Ethics

Legal Authority

O.C.G.A. § 21-5-1 et seq.

O.C.G.A. § 36-62-5

O.C.G.A. § 36-62A-1

O.C.G.A. § 36-67A-1 et seq.

O.C.G.A. § 45-10-1 et seq.

O.C.G.A. § 45-11-1 et seq.

State Rules and Regulations

Disclosure Reports 189-3-.01 et seq.

Registration of a Committee 189-4-.01

Disposition of Contributions 189-5-.301 et seq.

Campaign Contributions 189-6-.1 et seq.

Filing Officers 189-7-.01 et seq.

Advisory Opinions of Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission (formerly State Ethics Commission)

CFC 2011-05 Whether county and city elected officials may use county or city equipment or personnel for the limited purpose of filing required campaign contribution and personal financial disclosure reports

SEC 2009-03 Whether “economic development consultants” that deal with public policy decisions, which either takes the form of an ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation, or has the same effect, made by local officials or state agencies are required to register and report in accordance with the lobbyist provision of the Ethics in Government Act

SEC 2008-06 Whether commission salespeople are lobbyists for the purposes of the Ethics in Government Act (Act) and whether commission salespeople are prohibited from receiving commission payments from their employers

SEC 2007-06 Whether Georgia law requires an attorney who represents a client on a specific zoning issue to register as a lobbyist when the government’s decision on that zoning issue is adopted by ordinance or resolution

Publications

Ethics, Conflicts of Interest and Abuse of Office (Handbook for Georgia County Commissioners 2010)

Resources

Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission

Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission Advisory Opinions

ACCG Ethics Resources