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Call Now: 904-383-7448The statutory portion of the codification of Georgia laws prepared by the Code Revision Commission and the Michie Company pursuant to a contract entered into on June 19, 1978, is enacted and shall have the effect of statutes enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia. The statutory portion of such codification shall be merged with annotations, captions, catchlines, history lines, editorial notes, cross-references, indices, title and chapter analyses, and other materials pursuant to the contract and shall be published by authority of the state pursuant to such contract and when so published shall be known and may be cited as the "Official Code of Georgia Annotated."
(Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 1.)
- Powers and duties of Code Revision Commission regarding publication of Code, §§ 28-9-3,28-9-5.
Effect of reenactment of the Code, § 28-9-5.
Authorization to use state emblem on cover of official Code, § 50-3-8(b).
- For the Acts reenacting the Official Code of Georgia Annotated as amended by the text and numbering contained in the 1982 through 2018 supplements, see Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 54; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 54; Ga. L. 1986, p. 10, § 54; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 54; Ga. L. 1988, p. 13, § 54; Ga. L. 1989, p. 14, § 54; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 54; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 54; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 5; Ga. L. 1993, p. 91, § 54; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 54; Ga. L. 1995, p. 10, § 54; Ga. L. 1996, p. 6, § 54; Ga. L. 1997, p. 143, § 54; Ga. L. 1998, p. 128, § 54; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 54; Ga. L. 2000, p. 136, § 54; Ga. L. 2001, p. 4, § 54; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 54; Ga. L. 2003, p. 140, § 54; Ga. L. 2004, p. 631, § 54; Ga. L. 2005, p. 60, § 54; Ga. L. 2006, p. 72, § 54; Ga. L. 2007, p. 47, § 54; Ga. L. 2008, p. 324, § 54; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 54; Ga. L. 2010, p. 878, § 54; Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 54; Ga. L. 2012, p. 775, § 54, Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 54; Ga. L. 2014, p. 866, § 54; Ga. L. 2015, p. 5, § 54; Ga. L. 2016, p. 864, § 54/HB 737; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 54/HB 323, and Ga. L. 2018, p. 1112, § 54/SB 365, respectively.
- For article, "Researching Georgia Law," see 9 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 585 (1993). For article, "Researching Georgia Law," see 34 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 741 (2015). For discussion of the work of the Code Revision Commission in making the Code, see 18 Ga. St. B.J. 102 (1982).
- Attorneys who cite unofficial publication of 1981 Code do so at their peril; in any situation wherein defendant's compilation differs in any way from statutory provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated as published by Michie (now Lexis-Nexis ), it is the Michie publication which is controlling. Georgia ex rel. Gen. Ass'y v. Harrison Co., 548 F. Supp. 110 (N.D. Ga. 1982), orders vacated, 559 F. Supp. 37 (N.D. Ga. 1983).
Cited in Axson v. State, 174 Ga. App. 236, 329 S.E.2d 566 (1985).
Total Results: 20
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2025-11-04
Snippet: abandoned multiple clients, thereby violating Rules 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.16(a) and (c), 3.2, and 8
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2025-09-16
Snippet: default, found that he admitted violating Rules 1.1, 1.3, 1.4(a), 1.15(I)(c), and 1.16(d) of the Georgia
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2025-09-16
Snippet: 16 violating Rules 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.16, 8.4(a)(4), and 9.2 in connection
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2025-03-04
Citation: 321 Ga. 338
Snippet: in Breault being charged with violating Rules 1.1, 1.6 (a), 1.16 (a) (3) and 3.5 (d) of the Georgia
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2025-02-18
Citation: 912 S.E.2d 696, 321 Ga. 67
Snippet: panel reprimand and alleging violations of Rules 1.1, 1.2 (a), 1.3, and 1.4, and where attorney, who had
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2024-09-04
Citation: 906 S.E.2d 413, 319 Ga. 687
Snippet: 2011, be disbarred for his violations of Rules 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.16 (d), and 8.4 (a) (4) of the Georgia
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2024-06-25
Citation: 903 S.E.2d 645, 319 Ga. 316
Snippet: 8 (ii) Judge Peterson Violated CJC Rules 1.1, 1.2 (A), 1.2 (B), and 2.2 The Hearing Panel
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2024-02-20
Citation: 318 Ga. 361
Snippet: OCGA § 31-6-44 (k) (1) in 2008, former OCGA § 24-1- 1 (1) provided that “[c]ompetent evidence is that which
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2024-02-06
Citation: 318 Ga. 260
Snippet: for which he is charged with violating Rules 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.15 (I) and (II), 1.16, 3.2
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2024-01-17
Citation: 318 Ga. 155
Snippet: attorney found in default for violating Rules 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.16, 3.2, 8.4 (a) (4), and 9
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2024-01-17
Citation: 897 S.E.2d 385, 318 Ga. 127
Snippet: in Breault being charged with violating Rules 1.1, 1.6 (a), 1.16 (a) (3), and 3.5 (d) of the Georgia
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2023-10-11
Citation: 317 Ga. 515
Snippet: penalty for a single violation of any one of Rules 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 8.4 (a) (4) is not). However, the
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2023-09-06
Citation: 892 S.E.2d 761, 317 Ga. 255
Snippet: combination, Tuggle was alleged to have violated Rules 1.1,1 1.2 (a),2 1.3,3 1.4,4 1.16 (d),5 8.4 (a) (4),6 and
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2023-08-16
Citation: 892 S.E.2d 27, 316 Ga. 879
Snippet: maximum sanction for a violation of Rules 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 1.15 (I) is disbarment. Matteson
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2023-08-16
Citation: 892 S.E.2d 1, 316 Ga. 876
Snippet: Johnson be removed from office for violating Rules 1.1, 1.2 (A), and 1.2 (B) of the Georgia Code of Judicial
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2023-07-13
Citation: 890 S.E.2d 770, 316 Ga. 845
Snippet: disbarred for his admitted violations of Rules 1.1; 1.2 (a); 1.3; 1.4; 1.5 (a) and (c); 1.15 (I) (a)
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2023-05-31
Citation: 888 S.E.2d 541, 316 Ga. 468
Snippet: 5 maximum penalty for a violation of Rules 1.1, 1.3, and 8.4 (a) (4) is disbarment, while the maximum
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2023-03-15
Citation: 885 S.E.2d 738, 315 Ga. 841
Snippet: provisions of the Code at issue in this matter — Rules 1.1, 1.2 (A), and 4.2 (B). Rather, judicial candidates
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2022-10-25
Citation: 315 Ga. 39
Snippet: incorporating acts of the General Assembly. See OCGA §§ 1-1-1; 1-1-2; 28-9-5. Early codification practices were
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2022-09-07
Citation: 878 S.E.2d 196, 314 Ga. 576
Snippet: the maximum sanction for a violation of Rules 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 1.15 (I) is disbarment. Matteson