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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-8-9. Use of gifts and donations.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-8-9. Use of gifts and donations.

The department is authorized and empowered to accept and expend any and all gifts and donations that may be available to it for the purposes of this article.

## History

Ga. L. 1957, p. 470, § 11; Code 1933, § 88-2311, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1.