06 LC 25
4139/AP
House
Bill 1142 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representative Greene of the
149th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
provide for the filling of vacancies in the office of sheriff of Seminole
County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for
other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
(a)(1)
In the event of a vacancy in the office of sheriff of Seminole County, the chief
deputy sheriff of Seminole County shall act as sheriff until the vacancy can be
filled in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.
(2)
If there is no chief deputy sheriff at the time of such vacancy, the judge of
the probate court of Seminole County, within five working days after the date
such vacancy occurs, shall appoint a law enforcement officer of the county who
is a Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council certified peace
officer to act as sheriff until the vacancy can be filled in accordance with
subsection (b) of this section. The sheriff of any adjoining county is
authorized to act as sheriff until the judge of the probate court makes the
appointment provided for in this paragraph.
(b)(1)
If at the time the vacancy occurs there are more than 30 months remaining in the
unexpired term of office, the vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the
unexpired term at a special election to be called by the county election
superintendent and held at the time of the next state-wide general election; and
the person acting as sheriff under subsection (a) of this section shall act
until a successor is so elected for the remainder of the unexpired
term.
(2)
If at the time the vacancy occurs there are 30 months or less remaining in the
unexpired term of office, the person acting as sheriff under subsection (a) of
this section shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term of
office.
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.