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2018 Georgia Code 21-5-5 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 21-5-5 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 21-5-5

TITLE 21 ELECTIONS

Section 5. Ethics in Government, 21-5-1 through 21-5-76.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

21-5-5. Operating expenses.

The funds necessary to carry out this chapter shall come from the funds appropriated to and available to the commission and from any other available funds. The commission shall be a budget unit as defined in Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45, the "Budget Act"; provided, however, that the commission shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Secretary of State.

(Code 1981, §21-5-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 957, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 859, § 4/HB 48; Ga. L. 2010, p. 1173, § 4/SB 17.)

The 2010 amendment, effective January 10, 2011, substituted "commission" for "State Ethics Commission" in the first sentence. See Editor's notes for applicability.

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2005, p. 859, § 28, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the Act shall not apply to any violation occurring prior to January 9, 2006.

Ga. L. 2010, p. 1173, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Act of 2010.'"

Ga. L. 2010, p. 1173, § 30, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment to this Code section applies to all reports filed on and after January 10, 2011.

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 21-5-5

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Caldwell v. Bateman, 312 S.E.2d 320 (Ga. 1984).

Cited 14 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Feb 17, 1984 | 252 Ga. 144

...§ 40-3809) places the duty on the Commission to determine whether the statements and reports conform to the requirements of the Act. The filing of a Campaign Financial Disclosure Report listing contributions and expenditures is a requirement. OCGA § 21-5-5 (Code Ann....
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Rutland Contracting Co. v. Sallie E. Gay Est., 18 S.E.2d 835 (Ga. 1942).

Cited 9 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Feb 11, 1942 | 193 Ga. 468

Scott v. State (Ga. 2026).

Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jan 5, 2026 | 193 Ga. 468