Applicability of Article

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  2. Georgia Code
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  5. Physical Examination of State Employees
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This article shall not apply to department heads, temporary employees, other categories of employees of the state as defined by the State Personnel Board, or to students in the University System of Georgia in the employ of the state, nor shall it apply to any present employee. As used in this Code section, the term "temporary employee" means a person whose period of employment is of short duration or is part time as defined by the State Personnel Board.

(Ga. L. 1956, p. 808, § 6; Ga. L. 1960, p. 189, § 4; Ga. L. 1962, p. 541, § 4; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1094, § 3.)

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Application to employees in the University System of Georgia.

- The exemption of this section applies only to the heads of state departments and not the various subdivisions, subdepartments, and branches of departments of state government; therefore, as it applies to the department, the Regents of the University System of Georgia, the exemption would only apply to the chancellor and not to presidents of the various units of the department, nor various administrative and academic departments and subdivisions thereof. 1963-65 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 598 (rendered prior to 1996 amendment).

CHAPTER 3 OFFICIAL OATHS AND COMMISSIONS Article 1 Official Oaths.
  • 45-3-1. Oaths required in addition to oath of office and constitutional oath.
  • 45-3-2. Form and subscription of oath.
  • 45-3-3. Officer authorized to administer oaths; oaths to be written, subscribed, and dated.
  • 45-3-4. Filing of oaths - Generally.
  • 45-3-5. Filing of oaths - County officers.
  • 45-3-6. Filing of oaths - Endorsement of filing time.
  • 45-3-7. Oaths of deputies.
  • 45-3-8. Effect of failure to take and file oath generally.
  • 45-3-9. Entry into duties of office without oath.
  • 45-3-10. Effect of failure to take and file oath upon validity of official acts.
  • 45-3-10.1. Applicability of Code Sections 45-3-1 through 45-3-10.
  • 45-3-11. Loyalty oath - Persons required to take oath generally.
  • 45-3-12. Loyalty oath - Elected officers.
  • 45-3-13. Loyalty oath - Form.
  • 45-3-14. Effect of failure to sign loyalty oath.
  • 45-3-15. Proceeding for false swearing when loyalty oath violated.
  • 45-3-16. Applicability of article.
Article 2 Commissions.
  • 45-3-30. Officers commissioned under great seal of state.
  • 45-3-31. Officers commissioned under executive seal.
ARTICLE 1 OFFICIAL OATHS


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