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

O.C.G.A. § 36-8-7 (2019)

Rules and regulations for conduct, management, and control of county police

✓ O.C.G.A.: 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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Upon the election or appointment of county police, the county governing authority shall make rules and regulations for the conduct, management, and control of such county police and shall, from time to time, enlarge, modify, or change such rules and regulations as its discretion may dictate.

History

Ga. L. 1909, p. 156, § 5; Civil Code 1910, § 853; Ga. L. 1914, p. 142, § 5; Code 1933, § 23-1405.

Annotations

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Levine v. Perry, 204 Ga. 323, 49 S.E.2d 820 (1948); Wolfe v. Huff, 232 Ga. 44, 205 S.E.2d 254 (1974).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR. - Sexual misconduct or irregularity as amounting to "conduct unbecoming an officer," justifying officer's demotion or removal or suspension from duty, 9 A.L.R.4th 614.

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CHAPTER 9 COUNTY PROPERTY GENERALLY

Sec.

36-9-1. Vesting in county of title under conveyances for use of county.

36-9-2. Control and disposal of county property generally.

36-9-2.1. Demolition of certain county courthouses.

36-9-3. Sale or disposition of county real property generally; right of certain counties to make private sale; right of county to negotiate and consummate private sales of recreational set-asides.

36-9-4. Maintenance of insurance on books of laws and court reports.

36-9-5. Erection, repair, and furnishing of county buildings; storage of county documents.

36-9-6. Courthouse rooms to be used by county officers.

36-9-7. Furnishing of supplies for county offices.

36-9-8. Protection of county property by sheriff.

36-9-9. Construction of county jails.

36-9-10. Inspection of county buildings, property, and records by grand jury [Repealed].

36-9-11. Destruction or damaging of any county building or its appurtenances or furniture.

Cross references. - Exercise of power of eminent domain by counties for purposes of construction and operation of watershed projects, flood-control projects, and other projects, § 22-3-100 et seq.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2002–2002 · leading case: Crumpler v. Henry Cnty., 571 S.E.2d 822 (Ga. Ct. App. 2002).
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Crumpler v. Henry Cnty., 571 S.E.2d 822 (Ga. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “Further, the board of commissioners, with the approval of the voters, is also authorized to create a county police force (OCGA § 36-8-1) and to “make rules and regulations for the conduct, management, and control” of the county police.”
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