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title: O.C.G.A. § 21-5-75. Postemployment restrictions on public officers.
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# O.C.G.A. § 21-5-75. Postemployment restrictions on public officers.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, on and after January 8, 2007, persons identified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (22) of Code Section 21-5-3 and the executive director of each state board, commission, or authority shall be prohibited from registering as a lobbyist or engaging in lobbying under this article for a period of one year after terminating such employment or leaving such office.

(b) The lobbying prohibition contained in subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to persons who terminate such employment or leave such office but who remain employed in state government.

## History

Code 1981, § 21-5-75, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 859, § 23/HB 48.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2005, p. 859, § 28/HB 48, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the Act shall not apply to any violation occurring prior to January 9, 2006.

## Law Reviews

For article on the 2005 enactment of this Code section, see 22 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 119 (2005).