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title: O.C.G.A. § 50-16-145. Actions against public officers for violations of part.
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# O.C.G.A. § 50-16-145. Actions against public officers for violations of part.

Any public officer who violates any one or more of the provisions of this part shall be liable to be ruled by the proper authority in the superior court in the same manner as the sheriffs and be subject to an action on his bond for the value of all public property not turned over or satisfactorily accounted for, provided that this and the preceding Code sections of this part shall not be construed to repeal any laws for the recovery of public property or the value thereof or for the punishment of any public officer who refuses, fails, or neglects to turn over or satisfactorily account for the same.

## History

Ga. L. 1882-83, p. 126, § 7; Civil Code 1895, § 280; Civil Code 1910, § 315; Code 1933, § 91-806; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 50.