§ 45-15-31. Appointment, Compensation, and Removal of Assistant and Deputy Attorneys General and Law Assistants
All assistant attorneys general, deputy assistant attorneys general, and law assistants shall be appointed by the Attorney General for such periods of time as he deems advisable. The compensation of all assistant attorneys general, deputy assistant attorneys general, law assistants, and other employees of the Department of Law shall be established by the Attorney General, […]
§ 45-15-32. Employment of Clerical Assistants for Department
The Attorney General as the head of the Department of Law is authorized and directed to employ such clerical assistants as may from time to time be needed. History. Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 93; Code 1933, § 40-1611.
§ 45-15-33. Employees of Department Not to Receive Remuneration of Any Kind or Reimbursement Other Than Provided by Article; Exception
Except as provided in this article, no employee of the Department of Law shall be entitled to or authorized to receive any salary, fee, compensation, or other remuneration of any type, nor shall he be entitled to the reimbursement of expenses from any other state department, agency, commission, board, authority, bureau, or any other legislative, […]
§ 45-15-34. Department as Exclusive Authority for Executive Branch in Law Matters
The Department of Law is vested with complete and exclusive authority and jurisdiction in all matters of law relating to the executive branch of the government and every department, office, institution, commission, committee, board, and other agency thereof. Every department, office, institution, commission, committee, board, and other agency of the state government is prohibited from […]
§ 45-15-35. Power of Governor to Direct Institution of Proceedings and Litigation by Department
The Governor shall have the power to direct the Department of Law, through the Attorney General as head thereof, to institute and prosecute in the name of the state such matters, proceedings, and litigations as he shall deem to be in the best interest of the people of the state. History. Ga. L. 1931, p. […]
§ 45-15-36. Reimbursement of Department by Other State Agencies for Litigation Expenses; Submission to Agency of Statement of Expenses
When the Attorney General shall undertake the trial or preparation for trial of any action on behalf of any state department, agency, commission, board, authority, bureau, or any other legislative, judicial, or executive body of the state, such state agency involved is authorized and directed to reimburse the Department of Law for actual expenses incurred […]
§ 45-15-37. Reimbursement of Department by State Retirement Systems or Board of Workers’ Compensation for Services; Statement of Expenses; Advance Approval of Services
As used in this Code section, the term “state retirement systems” means the following retirement systems: Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia, Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, Public School Employees Retirement System, and Trial Judges and Solicitors Retirement Fund. When the Attorney General shall assign any assistant attorney general, deputy assistant attorney general, special deputy assistant […]
§ 45-15-70. Governor Authorized to Provide Counsel for Public Officials and Agencies; Fees and Costs to Be Paid by State
Except as provided for in Code Section 45-15-71: When any action or proceeding is filed in any court of this state, in any federal court, or with any professional licensing board, disciplinary board or commission, or other similar body, which action or proceeding is against a public officer, public official, a state board or bureau, […]
§ 45-15-71. Judicial Legal Defense Fund and Commission Created; Operations
As used in this Code section, the term “defendant judge” means a Justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals, judge of the Georgia State-wide Business Court, or judge of the superior court against whom an action or proceeding has been filed. There is created a fund to be known as the […]
§ 45-16-1. Election, Commission, Removal; Qualifications; Affidavit of Qualification
Coroners are elected, commissioned, and removed as are clerks of the superior courts; and coroners shall hold their offices for four years. No person shall be eligible to offer for election to or to hold the office of coroner unless he or she: Is a citizen of the United States; Is a resident of the […]