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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 35. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES · Chapter 2. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY · Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

35-2-3. Creation and appointment of the position of commissioner of public safety; powers and duties; rules and regulations.

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

  1. (a)

    There is created the position of commissioner of public safety. The commissioner shall be the chief administrative officer and shall be both appointed and removed by the board with the approval of the Governor. Except as otherwise provided by law and subject to the general policy established by the board, the commissioner shall supervise, direct, account for, organize, plan, administer, and execute the functions vested in the department by law.#

  2. (b)

    The commissioner shall be authorized to promulgate rules and regulations as necessary to carry out his or her official duties.#

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. 1972, p. 1015, § 1602; Ga. L. 1996, p. 271, § 1.

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

Text read from t35-t36-ch1-59-(v27)-2025-pdf.pdf, Volume V27, 2025 edition, page 50; merge action: bound only; file SHA-256 6c7b6bcea397.