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title: O.C.G.A. § 50-8-62. Employee’s business transactions with commission or nonprofit corporation prohibited; penalties.
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# O.C.G.A. § 50-8-62. Employee’s business transactions with commission or nonprofit corporation prohibited; penalties.

It shall be unlawful for any employee, any member of an employee’s family, or any business in which such employee or member of his family has substantial interest, individually or collectively, to transact any business with either the commission or nonprofit corporation by which such employee is employed or affiliated. Any person who knowingly violates this Code section shall be subject to the penalties provided for in Code Section 50-8-66.

## History

Code 1981, § 50-8-62, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1271, § 2; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 50/SB 46.