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# O.C.G.A. § 1-3-4.1. Effective date for general Acts requiring increases in compensation of certain county officials.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Code Section 1-3-4, no general Act which provides for an increase in compensation to one or more of the county officials listed in Article IX, Section I, Paragraph III of the Constitution or Chapter 10 of Title 15 shall be effective until the first day of January following passage of the Act.

## History

Code 1981, § 1-3-4.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 984, § 2; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1397, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1197, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 11, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 985, § 2; Ga. L. 2003, p. 140, § 1.

## Cross References

Specific provisions regarding compensation of county officers listed in Ga. Const. 1983, Art. IX, Sec. I, Para. III, § 15-6-88 et seq. (clerk of the superior court), § 15-9-63 et seq. (judge of the probate court), § 15-16-20 et seq. (sheriff), §§ 48-5-180, 48-5-183 (tax receiver, tax collector, and tax commissioner).

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2002, ‘‘Code Section’’ was substituted for ‘‘O.C.G.A.R.’’.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 1985, p. 984, § 3, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that that Act would apply to general Acts affecting the compensation of the county officers listed in Ga. Const. 1983, Art. IX, Sec. I, Para. III which are enacted after January 1, 1986.