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2018 Georgia Code 15-16-2 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 15-16-2 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 15-16-2

TITLE 15 COURTS

Section 16. Sheriffs, 15-16-1 through 15-16-59.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

15-16-2. Certain sureties ineligible.

A surety for any tax collector or other holder of public money is ineligible for the office of sheriff until all moneys for which he is bound have been paid to the proper authority.

(Laws 1814, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 1060; Code 1863, § 321; Code 1868, § 382; Code 1873, § 346; Code 1882, § 346; Civil Code 1895, § 4369; Civil Code 1910, § 4903; Code 1933, § 24-2802.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

C.J.S.

- 80 C.J.S., Sheriffs and Constables, § 6.

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 15-16-2

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Thomas v. State, 549 S.E.2d 359 (Ga. 2001).

Cited 59 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jul 16, 2001 | 274 Ga. 156, 2001 Fulton County D. Rep. 2245

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Wolfe v. State, 544 S.E.2d 148 (Ga. 2001).

Cited 39 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Mar 19, 2001 | 273 Ga. 670, 2001 Fulton County D. Rep. 958

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Collins v. Athens Orthopedic Clinic, P.a, 307 Ga. 555 (Ga. 2019).

Cited 31 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Dec 23, 2019

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State v. Mussman, 713 S.E.2d 822 (Ga. 2011).

Cited 30 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jun 13, 2011 | 289 Ga. 586, 2011 Fulton County D. Rep. 1781

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Ash v. State, 865 S.E.2d 150 (Ga. 2021).

Cited 28 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Nov 2, 2021 | 312 Ga. 771

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Moreno v. Smith, 299 Ga. 443 (Ga. 2016).

Cited 17 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jul 5, 2016 | 788 S.E.2d 349

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Worrell v. Worrell, 247 S.E.2d 847 (Ga. 1978).

Cited 16 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Sep 6, 1978 | 242 Ga. 44

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State v. Miller, 699 S.E.2d 316 (Ga. 2010).

Cited 14 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Sep 20, 2010 | 287 Ga. 748, 2010 Fulton County D. Rep. 3051

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Palmer v. State, 560 S.E.2d 11 (Ga. 2002).

Cited 13 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Feb 25, 2002 | 274 Ga. 796, 2002 Fulton County D. Rep. 608

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TMX Fin. Holdings, Inc. v. Drummond Fin. Servs., LLC, 300 Ga. 835 (Ga. 2017).

Cited 6 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Mar 6, 2017 | 797 S.E.2d 842

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McCoy v. Bovee, 300 Ga. 759 (Ga. 2017).

Cited 3 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Feb 6, 2017 | 796 S.E.2d 679

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Webb v. Reeves Et Al., 299 Ga. 760 (Ga. 2016).

Cited 2 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Sep 12, 2016 | 791 S.E.2d 35

Hart v. State (Ga. 2025).

Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jun 24, 2025 | 791 S.E.2d 35