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title: O.C.G.A. § 21-2-596. Failure of public or political officer to perform duty.
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# O.C.G.A. § 21-2-596. Failure of public or political officer to perform duty.

Any public officer or any officer of a political party or body on whom a duty is laid by this chapter who willfully neglects or refuses to perform his or her duty shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Code 1933, § 34-1935, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.