Title 45 — Title 45

When any office is vacated, it is the duty of the incumbent, when requested, to deliver all books, papers, and other office property to his qualified successor. (Orig. Code 1863, § 166; Code 1868, § 161; Code 1873, § 172; Code 1882, § 172; Civil Code 1895, § 269; Civil Code 1910,…

The director of the Office of Planning and Budget is authorized, in his discretion, to require any department of state government to calculate and to make payment for personal services on the basis of 26 pay periods per year. (Ga. L. 1967, p. 125, § 1.)

Except as provided in Code Section 45-7-21, each state official designated in Code Section 45-7-4 shall be reimbursed from state funds for actual transportation costs while traveling by public carrier, the legal mileage rate for use of a personal automobile, and the actual cost o…

Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a state department may reimburse an employee of state government for expenses incurred for transportation of household goods and expenses incident to a change of residence from one part of the state to another as a res…

Before the reimbursement of expenses to transferred employees may take place, the following conditions must be satisfied: (1) The department which employs the person transferred must certify that the move was in the best interest of the department and that the expenses incurred a…

The Office of Planning and Budget shall establish such rules, regulations, and policies as are necessary to administer such a program of reimbursement for all state employees. (Ga. L. 1973, p. 708, § 3.)

45-7-26. Advance travel funds — Rules and regulations for accounting of funds. 45-7-27. Advance travel funds — Accounting and reimbursement of unused funds. 45-7-28. Advance travel funds — Lien when employee fails to file accounting or reimburse funds. 45-7-28.1. Employee travel …

Each employee granted an advance of state funds under this Code section and Code Sections 45-7-25, 45-7-26, and 45-7-28 shall be the custodian of state funds entrusted to him, shall file an accounting of such funds, and shall reimburse unused travel advances as required by the ru…

Except as provided in this Code section, no state official or employee, when traveling by commercial air carrier on a first-class basis, shall be reimbursed for that portion of the first-class air fare which exceeds the amount of the fare of the next lowest fare for the flight on…

This Code section and Code Sections 45-7-29, 45-7-30, and 45-7-32 shall not apply to per diem allowances authorized by law for officials or employees. (Ga. L. 1978, p. 1919, § 3.) Editor’s notes. — Resolution Act No. 48 (Senate Resolution No. 101), approved April 19, 1979 (Ga. L.…

The Office of Planning and Budget shall establish such rules, regulations, and policies as are necessary to administer such a program of reimbursement for all state employees. (Code 1981, § 45-7-34, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 131, § 1.) ARTICLE 3 SALARY DEDUCTIONS 45-7-50. Deduct…

— For article surveying legislative and judicial developments in Georgia local government law for 1978-79, see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 155 (1979). For survey article on criminal law and procedure, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 89 (1982). For annual survey on criminal law, see 64 Mercer L. Rev.…

The Lieutenant Governor shall be compensated in the amount and manner provided in Code Sections 45-7-3 and 45-7-4. He shall also be entitled to reimbursement for actual transportation costs while traveling by public carrier and the legal mileage rate for the use of a personal aut…

The disbursing or fiscal officer of any state department, board, bureau, commission, agency, municipality, county, or other political subdivision thereof may deduct from the salary of any employee of this state, county, municipality, or political subdivision thereof such amount a…

(a) Any department or agency of the state is authorized to deduct voluntarily designated amounts from the salaries or wages of its full-time employees for the purpose of payment of insurance premiums to a designated insurance company or designated insurance companies which are li…

(a) Any department or agency of the state is authorized to deduct designated amounts from the salaries or wages of its employees for the purpose of payment of deposits or indebtedness to a department or agency credit union if such department or agency credit union is a corporatio…

(a) Any department, agency, authority, or commission of the state is authorized to deduct designated amounts from the salaries or wages of its employees for the purpose of payment of capitol hill parking and van pool fees. No such deduction shall be made without the approval of t…

(a) It is the purpose of this Code section to permit voluntary deductions from wages or salaries of employees of the State of Georgia for the purchase of transit passes and other fare media for the benefit of these employees and the State of Georgia through a process which involv…

It is in the best interests of a free society that citizens be fully informed as to the conduct of their government and that those who serve the public by performing services requiring special qualification, training, or knowledge and the exercise of discretion or judgment be kno…

Professional services fees to be identified in financial records. Statements or reports to Attorney General and state auditor. State auditor to prescribe form and date for submission of reports.

A State Commission on Compensation is established for the purpose of assisting the General Assembly in setting the compensation of constitutional state officers, including members of the General Assembly and full-time heads of state agencies, authorities, boards, bureaus, commiss…

Members of the commission shall take an oath to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States and of the State of Georgia and shall receive a salary of $59.00 per day for each day of service and such expenses and allowances while performing their duties of office as are r…

The commission shall meet immediately after a majority of its members have taken the oath of office, shall select from the members one of their number to serve as chairman, and shall adopt such rules and procedures as may be deemed necessary for the expeditious accomplishment of …

The commission shall make a study of the compensation currently being paid by the state to all constitutional state officers, including members of the General Assembly and all full-time heads of state agencies, authorities, boards, bureaus, commissions, committees, and department…

It is the intention of the General Assembly that this article shall not be construed so as to authorize the commission to reduce the compensation of constitutional state officers below that established by the Constitution of Georgia or so as to deprive the General Assembly of ple…

As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Collecting officer’’ means any person who is either generally or specifically elected, appointed, or employed, in whole or in part, to collect any tax, revenue, or other moneys on behalf of the state or any of its political subdivisions or…

All funds belonging to the state or to any of its bureaus, commissions, boards, or departments shall be deposited in designated state depositories. Every collecting officer and every officer to hold public funds who receives any money belonging to any public body shall promptly d…

The governing authority of each county shall designate one or more solvent banks, insured federal savings and loan associations, or insured state chartered building and loan associations as depositories of all county moneys. The board of education of each county school district a…

No proper authority, including the state treasurer, nor any member of a board or tribunal constituting such a proper authority shall, where acting in good faith, incur any liability by reason of designating any depository, permitting deposits of public funds to be collateralized …

Any citizen or taxpayer or any public body interested in the fund in question may appear and be heard before the official or authority at the time and place of hearing. (Ga. L. 1933, p. 78, § 9b; Code 1933, § 89-819.) 45-8-22. Cited official, bank, or depository to file statement…

Authority is conferred upon the official or county or municipal authority having jurisdiction in the matter to issue subpoenas and to compel the attendance of witnesses and production of books and documents on behalf of any party. If any person shall disobey any such subpoena or …

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing the obligee in any bond of any collecting officer, officer to hold public funds, or any bank or depository in which public funds have been deposited from 181 45-8-26 PUBLIC OFFICERS & EMPLOYEES 45-8-28 maintaining an action…

When any officer to whom this chapter relates shall succeed himself in office or has been elected to succeed himself in office or has been elected to succeed himself in a subsequent term, such officer or the surety on his bond either for the current term or for the term which has…

The amount of the bonds of collecting officers and officers to hold public funds shall be in the amount fixed by the proper authority, unless the amount is fixed by existing general laws, and shall be approved by the proper authority and filed as required by law. Except as otherw…

(a) Neither the principal nor the surety on any bond of any collecting officer or any officer to hold public funds shall be liable for the failure of such officer to account for any public money coming into his hands which he shall have deposited in any designated depository or, …

No action on the bond of any collecting officer, officer to hold public funds, bank, or depository shall be maintained unless the action or proceeding is begun within six years from the date the alleged cause of action accrued; nor shall any action be maintained against any suret…

(a) In addition to any other compensation which may be paid to an officer, official, or employee of any agency, board, bureau, commission, department, or authority of the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of government of this state, each such agency, board, bureau, comm…

The purpose of this part is to implement the constitutional amendment ratified November 7, 2000, authorizing the General Assembly to provide a program of compensation for law enforcement officers who become physically disabled, but not permanently disabled, as a result of physica…

As used in this part, the term: (1) ‘‘Commission’’ means the Georgia State Indemnification Commission created in Code Section 45-9-83. (2) ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of Administrative Services. (3) ‘‘Firefighter’’ means: (A) Any person who is employed as a professional f…

An application for compensation with respect to a claim filed on or after July 1, 2001, for the temporary disability of a law enforcement officer or firefighter shall be submitted by that person within 60 days from the date of the incident resulting in disability. (Code 1981, § 4…

(a) Any person who shall knowingly give false information or false testimony causing or intending to cause the payment of compensation which would not otherwise be justified under this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) Any such person convicted under subsection (a) of th…

Article 5A Indemnification of Public School Teachers and Employees [Redesignated] Article 6 Consolidation of Unemployment Compensation Claim Matters under Commissioner of Administrative Services 45-9-110. Authorization for consolida-

Members of organized militia serving on state active duty. 45-9-3. Insurance and other protections afforded personnel employed by district attorney. 45-9-3.1. Immunity from liability for law enforcement officers directing or escorting funeral processions [Repealed]. 45-9-4. Purch…

Hughes, 238 Ga. 668, 235 S.E.2d 2 (1977). When a local ordinance provided defense and indemnification to county employees who were the subject of lawsuits, but such coverage could be terminated by the county attorney, there was no abuse of discretion found by the county attorney’…

Nothing in this article shall be construed as waiving any immunity or privilege of any kind now or hereafter enjoyed by any municipality, county, or other public body or by any member of the governing body thereof or by any supervisor, administrator, employee, or other elected or…

Ga. L. 1999, p. 910, § 6, amended this Code section. However, that amendment has been treated as superseded by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1213, § 9.

Any benefit occasioned by a public officer or official by virtue of this article is declared to be and is a portion of the compensation due the public officer or official for the services rendered to the state. (Ga. L. 1975, p. 674, § 3.) 45-9-62. Applicability of article.

This article shall apply to: (1) All public officers and officials of this state who hold state-wide offices and who are required by law to be bonded; and (2) Alleged acts of omission or commission which occurred prior to July 1, 1976. (Ga. L. 1975, p. 674, §§ 1, 4.) ARTICLE 4A I…

The purpose of this article is to provide by law for the indemnification with respect to the death or permanent disability of public school teachers and public school employees who are killed or permanently disabled by an act of violence in the line of duty on or after July 1, 20…

As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Act of violence’’ means a willful act of violence committed by a person other than a fellow public school teacher or public school employee. (2) ‘‘Commission’’ means the Georgia Public School Personnel Indemnification Commission. (3) ‘‘In …