O.C.G.A. § 15-16-20.2 (2019)
Monthly contingent expense allowance for the operation of the sheriff's office
In addition to any salary, fees, or expenses now or hereafter provided by law, the governing authority of each county is authorized to provide as contingent expenses for the operation of the office of sheriff, and payable from county funds, a monthly expense allowance of not less than the amount fixed in the following schedule: Population Minimum Monthly Expenses ---------- -------------- 0 - 11,889 $ 100.00 11,890 - 74,999 200.00 75,000 - 249,999 300.00 250,000 - 499,999 400.00 500,000 or more 500.00
History
(Code 1981, § 15-16-20.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 902, § 14; Ga. L. 2015, p. 5, § 15/HB 90.)
Annotations
Cross references. - Powers and duties of sheriffs with regard to county jails, § 42-4-1 et seq.
Administrative rules and regulations. - Organization, Official Compila-
tion of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, Chapter 464-1.
JUDICIAL DECISIONS Liability of counties for acts of sheriffs. - Because Georgia counties and sheriffs appear inextricably intertwined, the acts of the sheriff are therefore the acts of the county for purposes of liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Hamilton ex rel.
Hamilton v. Cannon, 864 F. Supp. 1332 (M.D. Ga. 1994), rev’d on other grounds, 80 F.3d 1525 (11th Cir. 1996). Cited in In re Irvin, 171 Ga. App. 794, 321 S.E.2d 119 (1984).
ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS