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Home » US Law » 2022 Georgia Code » Title 28 - General Assembly » Chapter 9 - Code Revision Commission

§ 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; […]

§ 28-9-3. Powers and Duties of Commission Generally

The commission is authorized: To select and contract with a publisher to conduct a revision, codification, or recodification of the Code and laws of Georgia, provided that any such contract requiring the expenditure of state funds shall be contingent upon the General Assembly appropriating the necessary funds therefor; To formulate with the publisher all the […]

§ 28-9-4. Commission Staff

The Office of Legislative Counsel shall serve as staff for the commission. History. Code 1981, § 28-9-4 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 197, § 1. Law reviews. For discussion of history, staffing, procedures, and duties of the Office of Legislative Counsel, see 23 Ga. St. B.J. 114 (1987).

§ 28-9-5. Publication of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; Authority to Make Corrections and Editorial Changes; Effect of Changes; Treatment of Multiple Amendments; Preparation and Introduction of Legislation Reenacting and Correcting Code; Effect

The Code Revision Commission shall provide for the publication of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated and any pocket parts, supplements, revised volumes, or recodifications thereof. In compiling, editing, arranging, and preparing the Acts and resolutions of the General Assembly for such publication and without altering the sense, meaning, or effect of such Acts and […]