Actions Against Public Officers for Violations of Part

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  5. Inventory of Property
  6. Annual Inventory
  7. Actions Against Public Officers for Violations of Part

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Any public officer who violates any one or more of the provisions of this part shall be liable to be ruled by the proper authority in the superior court in the same manner as the sheriffs and be subject to an action on his bond for the value of all public property not turned over or satisfactorily accounted for, provided that this and the preceding Code sections of this part shall not be construed to repeal any laws for the recovery of public property or the value thereof or for the punishment of any public officer who refuses, fails, or neglects to turn over or satisfactorily account for the same.

(Ga. L. 1882-83, p. 126, § 7; Civil Code 1895, § 280; Civil Code 1910, § 315; Code 1933, § 91-806; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 50.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 336.

ALR.

- Personal liability of public officer or sureties on his bond for nonperformance or improper performance of a duty imposed upon a board or corporate body of which he is a member, 123 A.L.R. 756.

Liability of public officer or his bond for loss of public funds due to insolvency of bank in which they were deposited, 155 A.L.R. 436.

PART 3 CENTRAL INVENTORY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

50-16-160. Department of Administrative Services to establish and maintain inventory; state employees to furnish information; inspection and copies of records.

  1. It shall be the duty of the Department of Administrative Services to establish and maintain an accurate central inventory of movable personal property owned by the state and any offices, agencies, departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, authorities, or other entities of the state; and it shall be the duty of each officer and employee thereof to furnish the Department of Administrative Services full information for such inventory and otherwise assist it in establishing and maintaining the inventory.
  2. The inventory shall be maintained on a current basis; and state officers and employees shall furnish the Department of Administrative Services such information as may be required by it to keep the inventory current.
  3. The inventory records shall be available for inspection at all times during normal working hours; and copies of the inventory records or any part thereof shall be provided to the Governor and the General Assembly, or committees thereof, upon request.

(Code 1933, § 91-801a, enacted by Ga. L. 1971, p. 400, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 480, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 117, § 26/HB 312.)


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