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title: O.C.G.A. § 47-16-82. Credit for prior service as a warden of a county correctional institution.
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# O.C.G.A. § 47-16-82. Credit for prior service as a warden of a county correctional institution.

Any member who has served as a sheriff for at least 12 years and who served as a warden of a county correctional institution for at least ten years prior to his service as a sheriff may, upon application to the board, receive four years of prior service credit for such service as a warden.

## History

Ga. L. 1972, p. 705, § 2.