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O.C.G.A. § 33-2-6 — Delegated authority | Georgia Code
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TITLE 33 INSURANCE

Section 2. Department and Commissioner of Insurance, 33-2-1 through 33-2-34.

33-2-6. Delegated authority.

  1. Any authority, power, or duty vested in the Commissioner by any provision of this title may be exercised, discharged, or performed by any deputy, assistant, examiner, or employee of the department acting in the Commissioner's name and by his delegated authority.
  2. The Commissioner shall be responsible for the official acts of such persons who act in his name and by his authority.

(Code 1933, § 56-213, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Ga., Inc. v. Deal, 244 Ga. App. 700, 536 S.E.2d 590 (2000).

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Limitation on authority of Commissioner to delegate duties.

- Commissioner of Insurance may not delegate to the chief deputy insurance commissioner his membership or duties on the State Depository Board, the State Indemnification Commission, the Board of Trustees for the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund, or the State Commission on Condemnation of Public Property. 1995 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 95-11.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- Personal liability of public officials or bond for permitting insurance company or other corporation to engage or continue in business without complying with statutory requirement, 131 A.L.R. 275.

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This Georgia Code resource is curated by Georgia Bar member Graham W. Syfert, a personal injury and workers' compensation attorney admitted in Georgia (State Bar of Georgia No. 881027, since 2006) and Florida. Attorney Syfert regularly works with Title 33 in the context of Georgia insurance coverage law and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida and South Georgia. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.