Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 25. FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY · Chapter 4. FIREFIGHTER STANDARDS AND TRAINING

25-4-4. Eligibility of council members for public office.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Membership on the council does not constitute public office, and no member shall be disqualified from holding public office by reason of his or her membership.

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

Ga. L. 1971, p. 693, § 4; Ga. L. 1977, p. 549, § 1; Ga. L. 2020, p. 515, § 6/SB 342; Ga. L. 2025, p. 332, § 6-8/SB 96, effective July 1, 2025.

Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, deleted “or volunteer council” following “on the council” at the beginning of this Code section.

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