Georgia § 15-18-3 - Qualifications.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 15-18-3 — Qualifications., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-18-3. Qualifications.
To be eligible to fill the office of district attorney, a person must: Have been a resident citizen of this state three years just preceding his election or appointment; Permanently reside in the circuit at the time of his election or appointment; Have attained the age of 25 years; Have been duly admitted and licensed to practice law in the superior courts for at least three years; and If previously disbarred from the practice of law, have been reinstated as provided by law. (Laws 1841, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 1122; Laws 1850, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 1036; Code 1863, § 349; Code 1868, § 410; Code 1873, § 375; Ga. L. 1877, p. 13, § 1; Code 1882, § 375; Civil Code 1895, § 4390; Civil Code 1910, § 4924; Code 1933, § 24-2901; Ga. L. 1964, p. 362, § 1.) Cross references. - Further provisions as to qualifications for district attorneys, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VIII, Para. I.
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