Georgia § 8-3-131 - Definitions.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 8-3-131 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-3-131. Definitions.
As used in this part, the term: "City" means any city in this state; "Federal government" means the United States government and any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof; and "Persons" means an individual and those members of his family living with him. (Ga. L. 1943, p. 161, § 6; Ga. L. 2020, p. 493, § 8/SB 429.) The 2020 amendment, effective July 29, 2020, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted "in this state" for "in the state" in paragraph (1).
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