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title: O.C.G.A. § 29-8-1. County administrators as ex officio county guardians and ex officio county conservators.
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# O.C.G.A. § 29-8-1. County administrators as ex officio county guardians and ex officio county conservators.

County administrators as provided for in Article 5 of Chapter 6 of Title 53 are ex officio county guardians and ex officio county conservators and shall serve as guardians or conservators, respectively, in all cases where appointed by the court.

## History

Code 1981, § 29-8-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1; Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 29/HB 142; Ga. L. 2025, p. 713, § 8/SB 98, effective July 1, 2025.

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, inserted “and ex officio county conservators” and “, respectively,”.