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Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 47-12-1. Definitions - As used in this chapter, the term: History. Ga. L....
Article 2 - Creation, Administration, and Management of the Assets of the Fund
§ 47-12-20. Creation of the Office of District Attorney Emeritus - There is created the office of district attorney emeritus. History....
§ 47-12-21. Creation of the Fund; Membership of the Board of Trustees; Payments to the Fund - History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 780, § 7; Ga. L....
§ 47-12-22. Power of Board of Trustees to Make Rules and Regulations for the Administration of the Fund - The board of trustees is authorized to make such rules...
§ 47-12-23. Power of Board of Trustees to Invest Money Received Under This Chapter - The board of trustees shall have authority to invest any...
§ 47-12-24. Annual Audit of the Fund - The state auditor is authorized to make an annual audit...
§ 47-12-25. Administration of the Fund - The trustees shall contract with the Employees’ Retirement System of...
Article 3 - Membership in and Contributions to the Fund
§ 47-12-40. Eligibility to Participate in the Fund - All district attorneys of judicial circuits of this state who...
§ 47-12-41. Payments by District Attorneys Into the Fund - History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 780, § 9; Ga. L....
§ 47-12-42. Spouses’ Benefits Coverage; Payments Required for Such Coverage; Effect of Spouse’s Death, Divorce, or Remarriage - History. Ga. L. 1980, p. 939, § 1; Ga. L....
§ 47-12-43. Manner of Deduction of Payments to the Fund; Penalty for Late Payments; Payments Made on Behalf of the District Attorney - History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 780, § 10; Ga. L....
§ 47-12-44. Transfer of Membership and Contributions to the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia; Payment of Additional State Contribution Upon Transfer - The board of trustees shall transfer to the Employees’ Retirement...
Article 4 - Eligibility for Appointment as District Attorney Emeritus
§ 47-12-60. Eligibility for Retirement From the Office of District Attorney and Appointment to the Office of District Attorney Emeritus - Except as otherwise provided by general law, any person who...
§ 47-12-61. Credit for Service Rendered as a Judge of a City Court From Which Appeals Can Be Taken Directly to the Court of Appeals; Payments Required in Order to Obtain Such Credit - In computing years of service as a district attorney for...
§ 47-12-62. Credit for Service Rendered as a Judge of a County Court From Which Appeals Can Be Taken Directly to the Court of Appeals; Payments Required in Order to Obtain Such Credit - In computing years of service as a district attorney for...
§ 47-12-63. Credit for Service Rendered as a Member of the General Assembly or as an Attorney for the State or an Authority Thereof; Payments Required in Order to Obtain Such Credit - In computing years of service as a district attorney for...
§ 47-12-64. Credit for Service in the Armed Forces of the United States During Certain National Emergencies; Payments Required in Order to Obtain Such Credit - In computing years of service as a district attorney, credit...
Article 5 - Appointment as District Attorney Emeritus; Compensation and Duties
§ 47-12-80. Retirement From the Office of District Attorney and Appointment to the Office of District Attorney Emeritus; Term of Office as District Attorney Emeritus - History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 780, § 3.
§ 47-12-81. Practice of Law During Term of Office as District Attorney Emeritus - District attorneys emeritus are prohibited from practicing law in any...
§ 47-12-82. Salary for District Attorneys Emeritus; Suspension of Office Upon Eligibility for or Appointment to an Office of Profit or Trust Under the United States Constitution or the Constitution of Georgia - History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 780, § 4; Ga. L....
§ 47-12-83. Duties of District Attorney Emeritus - It shall be the duty of each district attorney emeritus...
§ 47-12-84. Disability Retirement; Determination of Disability; Continuation of Payments to the Fund - Any district attorney who, after 17 years of continuous service...
§ 47-12-85. Resignation From the Office of District Attorney Emeritus; Reappointment to Office - Any other provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding,...
§ 47-12-86. Withdrawal of Payments to the Fund; Right to Participate in the Fund After Such Withdrawal; How Payments Made on Behalf of the District Attorney Are to Be Treated - History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 780, § 11; Ga. L....
§ 47-12-87. Withdrawal of Payments for Disqualification From Office or Retirement; Payments Made Upon the Death of the District Attorney; Payments by Employer - History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 780, § 12; Ga. L....
Article 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 47-12-100. Effect of Sufficiency of the Fund on Payments to Persons Who Are Eligible for Retirement Benefits; Order of Liability for Such Payments - The state shall pay benefits under this chapter to all...
§ 47-12-101. Exemption of Moneys and Rights Accruing Under This Chapter From Taxation; Exemption From Levy and Sale, Attachment, Garnishment, and Other Process; Assignability - The right to a retirement benefit, district attorney emeritus salary,...