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§ 28-6-8. Appointment of Delegates to Article v Conventions Called by the Congress of the United States for Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States

As used in this Code section, the term: “Article V application” means a resolution adopted by the General Assembly on the same subject or containing the same proposed amendment text as not less than two-thirds of the several states of the United States applying to the Congress of the United States for said Congress to […]

§ 28-11-1. Short Title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Ethics and Efficiency in Government Act.” History. Code 1981, § 28-11-1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 874, § 1.

§ 28-7-3. Contingent Compensation for Lobbyists

No person, firm, corporation, or association shall retain or employ an attorney at law or an agent to aid or oppose legislation for compensation contingent, in whole or in part, upon the passage or defeat of any legislative measure. No attorney at law or agent shall be employed to aid or oppose legislation for compensation […]

§ 28-7-5. Penalty for Violation of Code Section 28-7-3 or 28-7-4

Any person failing to comply with or violating any of the provisions of Code Section 28-7-3 or 28-7-4 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 1911, p. 151, § 5; Code 1933, § 47-1005; Ga. L. 1970, p. 695, § 3; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1075, § 18. Law reviews. For note on […]

§ 28-9-1. Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term: “Code” means the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, any unannotated version thereof, or any codification of the laws of the State of Georgia which is a successor to or replacement of such Code, and such term shall include all statutory provisions, annotations, research references, notes, indexes, tables, constitutions, […]

§ 28-9-2. Creation of the Code Revision Commission; Membership, Term of Office, and Vacancies; Expenses and Allowances; Ratification of Previous Actions and Contracts

There is created the Code Revision Commission, to be composed of 15 members as follows: The Speaker of the House of Representatives; Four members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives for terms of office coinciding with their terms as members of the House of Representatives; […]