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title: O.C.G.A. § 38-2-130. Creation; executive head; definition.
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# O.C.G.A. § 38-2-130. Creation; executive head; definition.

There shall be an agency of the state government to be known as the Department of Defense of the State of Georgia which shall be composed of the military agency as provided in the laws of this state. The adjutant general shall be the executive head of the Department of Defense.

## History

Ga. L. 1951, p. 311, § 6; Ga. L. 1955, p. 10, § 20; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 901; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1258, § 1.

## Cross References

Creation of Emergency Management Division, Department of Defense, § 38-3-20.