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2018 Georgia Code 21-2-596 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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O.C.G.A. 21-2-596 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 21-2-596

TITLE 21 ELECTIONS

Section 2. Elections and Primaries Generally, 21-2-1 through 21-2-604.

ARTICLE 15 MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES

21-2-596. Failure of public or political officer to perform duty.

Any public officer or any officer of a political party or body on whom a duty is laid by this chapter who willfully neglects or refuses to perform his or her duty shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Code 1933, § 34-1935, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Requirement that additional registration places be advertised.

- Former Code 1933, § 34-610 (see O.C.G.A. § 21-2-218(d)) may be enforced as to future registration by mandamus or injunction against the registrars and in any instance where it is willfully abrogated by the responsible public officers, they are subject to criminal prosecution under former Code 1933, § 34-1935 (see O.C.G.A. § 21-2-596). Malone v. Tison, 248 Ga. 209, 282 S.E.2d 84 (1981).

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Fingerprinting not required.

- An offense under O.C.G.A. § 21-2-596 would not be designated as one which requires fingerprinting. 1998 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 98-20.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 26 Am. Jur. 2d, Elections, § 453.

C.J.S.

- 29 C.J.S., Elections, § 548.

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