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title: Title 45, Chapter 10. Codes of Ethics and Conflicts of Interest
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date: 2025
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heading: CODES OF ETHICS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
title_heading: PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
section_count: 25
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# Title 45, Chapter 10. Codes of Ethics and Conflicts of Interest

Title 45. Public Officers and Employees

25 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 45-10-1, Code of ethics for government service generally — Establishment and text, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-1.md
- 45-10-2, Secretary of State to print and distribute code of ethics, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-2.md
- 45-10-3, Code of ethics for members of boards, commissions, and authorities — Establishment and text, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-3.md
- 45-10-4, Code of ethics for members of boards, commissions, and authorities — Hearing; notice; removal of member from office; filling vacancies; judicial review, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-4.md
- 45-10-5, Authority to enact rules and regulations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-5.md
- 45-10-20, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-20.md
- 45-10-21, Legislative purposes and intent, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-21.md
- 45-10-22, Full-time public officials with state-wide powers prohibitions; public officials or employees with limited powers prohibitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-22.md
- 45-10-23, Full-time employees prohibited from transacting business with own state agency; exception for Board of Regents employees, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-23.md
- 45-10-24, Part-time public officials with state-wide powers prohibitions; part-time employees prohibitions; exceptions to prohibitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-24.md
- 45-10-24.1, Exemption for transactions by family owned business when university system employee has interest; requirements, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-24.1.md
- 45-10-25, Exceptions to prohibitions on transactions with state agencies, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-25.md
- 45-10-26, Annual disclosure statements concerning business transactions with state; public records, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-26.md
- 45-10-27, Construction of part with provisions, rules, and regulations of Chapter 20 of this title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-27.md
- 45-10-28, Penalties for violation of part; civil actions by Attorney General to collect penalties; violations by public official, agency head, or employee, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-28.md
- 45-10-29, Public officials prohibited from granting themselves licenses by waiving certain requirements; requirements to be satisfied prior to renewal of licenses; penalties for violations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-29.md
- 45-10-40, Contracting with state institutions not allowed; exceptions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-40.md
- 45-10-41, Penalty for profiting from contracts with state institutions generally; discharge from office, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-41.md
- 45-10-42, Reporters for State Board of Workers’ Compensation may sell transcripts to state agencies, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-42.md
- 45-10-60, Requirements for sales of real property by county commissioner to county, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-60.md
- 45-10-70, Holding office in political subdivision, political party, or political organization by nonelective state officers or employees, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-70.md
- 45-10-80, Public officers prohibited from advancing, employing, or advocating the employment of family members, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-80.md
- 45-10-90, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-90.md
- 45-10-91, Method of addressing improper conduct, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-91.md
- 45-10-92, Abuse of power and improper use of state employees by General Assembly members, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-10-92.md