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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 35 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-10-11) › Chapter 9 - SPECIAL POLICEMEN (§§ 35-9-1 — 35-9-15) › Section 35-9-11 - Termination and revocation of appointment

(a)
The appointment of any special policeman under Code Sections
35-9-2
through
35-9-10
, this Code section, and Code Section
35-9-12
shall terminate and his authority thereunder shall cease whenever the governor of the state requesting his appointment shall file a notice in the office of the appointing authority, in such form as the latter may prescribe, to the effect that his services are no longer required.
(b)
The appointing authority shall also have power, on its own motion at any time and for any reason or cause deemed sufficient by the appointing authority, to revoke the appointment of any special policeman by filing a revocation thereof in its office and mailing a notice of such filing to the governor of the state requesting his appointment and also to the person whose appointment is revoked at his address as it appears in the application for appointment or the latest statement thereof on file.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 35 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-10-11) › Chapter 9 - SPECIAL POLICEMEN (§§ 35-9-1 — 35-9-15) › Section 35-9-12 - Immunity of state from liability for acts or omissions

Neither this state nor any political subdivision of this state nor any department, officer, board, bureau, or other agency of either the state or any political subdivision thereof shall be liable or accountable in any way for or on account of the appointment of any special policeman or for or on account of any act or omission on the part of any special policeman in connection with his powers and duties under Code Sections
35-9-2
through
35-9-11
and this Code section.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 35 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-10-11) › Chapter 9 - SPECIAL POLICEMEN (§§ 35-9-1 — 35-9-15) › Section 35-9-13 - Governor authorized to apply to other states for appointment of special policemen; liability for compensation; effect of proceedings upon provision of normal police protection by other state

(a)
The Governor of this state is authorized, in his discretion, to make application to the governor of any other state for the appointment of special policemen for the additional protection of any property situated wholly or partly in such other state, which property is owned by this state or any subdivision thereof or in which this state or any subdivision thereof has any interest.
(b)
This state or the subdivision thereof owning or having an interest in the property for the protection of which any such special policeman is appointed shall be liable for the compensation and expenses of such policeman and shall have full power and authority to provide or otherwise arrange for the payment of such compensation and expenses.
(c)
Nothing contained in this Code section shall be construed to relieve the state or the political subdivision thereof in which such property is wholly or partly located from providing such normal police protection as it ordinarily and customarily provides for other property situated therein.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 35 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-10-11) › Chapter 9 - SPECIAL POLICEMEN (§§ 35-9-1 — 35-9-15) › Section 35-9-14 - Exercise of powers by person knowing of revocation of appointment; effect of filing and mailing of notice of revocation of appointment

Any person knowing of the revocation of his appointment as a special policeman or having in any manner received notice thereof who exercises or attempts to exercise any of the powers of a special policeman under Code Sections
35-9-2
through
35-9-12
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The filing and mailing of the notice of revocation of the appointment as provided in Code Section
35-9-11
shall be presumptive evidence that the person whose appointment was revoked knew of the revocation.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 35 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-10-11) › Chapter 9 - SPECIAL POLICEMEN (§§ 35-9-1 — 35-9-15) › Section 35-9-15 - Appointment of law enforcement officer of United States or any state as officer of this state

(a)
On request of the sheriff or the chief or director of a law enforcement agency of this state or of any political subdivision thereof, and with the consent of the employee concerned, a law enforcement officer of the United States or any of the several states may be appointed as a law enforcement officer of this state for the purpose of providing mutual assistance in the enforcement of the laws of this state or of the United States. A law enforcement officer who is appointed pursuant to this Code section shall be considered a law enforcement officer of the appointing agency and shall have the same powers, duties, privileges, and immunities as a law enforcement officer employed by the appointing agency.
(b)
Any such appointment shall be in writing, signed by the sheriff or the chief or director of the appointing agency, and shall specify the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the employee so appointed. Such appointment shall be at the pleasure of the sheriff or the chief or director of the appointing law enforcement agency. The appointment shall terminate if the person appointed ceases to be employed by an agency of the United States or of the several states. A copy of the appointment shall be filed in the executive office of the appointing agency.
(c)
In lieu of any other oath prescribed by the laws of this state, a law enforcement officer appointed pursuant to this Code section shall take an oath to support and defend the Constitution of this state and to execute well and faithfully the laws of this state during the term of such appointment.
(d)
As used in this Code section, the term "law enforcement agency" includes, but is not limited to, any sheriff's office, municipal police department, county police department, prosecuting attorney's office, or any agency of the state or a political subdivision of this state whose employees are authorized to enforce the laws of this state.
(e)
The following laws shall not apply to law enforcement officers appointed pursuant to this Code section:
(1)
Code Section
45-2-1
, relating to persons ineligible to hold civil office; and
(2)
Chapter 8 of this title, known as the "Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act."
Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 684,§ 35, eff. 5/1/2012.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 35 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-10-11) › Chapter 10 - MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTS' NOMENCLATURE (§§ 35-10-1 — 35-10-11) › Section 35-10-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Municipal and County Police Departments' Nomenclature Act of 1996."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 35 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-10-11) › Chapter 10 - MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTS' NOMENCLATURE (§§ 35-10-1 — 35-10-11) › Section 35-10-2 - Declaration of public purpose

It is declared to be contrary to the health, safety, and public welfare of the people of this state for any individual or organization to act in a manner which would mislead the public into believing that a member of the public is dealing with any municipal or county police department or with a member thereof when in fact the individual or organization is not the municipal or county police department or a member thereof. Furthermore, the municipal or county police department, which has provided quality law enforcement services to the citizens of this state, has established a name for excellence in its field. This name should be protected for the department, its members, and the citizens of this state. Therefore, no person or organization should be allowed to use any municipal or county police department's name or any term used to identify the department or its members without the expressed permission of the local governing authority. The provisions of this chapter are in furtherance of the promotion of this policy.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 35 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-10-11) › Chapter 10 - MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTS' NOMENCLATURE (§§ 35-10-1 — 35-10-11) › Section 35-10-3 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
"Badge" means any official badge used in the past or present by members of municipal or county police departments.
(2)
"Chief of police" means the chief of police for any municipal or county police department.
(3)
"Department" means any municipal or county police department.
(4)
"Director of public safety" means the director of public safety for any municipal or county police department.
(5)
"Emblem" means any official patch or other emblem worn currently or formerly or used by the department to identify the department or its employees.
(6)
"Local governing authority" means, with respect to a county, the governing authority of the county and, with respect to a municipality, the governing authority of the municipality.
(7)
"Person" means any person, corporation, organization, or political subdivision of this state.
(8)
"Willful violator" means any person who knowingly violates the provisions of this chapter. Any person who violates this chapter after being advised in writing by the local governing authority that such person's activity is in violation of this chapter shall be considered a willful violator and shall be considered in willful violation of this chapter. Any person whose agent or representative is a willful violator and who has knowledge of the violation by the agent or representative shall also be considered a willful violator and in willful violation of this chapter, unless upon learning of the violation he or she immediately terminates the agency or other relationship with such violator.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 35 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-10-11) › Chapter 10 - MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTS' NOMENCLATURE (§§ 35-10-1 — 35-10-11) › Section 35-10-4 - Prohibition against use of nomenclature pertaining to particular police department in connection with solicitation, advertisement, publication, or production

Whoever, except with the express written permission of the local governing authority, knowingly uses words pertaining to a particular municipal or county police department in connection with the planning, conduct, or execution of any solicitation; advertisement, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication; or play, motion picture, broadcast, telecast, telemarketing, or other production in a manner reasonably calculated to convey the impression that such solicitation; advertisement, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication; or play, motion picture, broadcast, telecast, telemarketing, or other production is approved, endorsed, or authorized by or associated with the department shall be in violation of this chapter.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 35 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-10-11) › Chapter 10 - MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTS' NOMENCLATURE (§§ 35-10-1 — 35-10-11) › Section 35-10-5 - Prohibition against use of symbols pertaining to particular police department in connection with solicitation, advertisement, publication, or production

Any person who uses or displays any current or historical symbol, including any emblem, seal, or badge, used by the department in connection with the planning, conduct, or execution of any solicitation; advertisement, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication; or play, motion picture, broadcast, telecast, telemarketing, or other production in a manner reasonably calculated to convey the impression that such solicitation; advertisement, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication; or play, motion picture, broadcast, telecast, telemarketing, or other production is approved, endorsed, or authorized by or associated with the department without written permission from the local governing authority shall be in violation of this chapter.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 35 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-10-11) › Chapter 10 - MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTS' NOMENCLATURE (§§ 35-10-1 — 35-10-11) › Section 35-10-6 - Procedure for obtaining permission to use nomenclature or symbols; discretion of local governing body

Any person wishing permission to use the nomenclature or a symbol of a department may submit a written request for such permission to the chief of police or director of public safety. Within 15 calendar days after receipt of the request, the chief of police or director of public safety shall send a notice with his or her recommendation to the local governing authority stating whether the person may use the requested nomenclature or symbol. Within 30 calendar days after receipt of a recommendation from the chief of police or director of public safety, the local governing authority shall send a notice to the requesting party of their decision on whether or not the person may use the requested nomenclature or symbol. If the local governing authority does not respond within the 30 day time period, then the request is presumed to have been approved. The grant of permission under Code Section
35-10-4
or
35-10-5
shall be in the discretion of the local governing authority under such conditions as the local governing authority may impose.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 35 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-10-11) › Chapter 10 - MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTS' NOMENCLATURE (§§ 35-10-1 — 35-10-11) › Section 35-10-7 - Injunctions against violations

Whenever there shall be an actual or threatened violation of Code Section
35-10-4
or
35-10-5
, the local governing authority shall have the right to apply to the superior court of the county of residence of the violator for an injunction to restrain the violation.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 35 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-10-11) › Chapter 10 - MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTS' NOMENCLATURE (§§ 35-10-1 — 35-10-11) › Section 35-10-8 - Criminal penalties

In addition to any other relief or sanction for a violation of Code Section
35-10-4
or
35-10-5
, where the violation is willful, the local governing authority shall be entitled to collect a civil penalty in the amount of $500.00 for each violation. Further, when there is a finding of willful violation, the local governing authority shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees for bringing any action against the violator. The local governing authority shall be entitled to seek civil sanctions in the superior court in the county of residence of the violator.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 35 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-10-11) › Chapter 10 - MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTS' NOMENCLATURE (§§ 35-10-1 — 35-10-11) › Section 35-10-9 - Actions for civil damages

Any person who has given money or any other item of value to another person due in part to such person's use of department nomenclature or symbols in violation of this chapter may maintain a suit for damages against the violator. Where it is proven that the violation was willful, the victim shall be entitled to recover treble damages, punitive damages, and reasonable attorney's fees.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 35 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-10-11) › Chapter 10 - MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTS' NOMENCLATURE (§§ 35-10-1 — 35-10-11) › Section 35-10-10 - Criminal penalties

Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not less than $1,000.00 or more than $5,000.00 or to imprisonment for not less than one or more than five years, or both. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 35 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES (§§ 35-1-1 — 35-10-11) › Chapter 10 - MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTS' NOMENCLATURE (§§ 35-10-1 — 35-10-11) › Section 35-10-11 - Name required on vehicles used to enforce traffic laws

No law enforcement agency shall enforce the traffic laws of this state or any traffic ordinances with any name of law enforcement authority on its vehicles other than the name of the applicable county or municipality or the state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-1 - Names of counties

The state is divided into 159 counties, whose boundaries and limits shall be ascertained by the several Acts laying off the same and those Acts amendatory thereof. The names of the counties are as follows: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Bleckley, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Butts, Calhoun, Camden, Candler, Carroll, Catoosa, Charlton, Chatham, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Clinch, Cobb, Coffee, Colquitt, Columbia, Cook, Coweta, Crawford, Crisp, Dade, Dawson, Decatur, DeKalb, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Douglas, Early, Echols, Effingham, Elbert, Emanuel, Evans, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton, Gilmer, Glascock, Glynn, Gordon, Grady, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hancock, Haralson, Harris, Hart, Heard, Henry, Houston, Irwin, Jackson, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Lanier, Laurens, Lee, Liberty, Lincoln, Long, Lowndes, Lumpkin, Macon, Madison, Marion, McDuffie, McIntosh, Meriwether, Miller, Mitchell, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pierce, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Quitman, Rabun, Randolph, Richmond, Rockdale, Schley, Screven, Seminole, Spalding, Stephens, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Towns, Treutlen, Troup, Turner, Twiggs, Union, Upson, Walker, Walton, Ware, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, White, Whitfield, Wilcox, Wilkes, Wilkinson, and Worth.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-2 - Extent of jurisdiction of counties divided by water

Whenever a stream of water is the boundary of a county, the jurisdiction of the county shall extend to the center of the main channel of the stream, provided that whenever a stream of water is the boundary of a county and such stream or a bank thereof is the boundary of the State of Georgia, the jurisdiction of the county shall extend to that point which is the boundary of the state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-3 - County a body corporate; power to sue and be sued generally

Every county is a body corporate, with power to sue or be sued in any court.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-4 - When county liable to be sued

A county is not liable to suit for any cause of action unless made so by statute.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-5 - Service upon county

In all cases in which a county is a party defendant, service shall be sufficient if perfected upon a majority of the commissioners, in those counties in which the affairs of the county are committed to a county commissioner or a board of county commissioners.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-6 - Publication of annual financial statement; contents

All boards of county commissioners, county commissioners, county managers, or other persons or bodies having charge of receipts and expenditures of county moneys shall publish a financial statement once each calendar year in the paper in which sheriff's advertisements are published in their respective counties. A copy of this statement shall also be posted twice each year for a period of not less than 30 days on the bulletin boards of the various county courthouses. The statement shall set forth the source of all income and a summary of all expenditures in a plain and simple manner that can be easily understood by all taxpaying citizens. The statement shall also contain a report of all money owed by the county, current bills excepted, of the number of tax delinquents, and the total amount of tax delinquency.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-7 - Submission to grand jury of sworn returns of receipts and disbursements; approval or disapproval; appearance to explain errors; failure to make return

(a)
The judges of the probate courts, county treasurers, clerks of the superior courts, and sheriffs of the various counties shall make a return, under oath, to the grand juries of their respective counties on the first day of each term of the superior court. The return shall set forth a just and true statement of the amount of money belonging to the county which was received by them and the source from which the money was received, along with their expenditures, accompanied by a copy of the most recent financial statement or annual audit of the financial affairs of the county offices subject to this Code section.
(b)
When the returns provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section have been made, the grand jury shall examine the same. If the returns are found to be correct, the grand jury shall endorse its approval thereon and attach the same to its general presentments, to be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court. If the returns are found to be incorrect, the grand jury, through its foreman, shall return them to the officer making the same, shall plainly and distinctly set forth in writing the grounds of its disapproval, and shall require the officer to appear before the jury and explain the errors.
(c)
Should any officer fail or refuse to make the return required by subsection (a) of this Code section, the foreman of the grand jury shall immediately notify the presiding judge of such failure. The judge shall issue an order requiring the delinquent officer to come forward and make the return required or, in default thereof, to be attached for contempt.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-8 - Investment of certain tax proceeds in authorized bonds; registration of bonds

(a)
The officer or officers charged with the administration of the fiscal affairs of the several counties and with the custody and control of such funds may invest all sums collected under the requirements of Article IX, Section V, Paragraph VI of the Constitution of this state, for the purpose of paying the principal of bonded indebtedness of such counties, which sums are not actually payable on the principal within 12 months from the date of collection thereof, in valid outstanding bonds of the county or some other county of the state which have been duly validated, or in valid outstanding bonds of this state or of the United States. Such officer or officers may keep the funds so invested in such bonds, with the privilege of changing the investment from the character of the bonds named to another from time to time as such officer or officers may direct until such time before the maturity of outstanding obligations as may be necessary to dispose of the bonds in order to meet such obligations at maturity.
(b)
Whenever and as soon as the sinking fund of any county has been invested in the manner specified in subsection (a) of this Code section, the officer or officers of the county charged with the administration of the fiscal affairs of the county shall proceed forthwith to have the securities in which such funds are so invested registered in the name of the county, provided the bonds by their terms under the conditions of their issue are capable of being registered in the name of the owner.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-9 - Payment into county treasury

Any county official, officer, or employee who is charged with the responsibility of collecting, receiving, or disbursing any fees, fines, forfeitures, costs, commissions, allowances, penalties, funds, or moneys, or any other emolument or perquisite for any other county official, officer, or employee who has been placed upon a salary payable from county funds in lieu of receiving such compensation, when provision has been made by law for such compensation to become the property of and payable to the county, may pay said funds directly into the county treasury upon their receipt.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-10 - Employment of accountant to examine books

The county governing authority is authorized, whenever it deems it necessary to do so, to employ an expert accountant to examine and report on the books, vouchers, and accounts of any county officer whose duty it is under the law to handle county funds. The expert accountant may reside in the county in which he is to be employed or elsewhere.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-11 - Additional temporary personnel and equipment for assistance of county officers or departments

The governing authorities of the various counties shall have the authority to expend county funds for the purpose of employing such additional temporary personnel and providing such equipment and supplies as in their respective judgments shall be necessary and advisable, in order that such personnel and equipment might assist any county officer, official, or department in discharging his or its duties and responsibilities in an efficient and orderly fashion. Nothing contained within this Code section shall be construed so as to abrogate the authority of such officers and officials to select the personnel who shall be employed within their respective offices and departments.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-11.1 - Expenditure of funds for insurance and employment benefits

(a)
The governing authority of any county is authorized to provide, and to expend county funds for the provision of, group health, life, disability, and liability insurance, retirement or pension coverage, social security and employment security coverage, and other similar or related employment benefits for members of the county governing authority and for elected county officers and the personnel thereof, as well as for the dependents and beneficiaries of such officials and personnel; provided, however, that no member of a county governing authority may become vested in the provision of any retirement or pension benefits authorized by this subsection until after the next general election in which said official stands for reelection.
(b)
Any prior expenditure of county funds in the manner authorized by this Code section is validated and confirmed; and no person shall be liable in any respect by reason of his or her participation in any prior provision of the benefits authorized by this Code section.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-12 - Courthouse to remain open during normal working hours

It shall be the duty and responsibility of the governing authority of each county of this state to keep the county courthouse and the county offices maintained therein open during normal working hours for the transaction of the public's business. As used in this Code section, "normal working hours" means a minimum of 40 working hours during each calendar week, except for those weeks during which public and legal holidays, which are recognized and designated as such by Georgia law or by the governing authority of the county, are observed.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-13 - Speculation in county orders by county officer

Any public officer of any county in this state who buys up at a discount or in any manner speculates in what are known as "county orders," "jury scrip," or any other order or scrip which is to be paid out of any public fund of this state or of any county in this state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be removed from office.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-14 - Interested transactions prohibited; removal from office for violation

(a)
No county governing authority, any member thereof, or any other county officer authorized by law to use public or county funds for the purchase of goods or property of any kind for public or county purposes shall purchase such goods or property from any store in which such county governing authority, any member thereof, or other county officer is an employee, or in which he is directly or indirectly interested, or from any person or partnership of which he is a member or by whom he is employed, unless by sanction of the majority of the members of the county governing authority or unless it is made clearly to appear that such individual, partnership, or owner of the store offers and will sell the goods or property as cheaply as or cheaper than the same can be bought elsewhere.
(b)
Any county governing authority, any member thereof, or any county officer violating subsection (a) of this Code section shall be removed from office upon proper proceedings instituted by any taxpayer in the county. Any contract made in violation of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be illegal.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-15 - Prohibition, regulation, and taxation of fortunetelling and similar practices

The county governing authority may by proper ordinance prohibit, regulate, or tax the practice of fortunetelling, phrenology, astrology, clairvoyance, palmistry, or other kindred practices, businesses, or professions where a charge is made or a donation accepted for the services and where the practice is carried on outside the corporate limits of the municipality. The tax, if any, which is imposed shall not exceed the sum of $1,000.00 per year. Such ordinances may prescribe the punishment to be imposed for violations, but such punishment shall not exceed imprisonment for 60 days or a fine of $500.00 or both. Prosecutions for violations shall be in the magistrate court of the county as provided in Chapter 10 of Title 15.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-16 - Garbage, trash, waste, or refuse not to be transported across state or county boundaries for dumping without permission; exemption

(a)
No person, firm, corporation, or employee of any municipality shall transport, pursuant to a contract, whether oral or otherwise, garbage, trash, waste, or refuse across state or county boundaries for the purpose of dumping the same at a publicly or privately owned dump, unless permission is first obtained from the governing authority of the county in which the dump is located and from the governing authority of the county in which the garbage, trash, waste, or refuse is collected.
(b)
Subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to the transportation of any material which is regulated pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 12, the "Georgia Water Quality Control Act," or Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 12, "The Georgia Air Quality Act."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-17 - Authority of county employees to issue citations for violation of ordinances and regulations in counties having population of 550,000 or more; jurisdiction; effect of failure to respond

In all counties of this state having a population of 550,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1980 or any future such census, any employee who is authorized to enforce any county code, ordinance, regulation, rule, or other order, including such related ordinances, codes, and regulations as drainage regulations, soil erosion and sedimentation control regulations, subdivision and zoning regulations, water and sewer regulations, and any other land development or construction regulations of such counties, shall have the authority to issue citations to any person who shall violate any such county code, ordinance, regulation, or order which shall be in effect in such counties. Such citations shall command the appearance of such person at a designated regular session of a court in such county having the jurisdiction of a commitment court throughout the entire county. At such time and place, the court shall act as a court of inquiry with all the powers and authorities specified in Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 17. In the event that any such person shall fail to appear in response to such citation, a warrant shall be issued for the arrest of the person for violation of such county code, ordinance, regulation, rule, or order without the necessity of any further action.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-18 - Authority of counties having population of 550,000 or more to assess against cost of repairing streets as necessitated by private construction activity; liens

(a)
In all counties of this state having a population of 550,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1980 or any future such census, the county governing authority shall be empowered by ordinance or resolution to assess against any property the cost of reopening or repairing any public way, street, road, right of way, or highway, or the cost of cleaning up from any public way, street, road, right of way, or highway any debris, dirt, sediment, soil, trash, building materials, and other physical materials originating on such property, as a result of any private construction activity carried on by any developer, contractor, subcontractor, or owner of such property.
(b)
Any assessment authorized under subsection (a) of this Code section, as well as the interest thereon and the expense of collection, shall be a lien against the property so assessed coequal with the lien of other taxes and shall be enforced in the same manner as are state and county ad valorem property taxes by issuance of a fi. fa. and levy and sale as set forth in Title 48, the "Georgia Public Revenue Code."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-19.1 - Appropriations for charitable grants or contributions in counties having population of 400,000 or more; boards or councils to establish procedures and advise governing authorities

(a)
In all counties of this state having a population of 400,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1990 or any future such census, the governing authorities of such counties are authorized to provide by ordinance for the appropriation of money for and the making of grants or contributions to any corporation, association, institution, or individual for purely charitable purposes, provided that the activities funded by any such grants or contributions shall take place within the county making such grant or contribution.
(b)
In connection with the appropriation of money for or the making of any grant or contribution for purely charitable purposes, the governing authority of any county within this state may establish such boards or councils as it may determine to establish the procedures by which such grants or contributions are made and to advise the governing authorities of such counties generally with respect to such grants or contributions.
(c)
Appropriations, grants, and contributions made pursuant to this Code section shall be in the form of contracts for services.
(d)
For the purpose of this Code section, "purely charitable purposes" shall mean charitable, benevolent, or philanthropic purposes for health, education, social welfare, arts and humanities, or environmental organizations.
(e)
No funds may be appropriated, granted, or contributed under this Code section for a purpose which is in violation of the laws of this state; provided, however, that this subsection shall not be interpreted to prohibit a good faith expenditure of funds for purposes authorized by law.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-20 - Ordinances for governing and policing of unincorporated areas of county

(a)
The governing authority of each county, for the purpose of protecting and preserving the public health, safety, and welfare, is authorized to adopt ordinances for the governing and policing of the unincorporated areas of the county, violations of which ordinances may be punished by fine or imprisonment or both. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such ordinances may provide for traffic regulation, including adoption of the uniform rules of the road under Chapter 6 of Title 40, may provide for the regulation and control of litter in the same manner as municipal ordinances under Code Section
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, and may provide for the implementation and enforcement of any power or duty vested in the county governing authority.
(b)
Each such ordinance shall specify the maximum punishment which may be imposed for a violation of the ordinance; and in no case shall the maximum punishment for the violation of any such ordinance exceed a fine of $1,000.00 or imprisonment for 60 days or both; provided, however, that for violation of a pretreatment standard or requirement adopted pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act the ordinance may specify that the fine may be up to $1,000.00 per day for each violation by an industrial user.
(c)
Jurisdiction over violations of such county ordinances shall be in the magistrate court of the county; and procedure for enforcement of such ordinances shall be as provided in Article 4 of Chapter 10 of Title 15; provided, however, jurisdiction over ordinances having to do with traffic offenses shall be in the court or courts having jurisdiction over state traffic offenses.
(d)
This Code section shall not affect the jurisdiction of or procedure in any other court which has jurisdiction over violations of county ordinances.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-21 - Civil service system for county employees

(a)
The governing authority of any county is authorized to provide by ordinance or resolution for the creation of a civil service system for employees of the county, other than elected officials or persons appointed to positions for specified terms.
(b)
Subsequent to the creation of a civil service system, the county governing authority which created the system may provide by ordinance or resolution that positions of employment within departments subject to the jurisdiction of elected county officers or subject to the jurisdiction of other commissions, boards, or bodies of the county shall be subject to and covered by the civil service system upon the written application of the elected county officer, commission, board, or body having the power of appointment, employment, or removal of employees of the officer, department, commission, board, or body. Once positions of employment are made subject to the civil service system, such positions shall not be removed thereafter from the coverage of the civil service system.
(c)
A civil service system created pursuant to the authority of this Code section shall be administered in such manner and pursuant to such rules and regulations as may be provided for by resolution or ordinance of the county governing authority which created the system.
(d)
(1)
The powers granted to the governing authorities of counties by this Code section:
(A)
Shall not supersede or replace any power granted by any local constitutional amendment to the General Assembly to provide by law for a civil service or merit system for any county;
(B)
Shall not supersede or replace any law enacted by the General Assembly pursuant to the authority of a local constitutional amendment described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph; and
(C)
Shall be in addition to any power granted by local constitutional amendment directly to the governing authority of any county to provide by ordinance or resolution for a civil service or merit system for such county.
(2)
As used in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the term "local constitutional amendment" means any constitutional amendment described in subparagraph (a) of Paragraph IV of Section I of Article XI of the Constitution of the State of Georgia which has been continued in force and effect pursuant to the authority of said subparagraph (a) of said cited constitutional provision and which has not been repealed pursuant to the authority of subparagraph (b) of said cited constitutional provision.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 2, § 36, eff. 2/12/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-23 - Purchase from county of materials used in the construction of water systems, sewer systems, storm and drainage systems, buildings, or other facilities

(a)
No county shall require any person who performs services on his property or on private property pursuant to an agreement with an individual, corporation, partnership, association, or other private entity to purchase from the county any materials used in the construction or repair of any water system, sewer system, storm or drainage system, building, or other facilities on such property. Any county which sells such materials used in the construction of such facilities shall be required to publish the acceptable manufacturing or engineering standards of such materials sold by the county and such other materials, if any, which the county finds acceptable for the construction of such facilities. In the construction of any such facility, the use by any person or other entity of materials which are not purchased from the county shall not render any such facility or project ineligible for acceptance as a public right of way or utility project if the materials used meet the acceptable standards published by the county.
(b)
Nothing in this Code section shall affect the authority of a county to enact building, construction, electrical, fire, or other codes which require materials used in the construction or repair of water systems, sewer systems, storm or drainage systems, buildings, or other facilities to meet or satisfy certain standards.
(c)
Any county officer or employee who, without sufficient cause, refuses to accept as a public right of way or utility project any water and sewer system or other facility constructed with acceptable materials not purchased from the county shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(d)
Upon the final conviction of any county officer or employee of violating subsection (c) of this Code section, the employment of such officer or employee by the county shall immediately be terminated.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-24 - Training classes for clerks of governing authority of county

(a)
Any person hired or appointed to serve as the clerk of the governing authority of any county in this state shall attend and complete a course of training on matters pertaining to the basic performance of his or her official duties. Such training shall be conducted by the University of Georgia under the supervision of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at such time and place as shall be determined by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government.
(b)
The personnel of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government are authorized to work with the members of the Association County Clerks of Georgia and the Association County Commissioners of Georgia in establishing and operating the training course provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section, as well as establishing the rules and regulations governing attendance of such training.
(c)
All reasonable expenses of attending the training class required by this Code section shall be paid from funds appropriated by the county governing authority for such purposes.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES ONLY (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-23-01) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-1-27) › Section 36-1-25 - Official minutes of meetings

Official minutes of the meetings of a county governing authority shall be maintained in the offices of the county governing authority. Copies of contracts, maps, or similar material or documents related to actions taken by a county governing authority may be included in the minutes or incorporated by reference to an alternate location. Where incorporated by reference, such documents shall be stored in a central location or locations identified by ordinance or resolution of the county governing authority.