Title 45 — Title 45
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O.C.G.A. § 45-17-2 Qualifications of notaries
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(a) Any individual applying for appointment to be a notary public shall: (1) Be at least 18 years old; (2) Be a United States citizen or be a legal resident of the United States; (3) Be a legal resident of the county from which such individual is appointed; (4) Have, and provide …
O.C.G.A. § 45-17-2.1 Application to be a notary; endorsements and declarations
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(a)(1) Any individual desiring to be a notary public shall submit application to the clerk of superior court of the county in which the individual resides or, when applying under the provisions of Code Section 45-17-7, to the clerk of superior court of the county in which the ind…
O.C.G.A. § 45-17-2.2 Application information to be matter of public record
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The information in the application for appointment and commissioning as a notary public shall be a matter of public record. (Code 1981, § 45-17-2.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1105, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1469, § 4.) 45-17-2.3. Grant or denial of commission or recommission; grounds…
O.C.G.A. § 45-17-20 Penalty; prosecution of violations of article
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(a) Any person who violates subsection (d) of Code Section 45-17-8 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 494 45-17-30 (b) Any person who performs any notarial service without complying with the provisions of this article shall, upon the first or second conviction, be guilty of a misd…
O.C.G.A. § 45-17-3 Oath of office
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Before entering on the duties of his office, each notary public shall take and subscribe before the clerk of the superior court the following oath, which shall be entered on his minutes: ‘‘I, , do solemnly swear or affirm that I will well and truly perform the duties of a notary …
O.C.G.A. § 45-17-31 Persons authorized to have notarial acts performed by commissioned officers
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45-17-32. Validity and effect of notarial acts. 45-17-33. Sufficiency of certification generally; effect of failure to state place of execution or acknowledgment. 45-17-34. Signature, rank, and branch of officer as proof of authority; action by officer as prima-facie evidence. 47…
O.C.G.A. § 45-17-32 Validity and effect of notarial acts
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The notarial acts authorized by Code Section 45-17-31 are declared legal, valid, and binding; and instruments, documents, oaths, affirmations, depositions, and affidavits acknowledged, authenticated, or sworn to shall be admissible in evidence and eligible to record in this state…
O.C.G.A. § 45-17-6 Seal of office
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(a)(1) For the authentication of his notarial acts each notary public must provide a seal of office, which seal shall have for its impression his name, the words ‘‘Notary Public,’’ the name of the state, and the county of his residence; or it shall have for its impression his nam…
O.C.G.A. § 45-17-8 Powers and duties generally
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(a) Notaries public shall have authority to: (1) Witness or attest signature or execution of deeds and other written instruments; (2) Take acknowledgments; (3) Administer oaths and affirmations in all matters incidental to their duties as commercial officers and all other oaths a…
O.C.G.A. § 45-17-8.1 Signature and date of notarial act
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, in documenting a notarial act, a notary public shall sign on the notarial certification, by hand in ink, only and exactly the name indicated on the notary’s commission and shall record on the notarial certification the exact …
O.C.G.A. § 45-17-9 Where notarial acts may be exercised
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Notarial acts may be exercised in any county in the state. (Orig. Code 1863, § 1450; Code 1868, § 1507; Code 1873, § 1501; Code 1882, § 1501; Civil Code 1895, § 502; Civil Code 1910, § 620; Code 1933, § 71-106; Ga. L. 1947, p. 1108, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1105, § 1.)
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-1 Definitions
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As used in this part, the term: (1) ‘‘Board’’ means the Board of Community Health established under Chapter 2 of Title 31. (1.1) ‘‘Commissioner’’ means the commissioner of community health. 500 45-18-1 EMPLOYEES’ INSUR. & BENEFITS PLANS 45-18-1 (2) ‘‘Employee’’ means: (A) A perso…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-19 Confidentiality of claim forms and records
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Claim forms and other records which would disclose the nature of the health services provided to an insured shall be maintained on a confidential basis by the health insurance plan. No person shall disclose such records or information to any other person except as necessary for t…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-24 Definitions
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As used in this part, the term: (1) ‘‘Actuarial accrued liability’’ means that portion, as determined by a particular actuarial cost method, of the actuarial present value of fund obligations and administrative expenses which is not provided for by future normal costs. (2) ‘‘Actu…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-26 Technical advice; annual actuarial valuations
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(a) The actuary employed or retained by the department shall provide technical advice to the department and to the board regarding the operation of the fund. (b) Utilizing the actuarial assumptions most recently adopted by the board, the actuary shall set annual actuarial valuati…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-3 Design of plan
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The health insurance plan shall be designed by the board to: (1) Provide a reasonable relationship between the hospital, surgical, and medical benefits to be included and the expected distribution of expenses of each such type to be incurred by the covered employees and dependent…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-34 Plans not to reduce pensions or other benefits
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The deferred compensation programs authorized by this article shall exist and serve in addition to retirement, pension, or benefit systems established by the state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision; and no deferral of income under the deferred compensation pro…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-36 Salary deductions; records of individual account information
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(a) The salary reduction or deductions referred to in this article shall be instituted at the request of the participating employees by the payroll departments applicable to the respective employees. (b) Records of participation agreements, payroll deductions, investment options,…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-4 Expenses not to be covered by plan
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The health insurance plan shall not include expenses incurred by or on account of an individual prior to the effective date of the plan; expenses for services received for injury or sickness due to war or any act of war, whether declared or undeclared, which war or act of war sha…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-5 County officers and employees
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(a) The board is authorized to contract with the various counties of this state for the inclusion of the employees of any county within any health insurance plan or plans established under this part. The various counties of this state are authorized to contract with the board as …
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-5.1 Licensed blind or otherwise seriously disabled vendors
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The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency is authorized to contract with the Georgia Cooperative Services for the Blind, Inc., a nominee agent designated by the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, for the inclusion of licensed blind persons or other persons with disabili…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-5.2 Sheltered employment center employees
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The board is authorized to contract with public and private nonprofit sheltered employment centers which contract with or employ persons within the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities for the inclusion of…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-50 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) Reserved. (2) ‘‘Council’’ means the Employee Benefit Plan Council established in Code Section 45-18-51. (3) ‘‘Employee’’ means a member of the General Assembly or a person who works full time for the state and receives his or her compensatio…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-51 Creation and operation of council
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(a)(1) There is created an Employee Benefit Plan Council consisting of the following ten members appointed by the Governor: 540 45-18-51 EMPLOYEES’ INSUR. & BENEFITS PLANS 45-18-51 (A) The five members of the State Personnel Board who shall serve for terms of office which corresp…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-52 Establishment of flexible employee benefit plans
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(a) The council is authorized to establish a flexible employee benefit plan for employees of the state and public schoolteachers and public school employees and to promulgate rules and regulations for its administration, subject to the limitations contained in this article and in…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-53 Authorization for payroll deductions
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(a) In order to carry out the provisions of the flexible employee benefit plan, the head of each department, agency, authority, county department of health, the Federal-State Shipping Point Inspection Service, the Georgia Firefighters’ Pension Fund, or local school system is auth…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-56 Execution of contracts by commissioner; bidding procedure
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The commissioner is authorized to execute a contract or contracts to provide the benefits as approved in the plan or plans in accordance with this article. Such contract or contracts may be executed with one or more corporations licensed to transact business in this state, or the…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-57 Liability for errors or omissions
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Article 4 Article 3 45-18-50. 45-18-51. 45-18-1 Definitions. Creation and operation of council. Establishment of flexible employee benefit plans. Authorization for payroll deductions. Continuation of optional plans; approval of optional plans or contracting with new or additional…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-58 Liability for errors or omissions
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The various departments, boards, agencies, and their employees shall not incur any liability for errors or omissions made in the performance of the agreement between the departments, boards, and agencies and the employee. (Code 1981, § 45-18-58, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 441, § …
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-7 Retiring employees, spouses, and dependents
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The contract or contracts shall provide for health insurance for retiring state employees and their spouses and dependent children, as defined by the regulations of the board, on such terms as the board may deem appropriate; and the board may authorize the inclusion in the plan o…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-7.1 Employees of the Georgia Development Authority
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The board is authorized to contract with the Georgia Development Authority for the inclusion in any health insurance plan or plans established under this part of the employees and retiring employees of the Georgia Development Authority and their spouses and dependent children, as…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-7.2 Agrirama Development Authority employees
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Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 45(6)/HB 142, effective May 13, 2011. Editor’s notes. — This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 45-18-7.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 662, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 188, § 5/HB 1372; Ga. L. 2010, p. 878, § 45/HB 1387. 45-18-7.3. Employe…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-7.4 Definitions
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Authority to establish health insurance plan; rules and regulations; plan generally; coverage for retiring or retired employees. Design of plan. Expenses not to be covered by plan. County officers and employees. Licensed blind or otherwise seriously disabled vendors. Sheltered em…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-7.7 Employees and dependents of critical access hospitals in health plans
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(a) The board is authorized to contract with any public or nonprofit critical access hospital that meets such requirements as the department may establish for the inclusion of the employees and dependents of such critical access hospitals in any health plan established under this…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-7.8 Employees of the Georgia Student Finance Authority
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The board is authorized to contract with the Georgia Student Finance Authority for the inclusion in any health insurance plan or plans established under this part of the employees of the Georgia Student Finance Authority and their spouses and dependent children, as defined by the…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-70 Establishment and operation
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Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the commissioner of administrative services in conjunction with the Georgia Building Authority is authorized by contract or otherwise to establish, equip, and operate a child care learning center as a capitol hill pilot program for the…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-71 Rules and regulations for personnel administration
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The State Personnel Board shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be required for the effective administration of this article. (Code 1981, § 45-18-71, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1489, § 1.) 546 45-18-72 EMPLOYEES’ INSUR. & BENEFITS PLANS 45-18-81 45-18-72. Start-up co…
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-72 Start-up costs
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The commissioner of administrative services shall present recommendations no later than December 1, 1986, for funding any start-up costs of the pilot project. (Code 1981, § 45-18-72, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1489, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 2-80/HB 642.) Editor’s notes. — Ga. …
O.C.G.A. § 45-18-81 Legislative intent
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It is the intent of this article to provide that any such state employees currently hospitalized at any state hospital shall be relieved of personal liability for any existing cost of care charges, provided employees or those responsible for employees cooperate and ensure that to…
O.C.G.A. § 45-19-20 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978.’’ (Ga. L. 1978, p. 859, § 25; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1097, § 1.)
O.C.G.A. § 45-19-21 Purposes and construction of article
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(a) The general purposes of this article are: (1) To provide for execution within public employment in the state of the policies embodied in Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 241), as amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 (86 Stat. 103)…
O.C.G.A. § 45-19-22 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Administrator’’ means the administrator of the Commission on Equal Opportunity provided for by Code Section 45-19-24, which agency is composed of an Equal Employment Division and a Fair Housing Division. (2) ‘‘Board’’ means the Board of Co…
O.C.G.A. § 45-19-25 Function of administrator
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The function of the administrator shall be to encourage fair treatment for public employees and to discourage unlawful discrimination in public employment. (Ga. L. 1978, p. 859, § 11; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1097, § 1.)
O.C.G.A. § 45-19-26 Role of Attorney General
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The Attorney General shall be the legal adviser for the administrator. (Ga. L. 1978, p. 859, § 12; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1097, § 1.)
O.C.G.A. § 45-19-27 Additional powers and duties of administrator
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In the enforcement of this article the administrator shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To maintain an office in the City of Atlanta and such other offices within the state as the administrator may deem necessary; (2) To meet and exercise the administrator’s powers a…
O.C.G.A. § 45-19-28 Limitation on provisions of article relating to age discrimination
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Sec. 45-19-29. Unlawful practices generally.
O.C.G.A. § 45-19-29 Unlawful practices generally
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It is an unlawful practice for an employer: (1) To fail or refuse to hire, to discharge, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to the individual’s compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of such individual’s race, color, rel…
O.C.G.A. § 45-19-30 Unlawful practices in training or apprenticeship programs
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It is an unlawful practice for an employer controlling apprenticeship or other training or retraining including on-the-job training programs to discriminate against an individual because of such individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or age in admis…
O.C.G.A. § 45-19-31 Unlawful practices in advertisement of employment
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45-19-32. Unlawful practice for party to violate conciliation agreement. 45-19-33. Different standards of compensation or different terms and conditions of employment when not based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age. 45-19-34. Hiring, employing, o…
O.C.G.A. § 45-19-36 Filing complaints of unlawful practice; action by administrator
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘respondent’’ means an employer charged with an alleged unlawful practice. (b) An individual claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful practice or another person on behalf of an individual claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful practice …