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title: O.C.G.A. § 47-4-23. Exemption of members of the board from liability for their acts, omissions, and conduct; indemnification of members of the board.
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heading_path: RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS / PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM / CREATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ASSETS OF THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
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# O.C.G.A. § 47-4-23. Exemption of members of the board from liability for their acts, omissions, and conduct; indemnification of members of the board.

The members of the board, and each of them, shall be free from all liability, joint or several, for their acts, omissions, and conduct and for the acts, omissions, and conduct of their duly constituted agents in the administration of the retirement system and the fund. The state shall indemnify and save them, and each of them, harmless from the effects and consequences of their acts, omissions, and conduct in their official capacity, except to the extent that such effects and consequences shall result from their own willful misconduct.

## History

Ga. L. 1969, p. 998, § 16.