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

O.C.G.A. § 45-16-4 (2019)

Bond generally; liability for moneys collected or failing to do duties

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A coroner shall give bond and surety in the sum of $12,500.00 at the same time as he takes the oath provided for in Code Section 45-16-3. He is liable for retaining moneys collected or for otherwise failing to do his duty as sheriffs are and is subject to the same proceedings.

History

(Laws 1823, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 539; Code 1863, § 562; Code 1868, § 626; Code 1873, § 585; Code 1882, § 585; Civil Code 1895, § 494; Civil Code 1910, § 612; Code 1933, § 21-104; Ga. L. 1985, p. 843, § 2.)

Annotations

Cross references. - Official bonds generally, T. 45, C. 4.

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 18 Am. Jur. 2d, Coroners or Medical Examiners, § 2.

C.J.S. - 18 C.J.S., Coroners, §§ 2, 5, 6, 32.