Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 13. OFFICERS OF COURT GENERALLY · Article 1. LIABILITY FOR OFFICIAL ACTS

15-13-1. Officers of court liability.

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All sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, coroners, jailers, constables, and other officers of court shall be liable to all actions and disabilities which they incur in respect of any matter or thing relating to or concerning their respective offices.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Laws 1792, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 576; Code 1863, § 3852; Code 1868, § 3872; Code 1873, § 3948; Code 1882, § 3948; Civil Code 1895, § 4769; Civil Code 1910, § 5341; Code 1933, § 24-201.

Cross references

Status of court-appointed receivers as officers of court, § 9-8-8.

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Text read from t15-ch12-24-(v13a)-2015-pdf.pdf, Volume V13A, 2015 edition, pages 194 to 195; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 3ead04cf60ab.