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title: Title 45, Chapter 6. Powers and Duties Generally
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id: code:chapter:45-6
canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/title/45/chapter/6
md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-6.md
date: 2025
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heading: POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY
title_heading: PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
section_count: 14
full_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-6.md?full=1
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# Title 45, Chapter 6. Powers and Duties Generally

Title 45. Public Officers and Employees

14 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-6.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 45-6-1, ‘‘Books, papers, and other office property’’ defined, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-6-1.md
- 45-6-2, Fiscal year for all state government units; accounting, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-6-2.md
- 45-6-3, Official reports to conform with fiscal year, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-6-3.md
- 45-6-4, Mailing of annual reports to General Assembly members, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-6-4.md
- 45-6-5, Source of powers of public officers generally; estoppel, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-6-5.md
- 45-6-6, Office property kept by public officers subject to inspection, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-6-6.md
- 45-6-7, Duty of incumbent to deliver office property to successor — Generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-6-7.md
- 45-6-8, Duty of incumbent to deliver office property to successor — Retiring judicial or ministerial officers or state’s attorneys, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-6-8.md
- 45-6-9, Duty of incumbent to deliver office property to successor — When incumbent deceased or cannot be found, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-6-9.md
- 45-6-10, Duty of incumbent to deliver office property to successor — Failure to comply; search for and seizure of office property, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-6-10.md
- 45-6-11, Duty of incumbent to deliver office property to successor — Proceedings by successor, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-6-11.md
- 45-6-12, Duty of incumbent to deliver office property to successor — Director of Division of Archives and History to act as agent when office abolished or no successor appointed, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-6-12.md
- 45-6-13, Duty of incumbent to deliver office property to successor — Liability for costs of office property upon failure to deliver, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-6-13.md
- 45-6-14, Duty of incumbent to deliver office property to successor — Failure to deliver office property, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-6-14.md