Georgia § 45-6-13 - Duty of incumbent to deliver office property to successor - Liability for costs of office property upon failure to deliver.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 45-6-13 — Duty of incumbent to deliver office property to successor - Liability for costs of office property upon failure to deliver., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-6-13. Duty of incumbent to deliver office property to successor - Liability for costs of office property upon failure to deliver.
Upon failure to deliver any books, papers, or other office property after demand has been made by the incoming officer, the retiring judicial or ministerial officer shall be liable for three times the initial cost of such books, papers, or other office property, to be retained out of his salary, if a salaried officer, or if not a salaried officer and the said amount has not been retained, he shall be subject to action and recovery by his successor in the name of the state. (Orig. Code 1863, § 171; Code 1868, § 166; Code 1873, § 177; Code 1882, § 177; Civil Code 1895, § 274; Civil Code 1910, § 309; Code 1933, § 89-607.)
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Section 45-6-13 ("Duty of incumbent to deliver office property to successor - Liability for costs of office property upon failure to deliver.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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