Georgia § 47-1-22 - 2. Notification to public retirement system of conviction for public employment related crime.
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§ 47-1-22. 2. Notification to public retirement system of conviction for public employment related crime.
Upon the final conviction of any person for a public employment related crime, the prosecuting attorney shall so notify the defendant's former public employer and any public retirement system in which he or she knows the convicted public employee to be an active, inactive, or retired member. Upon such notification, the public employer shall also notify any such public retirement system. (Code 1981, § 47-1-22.2 , enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 126, § 4/HB 255.) Effective date. - This Code section became effective July 1, 2008.
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