O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 38-4-12 (2019)
Commissioner of veterans service - Duty to maintain records
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Subject to other laws, the commissioner shall maintain full, adequate, and complete copies of all records pertaining to claims of veterans who file claims for veterans’ benefits through the Department of Veterans Service.
MILITARY, EMERG. & VET. AFFAIRS
History
Ga. L. 1945, p. 319, § 9; Ga. L. 1968, p. 1096, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 38; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 11.
Annotations
Editor’s notes. - Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly,
provided that: ‘‘It is the intent of this Act to implement certain changes required by Article IV, Section V, Paragraph I, subparagraph (b) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia.’’
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 77 Am. Jur. 2d, Veterans and Veterans’ Laws, § 28.