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title: Title 1, Chapter 3. Laws and Statutes
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date: 2025
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heading: LAWS AND STATUTES
title_heading: GENERAL PROVISIONS
section_count: 13
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# Title 1, Chapter 3. Laws and Statutes

Title 1. General Provisions

13 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/1-3.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 1-3-1, Construction of statutes generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/1-3-1.md
- 1-3-2, Construction of definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/1-3-2.md
- 1-3-3, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/1-3-3.md
- 1-3-4, Effective date of legislative Acts, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/1-3-4.md
- 1-3-4.1, Effective date for general Acts requiring increases in compensation of certain county officials, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/1-3-4.1.md
- 1-3-5, Operation of laws generally; retrospective operation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/1-3-5.md
- 1-3-6, When laws become obligatory; effect of ignorance, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/1-3-6.md
- 1-3-7, Abrogation of laws by agreement; waiver or renunciation of benefits established by law, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/1-3-7.md
- 1-3-8, Binding effect of legislation upon state, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/1-3-8.md
- 1-3-9, Effect and enforcement of foreign laws, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/1-3-9.md
- 1-3-10, Execution of writings and contracts, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/1-3-10.md
- 1-3-11, Local referenda on abolishing offices or shortening or lengthening term, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/1-3-11.md
- 1-3-12, Suspension of automatic changes to the salary, supplements, or other compensation of public officers, officials, or employees based on the change of any superior court judge’s salary; termination of suspension; construction and implementation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/1-3-12.md