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Title 45. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Chapter 16. CORONERS · Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

45-16-2. Appointment of coroners where coroners not elected; filling vacancies.

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

  1. (a)

    Whenever an election fails to fill the office of coroner, the judge of the probate court shall appoint a person to serve as the coroner until a successor is duly elected in a special election which shall be held at the time of the next general election to serve out the remainder of the unexpired term of office.#

  2. (b)

    In the event a vacancy occurs in the office of coroner, the judge of the probate court shall appoint a person to serve out the unexpired term of office and until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified.#

  3. (c)

    No appointment or election under subsection (a) or (b) of this Code section shall be of any effect until proper bond and security is given and the oath of office is taken.#

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

Orig. Code 1863, § 560; Code 1868, § 624; Code 1873, § 583; Code 1882, § 583; Civil Code 1895, § 492; Civil Code 1910, § 610; Code 1933, § 21-102; Ga. L. 1988, p. 586, § 4.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 1988, p. 586, § 7, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section is applicable to any vacancy occurring on or after March 30, 1988.

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Text read from t45-(v33)-2016-pdf.pdf, Volume V33, 2016 edition, pages 425 to 426; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 7dfce9a0fd88.