Georgia § 36-40-45 - Payment and use of funds.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 36-40-45 — Payment and use of funds., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-40-45. Payment and use of funds.
Funds distributed under this article by the Office of the State Treasurer shall be paid to the municipal corporation in the name of the municipal treasurer or other official or officials authorized to receive municipal funds, as listed in the certificate required by Code Section 36-40-42. Such funds shall be expended by the municipal corporation only for the purposes prescribed in Code Section 36-40-41. (Ga. L. 1965, p. 458, § 6; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1402, § 18; Ga. L. 2010, p. 863, § 2/SB 296.)
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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