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O.C.G.A. § 48-5-124 — Liability of tax collectors, tax commissioners, and sureties; action on bond | Georgia Code
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TITLE 48 REVENUE AND TAXATION

Section 5. Ad Valorem Taxation of Property, 48-5-1 through 48-5-607.

ARTICLE 3 COUNTY TAX OFFICIALS AND ADMINISTRATION

48-5-124. Liability of tax collectors, tax commissioners, and sureties; action on bond.

  1. Tax collectors, tax commissioners, and their sureties are liable on their bonds for all penalties or forfeitures they may incur under the law and for all losses, damages, or expenses the state may sustain by reason of their conduct.
  2. An action may be brought on a tax collector's or tax commissioner's bond only when some emergency makes the action necessary.

(Orig. Code 1863, § 864; Code 1868, § 943; Code 1873, § 940; Code 1882, § 940; Civil Code 1895, § 972; Civil Code 1910, § 1239; Code 1933, § 92-4810; Code 1933, § 91A-1327, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 309, § 2.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 72 Am. Jur. 2d, State and Local Taxation, § 769 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 20 C.J.S., Counties, § 211 et seq. 85 C.J.S., Taxation, § 1149 et seq.

ALR.

- Personal liability of tax collector of state or its subdivision for illegal taxes collected, 14 A.L.R.2d 383.

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