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# O.C.G.A. § 17-13-21. Definitions.

As used in this article, the term:

(1) ‘‘Executive authority’’ includes the Governor and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state.

(2) ‘‘Governor’’ includes any person performing the functions of governor by authority of the laws of this state.

(3) ‘‘State,’’ referring to a state other than this state, includes the District of Columbia and any other state or territory, organized or unorganized, of the United States of America.

## History

Ga. L. 1951, p. 726, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1754, § 1.