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title: O.C.G.A. § 47-1-23. Rights of public employee charged with committing public employment related crime.
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# O.C.G.A. § 47-1-23. Rights of public employee charged with committing public employment related crime.

Nothing in this article shall be construed to create a right for any public employee who is charged with the commission of a public employment related crime to remain a public employee or a member of a public retirement system until such employee is finally convicted for the commission of such crime. Nothing in this article shall be construed to create a right for a public employee who is charged with the commission of a public employment related crime to accrue rights or benefits under a public retirement system after the date any such employee ceases to be a member of such public retirement system.

## History

Code 1981, § 47-1-23, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1624, § 1.