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

O.C.G.A. § 35-2-12 (2019)

Contribution to political campaigns by employees of department

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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No person in the employ of the department shall, either directly or indirectly, contribute any money or any other thing of value to any person, organization, or committee for political campaign or election in county or state primaries or general elections.

History

Ga. L. 1949, p. 70, § 4; Ga. L. 1956, p. 573, § 1; Ga. L. 1957, p. 103,

§ 1; Ga. L. 1958, p. 296, § 3; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1921, § 1.

Annotations

JUDICIAL DECISIONS All ‘‘peace officers’’ are not bound by the prohibitions placed on employees of the Department of Public Safety. Segars v.

Fulton County, 644 F. Supp. 682 (N.D. Ga. 1986).

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Constitutionality. - O.C.G.A. § 35-2-12 may constitutionally be enforced against employees of the Depart-

ment of Public Safety. 2000 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 2000-7.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1986–1986 · leading case: Segars v. Fulton Cnty., Ga., 644 F. Supp. 682 (N.D. Ga. 1986).
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Segars v. Fulton Cnty., Ga., 644 F. Supp. 682 (N.D. Ga. 1986). · cites it 2× “§ 35-2-12 which regulates the political activities of employees of the Department of Public Safety, that because Fulton County has given plaintiff Segars the authority of a "peace officer" of the State of Georgia he is bound by the regulations for public safety employees.”
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