Georgia Attorney General Opinions
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Can a Georgia county temporarily borrow money from its SPLOST account to cover other county expenses?
No. The Attorney General concluded that SPLOST proceeds must stay in a separate account and be spent only on the voter-approved projects listed in the SPLOST resolution. Even short-term borrowing for …
When a Georgia school district or county collects an Education SPLOST or special county SPLOST and the money sits in an interest-bearing account before being spent, who gets the interest and what can it be used for?
The same projects. The Georgia AG concluded that interest earned on Education SPLOST and special county SPLOST proceeds must be used exclusively for the purposes specified in the resolution or ordinan…
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Attorney general opinions in Georgia are written by the Georgia Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.