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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 35. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES · Chapter 3. GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION · Article 6. DIVISION OF FORENSIC SCIENCES

35-3-152. Appointment, powers, and responsibilities of division director.

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

  1. (a)

    Responsibility for the development, maintenance, and operations of the division shall be vested in the division director.#

  2. (b)

    The division director shall be appointed by the director of the bureau.#

  3. (c)

    The division director may, with the approval of the board, establish such advisory panels as may be necessary to assist the director to maintain and improve quality control and customer satisfaction.#

  4. (d)

    The division director shall appoint and maintain the necessary professional and support staff to enable the division to carry out its duties and responsibilities effectively and efficiently.#

  5. (e)

    The division director may designate one or more members of the division staff as the official custodians of the records of the division.#

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

Code 1981, § 35-3-152, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1421, § 3; Ga. L. 2025, p. 1029, § 35(43)(H)/SB 153, effective July 1, 2025.

Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “bureau” for “Georgia Bureau of Investigation” in subsection (b).

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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, pages 185 to 186; merge action: bound only; file SHA-256 6c7b6bcea397.