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2018 Georgia Code 35-2-3 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 35-2-3 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 35-2-3

TITLE 35 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES

Section 2. Department of Public Safety, 35-2-1 through 35-2-164.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

35-2-3. Commissioner of public safety-Creation; appointment and removal; powers and duties; rules and regulations.

  1. There is created the position of commissioner of public safety. The commissioner shall be the chief administrative officer and shall be both appointed and removed by the board with the approval of the Governor. Except as otherwise provided by law and subject to the general policy established by the board, the commissioner shall supervise, direct, account for, organize, plan, administer, and execute the functions vested in the department by law.
  2. The commissioner shall be authorized to promulgate rules and regulations as necessary to carry out his or her official duties.

(Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 1602; Ga. L. 1996, p. 271, § 1.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Commissioner of public safety is a public officer. Blackmon v. State, 153 Ga. App. 359, 265 S.E.2d 320 (1980).

Cited in Williams v. State, 138 Ga. App. 662, 226 S.E.2d 816 (1976).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, §§ 34, 35.

C.J.S.

- 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 10 et seq.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 35-2-3 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 1

Johnson v. Athens-Clarke County

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2000-05-08

Citation: 529 S.E.2d 613, 272 Ga. 384, 2000 Fulton County D. Rep. 1734, 2000 Ga. LEXIS 383

Snippet: violation of Athens-Clarke County Municipal Ordinance § 3-5-23, Loitering or Prowling.1 The arresting officer