Georgia § 1-3-8 - Binding effect of legislation upon state.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 1-3-8 — Binding effect of legislation upon state., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-3-8. Binding effect of legislation upon state.
The state is not bound by the passage of a law unless it is named therein or unless the words of the law are so plain, clear, and unmistakable as to leave no doubt as to the intention of the General Assembly. (Civil Code 1895, § 3; Civil Code 1910, § 3; Code 1933, § 102-109.) History of section. - The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decision in Lingo v. Harris, 73 Ga. 28 (1884), and Mayor of Brunswick v. King, 91 Ga. 524 , 17 S.E. 940 (1892).
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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