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

O.C.G.A. § 45-10-22 (2019)

Full-time public officials with state-wide powers prohibitions; public officials or employees with limited powers prohibitions

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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(a)(1) It shall be unlawful for any full-time public official who has state-wide powers, for himself or on behalf of any business, or for any business in which such public official or member of his family has a substantial interest to transact any business with any agency. (2) It shall be unlawful for any public official who has limited powers, for himself or on behalf of any business, or for any business in which such public official or member of his family has a substantial interest to transact any business with the agency for which such public official serves. (b) The provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to: (1) Any transaction made pursuant to sealed competitive bids; (2) Any transaction when the amount of a single transaction does not exceed $250.00 and when the aggregate of all such transactions does not exceed $9,000.00 per calendar year; and (3) Any transaction involving the lease of real property to or from any agency if such transaction has been approved by the State Properties Commission or the Space Management Division of the Department of Administrative Services. (c) Any person who knowingly violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be subject to the penalties provided for in Code Section

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1993–2025 · leading case: Johnson v. Metro. Atlanta Rapid Transit Auth., 429 S.E.2d 285 (Ga. Ct. App. 1993).
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Johnson v. Metro. Atlanta Rapid Transit Auth., 429 S.E.2d 285 (Ga. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “To some extent, Johnson attempts to support his claim by emphasizing the difference between the ethical requirements imposed upon him by MARTA and those provided in OCGA § 45-10-22, applicable to state agencies and persons holding a state office.”
Dean v. State of Georgia, 321 Ga. 836 (Ga. 2025). · cites it 4× “2 The petition alleged that one of the candidates, Mike Coan, was ineligible to run under OCGA § 45-2-4 because he had been appointed Labor Commissioner for the remainder of the prior term of office, and that the other candidates were ineligible to run or hold office under OCGA…”
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