Georgia CommonsTítulo 21. ELECTIONS · Capítulo 5. GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE · Artículo 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
21-5-7. Initiation of complaints.
Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.
- (a)
The commission shall not initiate any investigation or inquiry into any matter under its jurisdiction based upon the complaint of any person, including a staff attorney employed by the commission, unless that person or staff attorney shall produce the same in writing and verify the same under oath to the best information, knowledge, and belief of such person, the falsification of which shall be punishable as false swearing under Code Section 16-10-71.#
- (b)
The person against whom any complaint is made shall be furnished by hand delivery or statutory overnight delivery or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy of the complaint by the commission within two business days of the commission’s receipt of such complaint and prior to any other public dissemination of such complaint.#
- (c)
The commission shall not accept or reject a complaint made, nor issue a complaint on its own cognizance, against a candidate in the 60 days immediately prior to an election in which such candidate is seeking nomination for election or election.#
History
Code 1981, § 21-5-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 957, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 297, § 6; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1619, § 6; Ga. L. 2005, p. 859, § 6/HB 48; Ga. L. 2022, p. 3, § 6/SB 120; Ga. L. 2025, p. 749, § 1/SB 199, effective January 1, 2026.
Delayed effective date
Code Section 21-5-7 is set out twice in this Code. This version is effective January 1, 2026. For version effective until January 1, 2026, see the preceding version.
Amendments
The 2025 amendment, effective January 1, 2026, designated the existing provisions of this Code section as subsections (a) and (b) and added subsection (c).
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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Texto leído de t21-(v18)-pdf.pdf, Volumen V18, edición 2023, suplemento de 2025, página 98; acción de fusión: replaced; SHA-256 del archivo 8651e769068e.
The commission shall not initiate any investigation or inquiry into any matter under its jurisdiction based upon the complaint of any person, including a staff attorney employed by the commission, unless that person or staff attorney shall produce the same in writing and verify the same under oath to the best information, knowledge, and belief of such person, the falsification of which shall be punishable as false swearing under Code Section 16-10-71. The person against whom any complaint is made shall be furnished by hand delivery or statutory overnight delivery or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy of the complaint by the commission within two business days of the commission’s receipt of such complaint and prior to any other public dissemination of such complaint.
History
Code 1981, § 21-5-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 957, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 297, § 6; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1619, § 6; Ga. L. 2005, p. 859, § 6/HB 48; Ga. L. 2022, p. 3, § 6/SB 120.
Delayed effective date
Code Section 21-5-7 is set out twice in this Code. This version is effective until January 1, 2026. For version effective January 1, 2026, see the following version.
Leer la página oficial (el PDF del estado, abierto en la página de la que se leyó este texto).
Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Texto leído de t21-(v18)-pdf.pdf, Volumen V18, edición 2023, suplemento de 2025, páginas 97 a 98; acción de fusión: replaced; SHA-256 del archivo 8651e769068e.