O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 45-10-24.1 (2019)

Exemption for transactions by family owned business when university system employee has interest; requirements

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Subsection (a) of Code Section 45-10-23 and paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section 45-10-24 shall not apply to a transaction with a unit of the University System of Georgia by a family owned business in which an employee of the university system or a member of the employee's family has an ownership interest where all of the following apply:

(1) The employee or one or more members of the employee's family or both have an ownership interest in a family owned business, but the employee is not actively engaged in the day-to-day management of the business;

(2) The employee is employed by a department of the unit of the university system in a position below that of department head; and

(3) The transaction is:

(A) With a unit of the university system different than the unit employing the employee; or

(B) With a department of the employing unit of the university system different than the department employing the employee.

History

(Code 1981, § 45-10-24.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 516, § 1.)

Annotations

Cross references. - Ethics in Government, T. 21, C. 5. Conflict of interest in zoning actions, T. 36, C. 67A. OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL General Assembly member may work for city as attorney or on contract. - There is no per se conflict of interest if a member of the General Assembly also serves as either a city or

county attorney, or performs contract work for a city or county within that legislator’s district. 1984 Op. Att’y Gen. No. U84-34.

ARTICLE 1 CODES OF ETHICS