Syfert Injury Law Firm

Your Trusted Partner in Personal Injury & Workers' Compensation

Call Now: 904-383-7448

2018 Georgia Code 1-2-9 | Car Wreck Lawyer

TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 2. Persons and Their Rights, 1-2-1 through 1-2-11.

1-2-9. Rights of citizens of the United States while in this state generally.

Such citizens of the other states of the Union as are recognized as citizens of the United States by the Constitution thereof shall be entitled, while temporarily within this state, to all the rights of citizens thereof, except the elective franchise, the right to hold office, and the right to perform such civil functions as are confined by law to citizens of this state.

(Laws 1785, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 364; Code 1863, § 1591; Code 1868, § 1654; Code 1873, § 1659; Code 1882, § 1659; Civil Code 1895, § 1813; Civil Code 1910, § 2170; Code 1933, § 79-301.)

Cross references.

- Determination of resident status of university students for tuition or fee purposes, § 20-3-66.

Determination of residence for purpose of voter registration, § 21-2-217.

License requirements for motor vehicles of nonresidents, § 40-2-90 et seq.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Right of persons in this state other than citizens are fixed by former Civil Code 1910, § 2170 (see now O.C.G.A. § 1-2-7) and former Civil Code 1910, §§ 2171, 2173 (see now O.C.G.A. § 1-2-11). Silver v. State, 147 Ga. 162, 93 S.E. 145 (1917).

Right which citizens of state acquire for taking and cultivation of fish is property right and is not a mere privilege or immunity of citizenship. Silver v. State, 147 Ga. 162, 93 S.E. 145 (1917).

Cited in McLendon v. Everett, 205 Ga. 713, 55 S.E.2d 119 (1949); J. Bain, Inc. v. Poulos, 121 Ga. App. 647, 175 S.E.2d 86 (1970); Kennedy v. Ga. Dep't of Human Res. Child Support Enforcement, 286 Ga. App. 222, 648 S.E.2d 727 (2007).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Domicil, §§ 2, 7 et seq., 84.

C.J.S.

- 14 C.J.S., Citizens, §§ 3 et seq., 28, 29. 28 C.J.S., Domicile, §§ 3, 4, 11.

ALR.

- Validity of testamentary trust to promote women's rights, 28 A.L.R. 720.

What businesses or establishments fall within state civil rights statute provisions prohibiting discrimination, 87 A.L.R.2d 120.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 1-2-9 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 4

State v. Outen

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2014-10-20

Citation: 296 Ga. 40, 764 S.E.2d 848, 2014 Ga. LEXIS 812

Snippet: appeal procedures. See Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, §§ 1-2, 9-1 (a) (codified as OCGA § 5-7-2 (b) (2) (effective

Livingston v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1994-06-27

Citation: 264 Ga. 402, 444 S.E.2d 748, 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 2234, 1994 Ga. LEXIS 476

Snippet: statute as written. [8] OCGA §§ 17-10-1.1; 17-10-1.2. [9] See, e.g., State v. Miller, 260 Ga. 669, 671

Yeates v. Donalson

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1917-11-14

Citation: 147 Ga. 335, 94 S.E. 465, 1917 Ga. LEXIS 177

Snippet: the manner provided by law. Const, art. 9, secs. 1, 2, 9 (Civil Code, §§ 6582, 6583, 6590). See § 3416.

Neal v. Farmer

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1851-05-15

Citation: 9 Ga. 555

Snippet: of the Federal Constitution. Cons. U. S. art. 1, §§2, 9, art. 4, §2, Prince, 891. There is no sensible