Georgia Attorney General Opinions
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How and when can Georgia's Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission adjust the dollar limits on campaign contributions, and can it delegate that decision to staff?
Adjustments work in $100 increments based on CPI inflation or deflation. The Commission must adjust contribution limits for primaries, primary run-offs, general elections, and general election run-off…
Under what circumstances can the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Speaker of the House use state-owned aircraft for personal or political travel, and what role does reimbursement play?
Almost never. The Attorney General concluded that Georgia's gratuities clause (Art. III, Sec. VI, Para. VI) and the statutes authorizing state aircraft (O.C.G.A. § 50-19-22, § 32-2-2(a)(16)) permit st…
When Georgia changed its campaign-contribution limits to use 'election cycle' periods starting January 1, 2001, do contributions a candidate received before that date count against the new limits?
No. The Georgia AG concluded that pre-January 1, 2001 contributions should not count against the new election-cycle limits in O.C.G.A. § 21-5-41. Pre-2001 contributions are governed by the old electio…
Does putting his investments into a blind trust let a Georgia public officer skip itemizing them on his ethics disclosure form?
No. The Georgia AG concluded that the Ethics in Government Act has no blind-trust exemption, and a public officer who is the sole beneficiary of a blind trust still holds a direct ownership interest i…
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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.