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# O.C.G.A. § 28-9-1. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) ‘‘Code’’ means the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, any unannotated version thereof, or any codification of the laws of the State of Georgia which is a successor to or replacement of such Code, and such term shall include all statutory provisions, annotations, research references, notes, indexes, tables, constitutions, cross-references, pocket parts, and other material related to or included in such Code.

(2) ‘‘Commission’’ means the Code Revision Commission originally created pursuant to H.R. No. 217-838 adopted by the General Assembly at the 1977 regular session, as amended, and as re-created by Code Section 28-9-2.

## History

Code 1981, § 28-9-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 197, § 1.