantic Railroad - The Governor is authorized to require the Attorney General to...
§ 45-15-9. Representation of State in United States Supreme Court and Beyond State Limits - The Attorney General shall represent the state in all actions...
§ 45-15-10. Attorney General Authorized to Prosecute for Violations While Dealing With or for State; Assistance by State Court Prosecuting Officers; Commencement of Civil Forfeiture Proceedings - The Attorney General, as the head of the Department of...
§ 45-15-11. Notification of Attorney General Prior to Presenting Indictment to Grand Jury Charging State Officials - Before an indictment charging any state official with violating subsection...
§ 45-15-12. Attorney General Authorized to Prosecute Civil Recovery Actions for Violations While Dealing With State or Officials, Employees, or Entities Thereof - The Attorney General, as the head of the Department of...
§ 45-15-13. Representation of State Authorities by Attorney General - As used in Code Sections 45-15-14 through 45-15-16, the term...
§ 45-15-14. Exclusive Authority in Law Matters; Employment of Other Counsel by State Authorities; Designation and Assignment of Assistant Attorneys General to Perform Legal Services for Authorities - The Attorney General is vested with complete and exclusive authority...
§ 45-15-15. Attorney General to Submit Statement to State Authority for Legal Services; Contents; Advance Approval of State Authority Director - From time to time the Attorney General shall submit to...
§ 45-15-16. State Authority to Reimburse Department for Legal Services - When the Attorney General shall assign any assistant attorney general,...
§ 45-15-17. Power to Conduct Investigations Generally; Issuance and Enforcement of Subpoenas - History. Ga. L. 1943, p. 284, § 5; Ga. L....
§ 45-15-18. Governor May Direct Attorney General to Conduct Investigations of Departments, State Officials or Employees or Entities Dealing With State; Prosecution of Actions; Appointment of Special Attorney General - The Governor may at any time direct the Attorney General...
§ 45-15-19. Governor and General Assembly Authorized to Make Investigations; Designation of District Attorney to Act for State in Action Against Attorney General - In addition to the power conferred upon the Attorney General...
§ 45-15-20. Charge, Demand, or Receipt by Attorney General of Fee, Perquisite, or Compensation Other Than Salary in Case Where State Interested - If the Attorney General shall charge, demand, or receive any...
Article 2 - Department of Law
§ 45-15-30. Created; Assistants, Deputies, and Other Personnel; Determination of Duties, Salaries, and Promotions; Limitation on Private Practice of Law; Disclosure Requirement for Assistant Attorney General Representing Criminal Defendant - There is created a Department of Law with the Attorney...
§ 45-15-31. Appointment, Compensation, and Removal of Assistant and Deputy Attorneys General and Law Assistants - History. Ga. L. 1943, p. 284, § 3; Ga. L....
§ 45-15-32. Employment of Clerical Assistants for Department - The Attorney General as the head of the Department of...
§ 45-15-33. Employees of Department Not to Receive Remuneration of Any Kind or Reimbursement Other Than Provided by Article; Exception - Except as provided in this article, no employee of the...
§ 45-15-34. Department as Exclusive Authority for Executive Branch in Law Matters - The Department of Law is vested with complete and exclusive...
§ 45-15-35. Power of Governor to Direct Institution of Proceedings and Litigation by Department - The Governor shall have the power to direct the Department...
§ 45-15-36. Reimbursement of Department by Other State Agencies for Litigation Expenses; Submission to Agency of Statement of Expenses - History. Ga. L. 1967, p. 104, §§ 1, 2.
§ 45-15-37. Reimbursement of Department by State Retirement Systems or Board of Workers’ Compensation for Services; Statement of Expenses; Advance Approval of Services - History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 810, §§ 1-3; Ga. L....
Article 4 - Counsel for Public Officials and Agencies
§ 45-15-70. Governor Authorized to Provide Counsel for Public Officials and Agencies; Fees and Costs to Be Paid by State - Except as provided for in Code Section 45-15-71: History. Ga....
§ 45-15-71. Judicial Legal Defense Fund and Commission Created; Operations - History. Code 1981, § 45-15-71 , enacted by Ga. L....
Chapter 16 - Coroners
§ 45-16-1. Election, Commission, Removal; Qualifications; Affidavit of Qualification - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 559; Code 1868, § 623;...
§ 45-16-2. Appointment of Coroners Where Coroners Not Elected; Filling Vacancies - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 560; Code 1868, § 624;...