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GA Code § 50-21-32 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 21 - Waiver of Sovereign Immunity as to Actions Ex Contractu; State Tort Claims|Article 2 - State Tort Claims|§ 50-21-32. Signing of Pleadings, Motions, or Other Papers

 In any claim, action, or proceeding brought under this article, the signature of an attorney or party constitutes a certificate by him or her that he or she has read the pleading, motion, or other paper; that to the best of his or her knowledge, information, and belief formed after reasonable inquiry it is well grounded in fact and is warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law; and that it is not interposed for any improper purpose, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation.If a pleading, motion, or other paper is not signed, it shall be stricken unless it is signed promptly after the omission is called to the attention of the pleader or movant.If a pleading, motion, or other paper is signed in violation of this Code section, the court, upon motion or upon its own initiative, shall impose upon the person who signed it, a represented party, or both an appropriate sanction, which may include an order to pay to the other party or parties the amount of the reasonable expenses incurred because of the filing of the pleading, motion, or other paper, including reasonable attorneys' fees.    (Code 1981, §50-21-32, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1883, § 1.)
GA Code § 50-21-34 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 21 - Waiver of Sovereign Immunity as to Actions Ex Contractu; State Tort Claims|Article 2 - State Tort Claims|§ 50-21-34. Payment of Claims or Judgments; Execution or Levy Against State Funds or Property Prohibited; Amount of Fiscal Year Aggregate Liability

  No claim or judgment against the state under this article shall be payable except from the State Tort Claims Trust Fund or from any policies of insurance or contracts of indemnity provided under this article.   Nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize any execution or levy against any state property or funds. Execution or levy against state property or funds is expressly prohibited.   Judgments against the state under this article shall be promptly paid by the commissioner of administrative services within 60 days after the same become final if funds are available from the State Tort Claims Trust Fund or from other policies of insurance or contracts of indemnity established under this article.   The fiscal year aggregate liability of the state under this article shall never exceed the amount of funds available from the State Tort Claims Trust Fund and any other policies of insurance or contracts of indemnity established under this article.For purposes of this Code section, the term "funds available from the State Tort Claims Trust Fund" means the cash balance in the fund less the department's operating expense allocation to the fund for the year.Any judgments obtained in excess of this limitation on annual aggregate liability will not be void.However, such excess judgments shall not be payable unless and until the General Assembly appropriates funds for the payment thereof.     (Code 1981, §50-21-34, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1883, § 1.)
GA Code § 50-21-36 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 21 - Waiver of Sovereign Immunity as to Actions Ex Contractu; State Tort Claims|Article 2 - State Tort Claims|§ 50-21-36. Settlement of Claims

 The commissioner of the Department of Administrative Services, or his or her delegate, shall have the authority, within the limits provided in this article, to make settlement of claims, causes of action, and actions under this article.    (Code 1981, §50-21-36, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1883, § 1.)
GA Code § 50-21-37 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 21 - Waiver of Sovereign Immunity as to Actions Ex Contractu; State Tort Claims|Article 2 - State Tort Claims|§ 50-21-37. Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreements

  If a state government entity enters into or is the beneficiary of any agreement under which a third party agrees to hold a state government entity or the State Tort Claims Trust Fund harmless or to indemnify a state government entity or the State Tort Claims Trust Fund, or to provide insurance for those purposes, then the third party or the insurer, as the case may be, shall be liable to the State Tort Claims Trust Fund in accordance with such agreement or contract of insurance, for reimbursement of the amount of any disbursements from the State Tort Claims Trust Fund in satisfaction of any liability, whether established by judgment or settlement in accordance with this article, to the extent of the hold harmless obligation or requirement to procure insurance undertaken under such agreement or contract of insurance obtained pursuant to such agreement.The liability limits specifiedunder Code Section 50-21-29 shall not be increased by the existence of hold harmless or indemnity obligations in such contractual agreements or by the obligation to procure insurance for such purposes or by the limits set forth in any such contractual agreement or contract of insurance procured pursuant thereto.   No policy of insurance shall be delivered in this state which negates the provisions of this Code section or which provides that the limits of the policy are excess over amounts payable from the State Tort Claims Trust Fund under this Code section.     (Code 1981, §50-21-37, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1717, § 13.)
GA Code § 50-23-30 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 23 - Environmental Finance Authority|Article 2 - Division of Energy Resources|§ 50-23-30. "Division" Defined

 As used in this article, the term "division" shall mean the Division of Energy Resources of the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority.    (Code 1981, §50-23-30, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1108, § 6; Ga. L. 2010, p. 949, § 1/HB 244.)
GA Code § 50-23-31 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 23 - Environmental Finance Authority|Article 2 - Division of Energy Resources|§ 50-23-31. Creation; Executive Director

 There is created within the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority a Division of Energy Resources. The executive director of the authority or an employee of the authority designated by the director shall serve as the director of the division and shall have full authority over the operation, personnel, and facilities of the division.    (Code 1981, §50-23-31, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1108, § 6; Ga. L. 2010, p. 949, § 1/HB 244.)
GA Code § 50-23-33 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 23 - Environmental Finance Authority|Article 2 - Division of Energy Resources|§ 50-23-33. Employees

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2006, p. 267, § 6/HB 1319, effective July 1, 2006.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 50-23-33, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1108, § 6.
GA Code § 50-23-34 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 23 - Environmental Finance Authority|Article 2 - Division of Energy Resources|§ 50-23-34. Office of Energy Resources: Assets, Funds, Property, Contracts, Programs, Obligations, Interests Transferred to Authority

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2006, p. 267, § 7/HB 1319, effective July 1, 2006.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 50-23-34, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1108, § 6.
GA Code § 50-23-35 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 23 - Environmental Finance Authority|Article 2 - Division of Energy Resources|§ 50-23-35. Rules and Regulations Authorized

 The authority shall have the authority to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this article.    (Code 1981, §50-23-35, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1108, § 6.)
GA Code § 50-27-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 27 - Lottery for Education|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-27-1. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Lottery for Education Act."    (Code 1981, §50-27-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3173, § 2.)   Law reviews.   - For article, "State Government: Lottery for Education," see 30 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 257 (2013).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Sovereign immunity barred claims against Georgia Lottery Corporation.    - Trial court erred in denying the Georgia Lottery Corporation's motion to dismiss the appellee's claim under Georgia's Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act (UDTPA), O.C.G.A. § 10-1-370 et seq., as the appellee's UDTPA claim for injunctive relief against the Georgia Lottery Corporation was barred by sovereign immunity because the UDTPA did not expressly waive the state's sovereign immunity; did not specifically create a cause of action against the state; and exempted conduct in compliance with a statute administered by a state agency, and the Georgia Lottery Corporation was a state agency created by statute to administer the lottery. Ga. Lottery Corp. v. Patel, 353 Ga. App. 320, 836 S.E.2d 634 (2019).
GA Code § 50-27-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 27 - Lottery for Education|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-27-2. Legislative Findings and Declarations

 It is found and declared by the General Assembly:    That net proceeds of lottery games conducted pursuant to this chapter shall be used to support improvements and enhancements for educational purposes and programs and that such net proceeds shall be used to supplement, not supplant, existing resources for educational purposes and programs;   That lottery games are an entrepreneurial enterprise and that the state shall create a public body, corporate and politic, known as the Georgia Lottery Corporation, with comprehensive and extensive powers as generally exercised by corporations engaged in entrepreneurial pursuits;   That lottery games shall be operated and managed in a manner which provides continuing entertainment to the public, maximizes revenues, and ensures that the lottery is operated with integrity and dignity and free of political influence; and   That the Georgia Lottery Corporation shall be accountable to the General Assembly and to the public through a system of audits and reports.     (Code 1981, §50-27-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3173, § 2.)
GA Code § 50-27-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 27 - Lottery for Education|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-27-4. Georgia Lottery Corporation Created; Venue

 There is created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Georgia Lottery Corporation which shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of the state, and not a state agency, and a public corporation.Venue for the corporation shall be in Fulton County.    (Code 1981, §50-27-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3173, § 2.)
GA Code § 50-27-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 27 - Lottery for Education|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-27-6. Lottery Retailer Advisory Board

  The chairperson of the board of directors shall appoint a Lottery Retailer Advisory Board to be composed of ten lottery retailers representing the broadest possible spectrum of geographical, racial, and business characteristics of lottery retailers.The function of the advisory board shall be to advise the board of directors on retail aspects of the lottery and to present the concerns of lottery retailers throughout the state.   Members appointed to the Lottery Retailer Advisory Board shall serve terms of two years; provided, however, that five of the initial appointees shall serve initial terms of one year.   The advisory board shall establish its own rules and internal operating procedures. Members of the advisory board shall serve without compensation or reimbursement of expenses.The advisory board may report to the board of directors or to the oversight committee in writing at any time. The board of directors may invite the advisory board to make an oral presentation to the board of directors at regular meetings of the board.     (Code 1981, §50-27-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3173, § 2.)
GA Code § 50-27-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 27 - Lottery for Education|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-27-7. General Duties of Board of Directors

 The board of directors shall provide the chief executive officer with private-sector perspectives of a large marketing enterprise.The board shall:    Approve, disapprove, amend, or modify the budget recommended by the chief executive officer for the operation of the corporation;   Approve, disapprove, amend, or modify the terms of major lottery procurements recommended by the chief executive officer;   Hear appeals of hearings required by this chapter;   Adopt regulations, policies, and procedures relating to the conduct of lottery games and as specified in Code Section 50-27-9; and   Perform such other functions as specified by this chapter.     (Code 1981, §50-27-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3173, § 2.)
GA Code § 50-27-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 27 - Lottery for Education|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-27-8. Appointment of Chief Executive Officer; Compensation

 The board of directors shall appoint and shall provide for the compensation of a chief executive officer who shall be an employee of the corporation and who shall direct the day-to-day operations and management of the corporation and shall be vested with such powers and duties as specified by the board and by law.The chief executive officer shall serve at the pleasure of the board.    (Code 1981, §50-27-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3173, § 2.)
GA Code § 50-27-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 27 - Lottery for Education|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-27-10. Adoption by Board of Procedures Regulating Conduct of Lottery Games

 The board may adopt regulations, policies, and procedures regulating the conduct of lottery games in general, including, but not limited to, regulations, policies, and procedures specifying:    The type of games to be conducted, including, but not limited to, instant lotteries, on-line games, and other games traditional to the lottery. Such games may include the selling of tickets or shares or the use of electronic or mechanical devices;   The sale price of tickets or shares and the manner of sale; provided, however, that all sales shall be for cash only and payment by checks, credit cards, charge cards, or any form of deferred payment is prohibited;   The number and amount of prizes;   The method and location of selecting or validating winning tickets or shares;   The manner and time of payment of prizes, which may include lump sum payments or installments over a period of years;   The manner of payment of prizes to the holders of winning tickets or shares, including without limitation provision for payment of prizes not exceeding $600.00 after deducting the price of the ticket or share and after performing validation procedures appropriate to the game and as specified by the board. The board may provide for a limited number of retailers who can pay prizes of up to $5,000.00 after performing validation procedures appropriate to the game and as specified by the board without regard to where such ticket or share was purchased;   The frequency of games and drawings or selection of winning tickets or shares;   The means of conducting drawings;     The method to be used in selling tickets or shares, which may include the use of electronic or mechanical devices, but such devices may be placed only in locations on the premises of the lottery retailer which are within the view of such retailer or an employee of such retailer.All electronic or mechanical devices shall bear a conspicuous label prohibiting the use of such device by persons under 18 years of age.   A lottery retailer who knowingly allows a person under 18 years of age to purchase a lottery ticket or share from an electronic or mechanical device shall be subject to the penalties provided in Code Section 50-27-26;     The manner and amount of compensation to lottery retailers; and   Any and all other matters necessary, desirable, or convenient toward ensuring the efficient and effective operation of lottery games, the continued entertainment and convenience of the public, and the integrity of the lottery.     (Code 1981, §50-27-10, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3173, § 2; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1372, § 1.)
GA Code § 50-27-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 27 - Lottery for Education|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-27-11. Duties of Chief Executive Officer

  The chief executive officer of the corporation shall direct and supervise all administrative and technical activities in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and with the regulations, policies, and procedures adopted by the board. It shall be the duty of the chief executive officer to:   Facilitate the initiation and supervise and administer the operation of the lottery games;   Employ and direct such personnel as deemed necessary;   Employ by contract and compensate such persons and firms as deemed necessary;   Promote or provide for promotion of the lottery and any functions related to the corporation;   Prepare a budget for the approval of the board;   Require bond from such retailers and vendors in such amounts as required by the board;   Report quarterly to the state auditor, the state accounting officer, and the board a full and complete statement of lottery revenues and expenses for the preceding quarter; and   Perform other duties generally associated with a chief executive officer of a corporation of an entrepreneurial nature.     The chief executive officer may for good cause suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any contract entered into in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or the regulations, policies, and procedures of the board.   The chief executive officer or his designee may conduct hearings and administer oaths to persons for the purpose of assuring the security or integrity of lottery operations or to determine the qualifications of or compliance by vendors and retailers.     (Code 1981, §50-27-11, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3173, § 2; Ga. L. 2005, p. 694, § 17/HB 293.)
GA Code § 50-27-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 27 - Lottery for Education|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-27-12. Employees; Compensation; Restrictions; Background Investigations; Bonding

  The corporation shall establish and maintain a personnel program for its employees and fix the compensation and terms of compensation of its employees, including, but not limited to, production incentive payments; provided, however, that production incentive payments, bonuses, or any other consideration in addition to an employee's base compensation shall not exceed 25 percent of such employee's base compensation. In total, bonuses shall not exceed 1 percent of the net increase over the prior year's deposit into the Lottery for Education Account. No bonuses may be awarded in years in which there is not a net increase over the prior year's deposit into the Lottery for Education Account.   No employee of the corporation shall have a financial interest in any vendor doing business or proposing to do business with the corporation.   No employee of the corporation with decision-making authority shall participate in any decision involving a retailer with whom the employee has a financial interest.   No employee of the corporation who leaves the employment of the corporation may represent any vendor or lottery retailer before the corporation for a period of two years following termination of employment with the corporation.   Background investigation shall be conducted on each applicant who has reached the final selection process prior to employment by the corporation at the level of division director and above and at any level within any division of security and as otherwise required by the board.The corporation shall be authorized to pay for the actual cost of such investigations and may contract with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for the performance of such investigations. The results of such a background investigation shall not be considered a record open to the public pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 18 of this title.   No person who has been convicted of a felonyor bookmaking or other forms of illegal gambling or of a crime involving moral turpitude shall be employed by the corporation.   The corporation shall bond corporation employees with access to corporation funds or lottery revenue in such an amount as provided by the board and may bond other employees as deemed necessary.     (Code 1981, §50-27-12, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3173, § 2; Ga. L. 2011, p. 1, § 14/HB 326.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2011, p. 1, § 17/HB 326, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the 2011 amendment by this Act shall be applicable to postsecondary students beginning in the fall of 2011.   Law reviews.   - For article, "Education: Postsecondary Education," see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 193 (2011). For note, "Give It to Me, I'm Worth It: The Need to Amend Georgia's Record Restriction Statute to Provide Ex-Offenders with a Second Chance in the Employment Sector," see 52 Ga. L. Rev. 267 (2017).
GA Code § 50-27-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 27 - Lottery for Education|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-27-14. Participation by Minority Businesses

 It is the intent of the General Assembly that the corporation encourage participation by minority businesses.Accordingly, the board of directors shall adopt a plan which achieves to the greatest extent possible a level of participation by minority businesses taking into account the total number of all retailers and vendors, including any subcontractors.The corporation is authorized and directed to undertake training programs and other educational activities to enable such minority businesses to compete for contracts on an equal basis.The board shall monitor the results of minority business participation and shall report the results of minority business participation to the Governor at least on an annual basis.    (Code 1981, §50-27-14, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3173, § 2.)
GA Code § 50-27-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 27 - Lottery for Education|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 50-27-18. Retailer Contracts Not Transferable or Assignable; Restriction on Contracts and Sales

  No lottery retailer contract shall be transferable or assignable. No lottery retailer shall contract with any person for lottery goods or services except with the approval of the board.   Lottery tickets and shares shall only be sold by the retailer stated on the lottery retailer certificate.     (Code 1981, §50-27-18, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3173, § 2.)