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2006 Georgia Code - 35-2-7
35-2-7. (a) The commissioner is vested with authority to
appoint a deputy commissioner of public safety, who shall have the
rank of lieutenant colonel in the Uniform Division of the
department. (b) The deputy
commissioner may be a member of the Uniform Division of the
department and upon removal from office without prejudice he shall
revert to the original rank in the Uniform Division which he held
when he was appointed to office. (c) His appointment shall be subject to
confirmation by the board. (d) The deputy commissioner shall perform such
duties as he may be charged with by the commissioner, and in case
of a vacancy shall act as commissioner until an appointment is made
to fill the vacancy. (e) The
deputy commissioner shall take the same oath as that required of
the commissioner, which oath shall be administered by the
commissioner.
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