O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 20-3-78 (2019)

Athletic associations - Corporate nature

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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The athletic associations of the University of Georgia and the Georgia Institute of Technology and the athletic associations of any other branch of the university system are corporations, incorporated under charter by the superior court of the county in which each association is located or as otherwise incorporated pursuant to the laws of this state.

History

(Ga. L. 1949, p. 29, § 1; Ga. L. 1968, p. 1377, § 1.)

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Colleges and Universities, §§ 1, 3.

C.J.S. - 14A C.J.S., Colleges and Universities, §§ 45 et seq., 49 et seq.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2023 · leading case: MacOn Tel. Publ'g Co. v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. Sys., 350 S.E.2d 23 (Ga. 1986).
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MacOn Tel. Publ'g Co. v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. Sys., 350 S.E.2d 23 (Ga. 1986). · cites it 8× “Davison and Barber in their capacities with the Athletic Association (hereinafter the private appellees), relying on OCGA § 20-3-78 et seq., 1 moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the Athletic Association was not subject to the Open Records Act because it was not a…”
Haggard v. Bd. of Regents of Univ. Sys., 360 S.E.2d 566 (Ga. 1987). · cites it 2× “) 2 Because of the announced reliance by the students on this single issue, we do not address several other issues that may have been or might have been raised prior to the hearing, such as the standing of the students to bring this action, and concerns relating to the…”
Jonathan A. Sasser v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. Sys. of Georgia (11th Cir. 2023). “O.C.G.A. §§ 20-3-78, 20-3-79(a). USCA11 Case: 21-14433 Document: 61-1 Date Filed: 03/10/2023 Page: 7 of 13 21-14433 Opinion of the Court 7 A.”
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