Georgia § 36-85-9 - Local government liability for funds.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 36-85-9 — Local government liability for funds., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-85-9. Local government liability for funds.
Each county or municipality shall be jointly and severally liable for all legal obligations of a fund which arise out of an event which occurred while such county or municipality was a member of such fund; provided, however, that a fund shall not assume a risk greater than an amount to be determined by the Commissioner; and provided, further, that this legal obligation may be enforced by an assessment against such member as provided in the bylaws of the agency. (Code 1981, § 36-85-9 , enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1496, § 1.)
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