Georgia Attorney General Opinions
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- GA Atty. Gen. Op. No 2002-7. Updating of crimes and offenses for which the Georgia Crime Information Center is authorized to collect and file fingerprints
- GA Atty. Gen. Op. No 2008-1. Updating of crimes and offenses for which the GeorgiaCrimeInformationCenter is authorized to collect and file fingerprints.
- AGO U00-10 (September 27, 2000)
- GA Atty. Gen. Op. No U2002-7. A state paid assistant district attorney may not offer for and hold a part time elective office with a political subdivision of this state, as the duties of that office conflict with the performance of the official duties of assistant district attorney in the Northern Judicial Circuit of Georgia.
- AGO 2017-4 (October 20, 2017)
- GA Atty. Gen. Op. No 96-2. Existing law does not authorize the use of voter registration applications which contain an applicant's digitized signature; therefore, express authorization by the General Assembly must be obtained before a system which uses such technology may be implemented.
- GA Atty. Gen. Op. No 2000-5. The Georgia Constitution prohibits grants to sectarian institutions for the purpose of the Reading Challenge Program.
- GA Atty. Gen. Op. No 94-10. A person who, as part of a refinancing transaction, signs a land survey affidavit in which the person makes certain affirmations about an existing survey of property owned by that person in order to induce a title insurance company to issue a title insurance policy to the lender is not practicing as a land surveyor in violation of O.C.G.A. § 43-15-7(b).
- GA Atty. Gen. Op. No U96-21. A supplemental retirement plan for public employees which does not require substantial benefit to the employer, in the form of new service or otherwise, violates the prohibitions against governmental gratuities and extra compensation for services rendered.
- GA Atty. Gen. Op. No U2012-3. Costs collected under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-55 as a condition precedent to opening cases in default should be held in the court registry pending disposition of the case, and then the monies should be disbursed to the prevailing party based on the judgment or dismissal.
Featured documents
- GA Atty. Gen. Op. No 2002-7. Updating of crimes and offenses for which the Georgia Crime Information Center is authorized to collect and file fingerprints
- GA Atty. Gen. Op. No 2008-1. Updating of crimes and offenses for which the GeorgiaCrimeInformationCenter is authorized to collect and file fingerprints.
- AGO U00-10 (September 27, 2000)
- GA Atty. Gen. Op. No U2002-7. A state paid assistant district attorney may not offer for and hold a part time elective office with a political subdivision of this state, as the duties of that office conflict with the performance of the official duties of assistant district attorney in the Northern Judicial Circuit of Georgia.
- AGO 2017-4 (October 20, 2017)
- GA Atty. Gen. Op. No 96-2. Existing law does not authorize the use of voter registration applications which contain an applicant's digitized signature; therefore, express authorization by the General Assembly must be obtained before a system which uses such technology may be implemented.
- GA Atty. Gen. Op. No 2000-5. The Georgia Constitution prohibits grants to sectarian institutions for the purpose of the Reading Challenge Program.
- GA Atty. Gen. Op. No 94-10. A person who, as part of a refinancing transaction, signs a land survey affidavit in which the person makes certain affirmations about an existing survey of property owned by that person in order to induce a title insurance company to issue a title insurance policy to the lender is not practicing as a land surveyor in violation of O.C.G.A. § 43-15-7(b).
- GA Atty. Gen. Op. No U96-21. A supplemental retirement plan for public employees which does not require substantial benefit to the employer, in the form of new service or otherwise, violates the prohibitions against governmental gratuities and extra compensation for services rendered.
- GA Atty. Gen. Op. No U2012-3. Costs collected under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-55 as a condition precedent to opening cases in default should be held in the court registry pending disposition of the case, and then the monies should be disbursed to the prevailing party based on the judgment or dismissal.