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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-16-20.2. Monthly contingent expense allowance for the operation of the sheriff’s office.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-16-20.2. Monthly contingent expense allowance for the operation of the sheriff’s office.

In addition to any salary, fees, or expenses now or hereafter provided by law, the governing authority of each county is authorized to provide as contingent expenses for the operation of the office of sheriff, and payable from county funds, a monthly expense allowance of not less than the amount fixed in the following schedule:

Population Minimum Monthly Expenses

0 — 11,889 ................................................. $ 100.00

11,890 — 74,999 ................................................. 200.00

75,000 — 249,999 ................................................. 300.00

250,000 — 499,999 ................................................. 400.00

500,000 or more ................................................. 500.00

## History

Code 1981, § 15-16-20.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 902, § 14; Ga. L. 2015, p. 5, § 15/HB 90.

## Other Notes

The 2015 amendment, effective March 13, 2015, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted ‘‘Expenses’’ for ‘‘Expense’’ in the form.