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O.C.G.A. § 50-2-20 — Extent of sovereignty and jurisdiction generally | Georgia Code

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TITLE 50 STATE GOVERNMENT

Section 2. Boundaries and Jurisdiction of the State, 50-2-1 through 50-2-28.

ARTICLE 2 JURISDICTION

50-2-20. Extent of sovereignty and jurisdiction generally.

The sovereignty and jurisdiction of this state extend to all places within the limits of her boundaries except so far as she has voluntarily ceded her sovereignty and jurisdiction over particular localities to the United States or adjacent states.

(Orig. Code 1863, § 22; Code 1868, § 20; Code 1873, § 20; Code 1882, § 20; Civil Code 1895, § 21; Civil Code 1910, § 21; Code 1933, § 15-201.)

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

O.C.G.A.

§ 50-2-2 contemplates cession of jurisdiction by legislature and not Governor. - This section does not contemplate the cession of jurisdiction to the United States by the Governor but instead contemplates that such cession shall be granted exclusively by the General Assembly. 1950-51 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 75.

Policing power.

- Although a reciprocal agreement is entered into, power of policing within the boundaries of Georgia cannot be delegated to another state nor can the policing power of this state be extended outside the territory of Georgia. 1957 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 147.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories, and Dependencies, §§ 3, 4, 19 et seq., 35.

C.J.S.

- 81A C.J.S., States, § 33 et seq.

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