Title 50

The reporter, acting upon the advice of the Governor, shall prepare a contract to be awarded every four years, or as the occasion may require, which contract is renewable annually during those four years and provides for the publication of the state reports. This contract shall b…

(a) Every four years the reporter shall present the contract provided for in Code Section 50-18-21 to the Department of Administrative Services for purposes of advertising for and accepting bids under the contract according to the established procedures of that department. After …

The person to whom the contract is awarded shall give bond with adequate and satisfactory security in the sum of not less than $25,000.00, to be payable to the Governor and his successors in office and to be conditioned that the contractor will perform his duties promptly and fai…

(a) The person to whom the contract is awarded shall become and be known as the state publisher of court reports when his bond is approved by the Attorney General. (b) The contract awarded to the publisher must be renewed each year during his four-year term. At the end of the fou…

In all matters pertaining to the publication of the reports, the publisher will act only upon the direction of the reporter. History. — Code 1933, § 90-216, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 460, § 1.

(a) The reports shall contain the decisions rendered in all cases presented to the Supreme Court of Georgia and to the Court of Appeals of Georgia and an index of all cases reported. No report shall contain any argument or brief of counsel beyond a statement of the major points a…

(a) The reporter shall furnish to the publisher the manuscript of the decisions, read the proof and correct the same, and furnish for each volume an index of the cases reported. (b) If the reporter shall fail to publish the volumes of reports within six months of the time of the …

(a) It shall be the duty of the publisher to print and bind the reports promptly within the prescribed time limit as set out in the contract. (b) Should there be a delay in the printing or binding beyond the time set out in the contract, the reporter shall declare, upon notice to…

(a) The publisher, with the approval of the reporter, may choose the most efficient and advantageous method of producing the reports so long as the style and quality of the reports are not compromised by any change in the method of printing and binding the reports. (b) Should the…

(a) The reporter shall order in writing from the publisher the number of volumes of each report required by the state when he delivers the manuscript to the publisher. (b) The publisher shall produce the number of reports as is ordered by the reporter and upon completion of print…

The reporter shall make distribution of the reports which shall be handled in accordance with this Code section: (1) The reporter shall place all orders for the reports with the publisher; (2) All volumes distributed within this state to the state or to any of its subordinate dep…

(a) In addition to the reports to be furnished to the state as previously provided, the publisher shall produce a sufficient number for sale to the citizens of the state. The publisher shall at all times during his contract keep on hand in the capital city of the state an adequat…

(a) Upon delivery of the volumes of each report to the proper recipient, the publisher shall present to the reporter an itemized statement of charges for which the state is liable. If the statement appears erroneous to the reporter, he shall contact the publisher in an effort to …

The reports shall be copyrighted and the copyright shall belong to the state. History. — Ga. L. 1920, p. 237, § 13; Code 1933, § 90-218; Code 1933, § 90-214, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 460, § 1.

During the term of his contract, the publisher shall maintain the means to reproduce any volume published during the term of the contract at a time subsequent to the printing of that volume. History. — Code 1933, § 90-215, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 460, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 892,…

Upon the expiration of his contract, the publisher may sell all unsold copies of the reports to any person, firm, corporation, or entity, public or private. The price of any such copies shall remain the same as fixed by the contract under which such copies were published. History. …

The reporter shall publish a rules compilation in electronic format that is made accessible to the public through the Internet or other suitable electronic methods and shall update the rules compilation as necessary. History. — Code 1981, § 50-18-37, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 83…

(a) All public records shall be open for personal inspection and copying, except those which by order of a court of this state or by law are specifically exempted from disclosure. Records shall be maintained by agencies to the extent and in the manner required by Article 5 of this…

(a) Public disclosure shall not be required for records that are: (1) Specifically required by federal statute or regulation to be kept confidential; (2) Medical or veterinary records and similar files, the disclosure of which would be an invasion of personal privacy; (3) Except as …

(a) The superior courts of this state shall have jurisdiction in law and in equity to entertain actions against persons or agencies having custody of records open to the public under this article to enforce compliance with the provisions of this article. Such actions may be broug…

(a) Any person or entity knowingly and willfully violating the provisions of this article by failing or refusing to provide access to records not subject to exemption from this article, by knowingly and willingly failing or refusing to provide access to such records within the ti…

No form, document, or other written matter which is required by law or rule or regulation to be filed as a vital record under the provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 31, which contains information which is exempt from disclosure under Code Section 31-10-25, and which is temporarily …

The procedures and fees provided for in this article shall not apply to public records, including records that are exempt from disclosure pursuant to Code Section 50-18-72, which are requested in writing by a state or federal grand jury, taxing authority, law enforcement agency, …

(a) This Code section applies only to those records: (1) That are confidential, classified, or restricted by Acts of the General Assembly or may be declared to be confidential, classified, or restricted by future Acts of the General Assembly, unless the future Acts specifically exempt…

(a) Records that by law are confidential, classified, or restricted may be used for research purposes by private researchers providing that: (1) The researcher is qualified to perform such research; (2) The research topic is designed to produce a study that would be of potential ben…

(a) All records created or received in the performance of duty and paid for by public funds are deemed to be public property and shall constitute a record of public acts. (b) The destruction of records shall occur only through the operation of an approved retention schedule. The …

This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Records Act.’’ History. — Ga. L. 1972, p. 1267, § 1.

As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Agency’’ means any state office, department, division, board, bureau, commission, authority, or other separate unit of state government created or established by law. (2) ‘‘Court record’’ means all documents, papers, letters, maps, books (…

(a) There is created the State Records Committee, to be composed of the Governor, the Secretary of State, the chancellor of the University System of Georgia, an appointee of the Governor who is not the Attorney General, the state auditor, and an officer of a governing body, as su…

It shall be the duty of the division to: (1) Establish and administer, under the direction of a state records management officer, who shall be employed under the rules and regulations of the State Personnel Board, a records management program; (2) Develop and issue procedures, ru…

It shall be the duty of each agency to: (1) Cause to be made and preserved records containing adequate and proper documentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and essential transactions of the agency and designed to furnish the information necess…

(a) Nothing in this article shall be construed to divest agency heads of the authority to determine the nature and form of records required in the administration of their several departments. Notwithstanding this Code section, agency heads shall carry out the provisions of Code S…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘governing body’’ shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 50-18-99. (b) Video recordings from law enforcement body-worn devices or devices located on or inside of law enforcement vehicles shall be retained for 180 days …

The division may make certified copies under seal of any records or any preservation duplicates transferred or deposited in the Georgia State Archives or the records center or may make reproductions of such records. The certified copies or reproductions, when signed by the director…

(a) Title to any record transferred to the Georgia State Archives as authorized by this article shall be vested in the division. The division shall not destroy any record transferred to it by an agency without consulting with the proper official of the transferring agency prior t…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Governing body’’ means the governing body of any county, municipality, or consolidated government. The term includes school boards of this state. (2) ‘‘Office or officer’’ means any county office or officer or any office or office…

The authority for the establishment of microform standards shall be vested in the State Records Committee. All powers and duties of the State Records Committee as provided in Article 5 of this chapter shall be applicable to the establishment and maintenance of microform standards…

Any public official or his employee who makes a bona fide attempt at compliance with the standards established under this article shall not be liable for any damages arising from the failure of the microform to meet such standards. History. — Code 1981, § 50-18-121, enacted by Ga.…

(a) As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Multiracial’’ means having parents of different races. (2) ‘‘State agency’’ means any state department, board, bureau, commission, authority, council, committee, and any other state agency or instrumentality. (b) All written forms, app…

RED DRUM. State salt-water fish, §50-3-83. REDISTRICTING. Metropolitan area planning and development commissions, §§50-8-80, 50-8-84. REFERENDUM. Environmental finance authority. Authorized acts not subject to referendum, §50-23-13. REFUNDS. Coin-operated amusement machines. Permit…

R.W. Page Corp., 259 Ga. 556, 385 S.E.2d 406 (1989). Provision of videotape of meeting is not compliance. — Atlanta Housing Authority did not substantially comply with the statute by providing a citizen with a videotape of a meeting of the Olympic Task Force Selection Committee a…

The Department of Administrative Services is authorized and empowered: (1) To establish and operate an interagency motor pool near the state capitol and to establish and operate motor pools at such other locations as may be desirable to promote efficient and economical use of pas…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate on any public road in this state any motor vehicle which is owned or leased by the state or any branch, department, agency, commission, board, or authority of the state or which has been purchased or leased by any public official…

The various offices, agencies, departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, authorities, or other entities of the state are authorized, subject to the approval of the Office of Planning and Budget consistent with legislative appropriations, to purchase, lease, or acce…

The officers, officials, and employees of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government shall be reimbursed for mileage at the same mileage rate established by the United States General Services Administration for federal employees pursuant to Federal Trav…

It shall be unlawful for any officer of this state or any employee of any office, agency, department, board, bureau, commission, institution, authority, or other entity of the state while traveling in vehicles upon which the state is paying transportation mileage to transport any…