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Thus, the publisher would charge for reproductions of the OCGA, with a portion of the fee being returned to the state as a licensing fee. This longstanding feature goes back to the Code of 1872. In 2018, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the OCGA is not copyrightable, [1] and the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that holding in April 2020.
On April 27, 2020, the Court ruled 5–4 that the OCGA cannot be copyrighted because the OCGA's annotations were "authored by an arm of the legislature in the course of its legislative duties"; [1] thus the Court found that the annotations fall under the government edicts doctrine and are ineligible for copyright.
The O.C.G.A. was first adopted in 1981 and became effective in November 1982; previously, Harrison's Georgia Code Annotated (a.k.a. the Code of 1933) was the only published code. [ 1 ] The Georgia Laws are compiled and annually published by the Georgia Office of Legislative Counsel , who also serves as the staff of the Code Revision Commission ...
The Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act is a law in the U.S. state of Georgia that makes a form of racketeering a felony. [1] Originally passed on March 20, 1980, it is known for being broader than the corresponding federal law, such as not requiring a monetary profit to have been made via the action for it to be a crime.
A special-purpose local-option sales tax (SPLOST) is a financing method for funding capital outlay projects in the U.S. state of Georgia.It is an optional 1% sales tax levied by any county for the purpose of funding the building of parks, schools, roads, and other public facilities. [1]
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May 16, 2018: 2026 Nathan Deal (R) Mercer: Anne Elizabeth Barnes, Presiding Judge: January 1, 1999: 2028 — [a] Georgia: Sara L. Doyle, Presiding Judge: January 1, 2009: 2026 — [a] Mercer Stephen Dillard, Presiding Judge: November 1, 2010: 2030 Sonny Perdue (R) Mississippi College: Christopher J. McFadden, Presiding Judge: January 1, 2011: ...
GCO has sued the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority on behalf of Christopher Raissi, one of its members. It is claimed that Mr. Raissi's 4th amendment and 14th amendment rights were violated by his 30-minute detention, [11] [12] at the Avondale station on October 14, 2008, by MARTA Police Department officers for legally and openly carrying a firearm in a holster on his belt. [13]