This chapter shall be construed liberally to secure the beneficial intents and purposes thereof and shall apply only to beneficiaries of the department who are entitled to benefits from the department. (Code 1981, § 29-7-18, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.) 745 T.29, C.8 GUARDIAN AND WARD 29-8-3 CHAPTER 8 COUNTY GUARDIANS Sec. 29-8-1. 29-8-2. 29-8-3. County administrators as ex officio county guardians. Bond requirements. Letters of guardianship or conservatorship; liability and rights of county guardian. Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that: ‘‘all appointments of guardians of the person or prop- Sec. 29-8-4. 29-8-5. Additional security on bond.