Georgia § 45-9-82 - Establishment of indemnification program.
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§ 45-9-82. Establishment of indemnification program.
There is established a program to provide for indemnification with respect to the: Death of any law enforcement officer, firefighter, or prison guard who is or has been killed in the line of duty subsequent to January 1, 1973; Permanent disability of any law enforcement officer, firefighter, or prison guard who is or has been permanently disabled in the line of duty subsequent to January 1, 1973; Death or permanent disability of any emergency medical technician who is killed or permanently disabled or who has been killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty subsequent to January 1, 1977; Death or permanent disability of any emergency management rescue specialist who is killed or permanently disabled on or after January 1, 1991; and Death or permanent disability of any state highway employee who is killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty on or after January 1, 1990. Such program shall be administered by the department, subject to review by the commission. (Ga. L. 1978, p. 1914, § 3; Ga. L. 1980, p. 700, § 3; Ga. L. 1987, p. 822, § 3; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1312, § 3; Ga. L. 2002, p. 660, § 4(16); Ga. L. 2002, p. 1259, §§ 4, 11(16); Ga. L. 2008, p. 470, § 1/SB 254.) Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 1987, p. 822, § 8, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that: "If any provision of this Act [which amended Code Sections 45-9-80 through 45-9-83, 45-9-84.2, 45-9-85, and 45-9-86] is held to be invalid or inoperative for any reason, the remaining provisions of this Act shall be deemed to be void and of no effect it being the legislative intent that this Act as a whole would not have been adopted had any provision not been included." Ga. L. 2008, p. 470, § 2/SB 254, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section shall apply to all incidents occurring on or after July 1, 2008.
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