2021 Georgia Code
Title 15 - Courts
Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-18-24. Liability of District Attorney; Failure to Comply as Ground for Impeachment
If a district attorney fails to comply with Code Section 15-18-6, he is liable to rule as are attorneys at law, with all the penalties and remedies applicable thereto. Failure to comply with the terms of a rule absolute within 20 days from the time it becomes final shall be a ground for impeachment.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 352; Code 1868, § 413; Code 1873, § 378; Code 1882, § 378; Civil Code 1895, § 4393; Penal Code 1895, § 799; Civil Code 1910, § 4927; Penal Code 1910, § 799; Code 1933, § 24-2911.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Prosecuting Attorneys, § 14.
C.J.S.- 27 C.J.S., District and Prosecuting Attorneys, §§ 30, 31, 69.
ALR.
- Pendency of impeachment proceeding as affecting power of officer, 30 A.L.R. 1149.
Disciplinary action against attorney for misconduct related to performance of official duties as prosecuting attorney, 10 A.L.R.4th 605.
