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2018 Georgia Code 50-5-1 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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TITLE 50 STATE GOVERNMENT

Section 5. Department of Administrative Services, 50-5-1 through 50-5-202.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

50-5-1. Department created; commissioner appointed.

There is created a Department of Administrative Services. The department head is the commissioner. The commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and shall receive a salary to be set by the Governor.

(Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 401; Ga. L. 1999, p. 910, § 6; Ga. L. 1999, p. 1213, § 9.)

Cross references.

- Power of commissioner to purchase liability insurance for public officers in regard to personal liability for damages arising out of performance of their duties, § 45-9-4.

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 1999, p. 910, § 6, amended this Code section. However, that amendment has been treated as superseded by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1213, § 9.

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Department of Administrative Services is the state manager for administrative aspects of the workers' compensation program and, as such, is the agent for each individual department or instrumentality in its relations with the State Board of Workers' Compensation. 1980 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 80-55.

Penalty assessable against department for failure to file timely injury reports.

- State Board of Workers' Compensation may legally assess a penalty against the Department of Administrative Services as the agent for other departments, instrumentalities, and authorities of the state if there is a refusal or willful neglect to file timely reports of injuries required by former Code 1933, § 114-716 (see O.C.G.A. § 34-9-12). 1980 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 80-55.

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