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title: Title 45, Chapter 5. Vacation of Office
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date: 2025
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heading: VACATION OF OFFICE
title_heading: PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
section_count: 11
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# Title 45, Chapter 5. Vacation of Office

Title 45. Public Officers and Employees

11 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-5.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 45-5-1, When offices deemed vacated; filling vacancy; notice; appeal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-5-1.md
- 45-5-2, Office to be vacated immediately upon final conviction of felony; filling of vacancy, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-5-2.md
- 45-5-3, Election or appointment of successor to fill unexpired terms, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-5-3.md
- 45-5-3.1, Authority to fill vacancy absent quorum; appointment by Governor to fill vacancy, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-5-3.1.md
- 45-5-3.2, Filling of vacancies in office of district attorney; special election, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-5-3.2.md
- 45-5-4, Continuation in office of appointee during succeeding term, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-5-4.md
- 45-5-5, To whom resignations to be made, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-5-5.md
- 45-5-6, Public official investigated by special commission upon indictment; gubernatorial review if commission recommends suspension; suspension; reinstatement; replacement or temporary officer, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-5-6.md
- 45-5-6.1, Suspension and vacation of office of public officials convicted of felony, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-5-6.1.md
- 45-5-6.2, Suspension of ‘‘authority officials’’ upon indictment for felony; continued compensation; replacement officials, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-5-6.2.md
- 45-5-7, Hearing of complaints against budget unit employees and proceedings thereupon; effect on tenure, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/45-5-7.md