Georgia § 50-3-32 - Authorized and unauthorized use or display.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 50-3-32 — Authorized and unauthorized use or display., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 50-3-32. Authorized and unauthorized use or display.
As used in this Code section, the term "election" means any primary election; run-off election, either primary or general; special election; general election; or recall election. Every constitutional officer; every official elected state wide; the executive head of every state department or agency, whether elected or appointed; each member of the General Assembly; and the executive director of each state authority shall be authorized to use or display the great seal or a facsimile of the state emblem for official state purposes and, in addition, each of the officials enumerated in this subsection who are elected officials shall be authorized to use or display the great seal or a facsimile of the state emblem on or in connection with any campaign poster, sign, or advertisement for election to any public office. Except as otherwise authorized by Code Section 50-3-31 or subsection (b) of this Code section, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or campaign committee to use or display the great seal or a facsimile of the state emblem on or in connection with any campaign poster, sign, or advertisement for election to any public office in such a manner as to falsely suggest or imply that the person on whose behalf the same is used is at the time a holder of a public office for which a commission bearing said seal is used. Any person who violates any provision of subsection (c) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Code 1981, § 50-3-32 , enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1122, § 1.)
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What does Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 50-3-32 cover?
Section 50-3-32 ("Authorized and unauthorized use or display.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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