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Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

Law - Attorney General - Attorney General of Georgia (Publication)

 Series
Identifier: 009-01-018
Scope and Contents This 33-page publication was designed to acquaint the general public with the history of the State Law Department from its inception to the current date. It also contains brief biographical sketches of the fifty attorneys general who have led t h e Department through the years. Many likenesses of these men are also included. The biographies are arranged chronologically by years of service and are grouped into the following time periods: Colonial period; Post-colonial period; Milledgeville...
Dates: Created: 1979

Law - Attorney General - Briefs (Cases)

 Series
Identifier: 009-01-004
Dates: Created: 1940-1942

Law - Attorney General - Cases

 Series
Identifier: 009-01-006
Dates: Other: 1921 - 1948

Law - Attorney General - Correspondence, Briefs and Opinions

 Series
Identifier: 009-01-001
Dates: Created: 1868-1925; Other: Majority of material found in 1907-1925

Law - Attorney General - Correspondence Re: Opinions

 Series
Identifier: 009-01-012
Scope and Contents

This series consists of copies of each and every opinion requested from the Attorney General, the letters requesting same and any related papers. These files are created for reference by the Attorney General so that he might avoid repetition of opinions on similar or identical subjects. Secondly, these files are used in the compilation of the Unofficial Opinions of the Attorney General published each year.

Dates: Created: 1967-1990

Law - Attorney General - Criminal Law Discussion Audiotape

 Series
Identifier: 009-01-026
Scope and Contents

Series consists of one audio tape reel titled "Criminal Law Discussion". Part two of a two-part series.

Dates: Created: 1961

Law - Attorney General - Films and Audio Tapes

 Series
Identifier: 009-01-030
Scope and Contents

Series includes various films and audio tapes gathered by the Attorney General's office dealing primarily with civil rights topics.

Dates: Other: 1953 - 1962

Law - Attorney General - Inferior Court Justices Index

 Series
Identifier: 009-01-028
Scope and Contents

Series consists of a volume containing an index to justices of the inferior courts.

Dates: Created: 1813-1829

Law - Attorney General - Know Your Law Department (Publication)

 Series
Identifier: 009-01-009
Scope and Contents This annual publication introduces the Law Department and its personnel to the general public. Each number presents: a brief history of the department; a biographical sketch and full page photograph of the Attorney General; the administrative organization of the department; photographs and brief biographical sketches of the assistant attorneys general arranged by the several divisions to which they are assigned; photographs and brief biographical sketches of key personnel in the Office...
Dates: Created: 1968-1989

Law - Attorney General - Opinions/Attorney General (Newsletter)

 Series
Identifier: 009-01-017
Scope and Contents

These newsletters were published monthly and are composed of news clippings which are synopses of the opinions the Attorney General has lately rendered. This series was apparently intended for the use of law enforcement officials and other interested persons.

Dates: Created: 1954-1959

Law - Attorney General - Publication Record Set Files

 Series
Identifier: 009-01-027
Scope and Contents

Series contains miscellaneous publications created by the state of Georgia (including editions of Georgia laws from the 1920s-1940s) and publications used by state officials (including a number of publications related to communism and the Soviet Union).

Dates: Created: 1897-1984

Law - Attorney General - Published Attorney Generals' Opinions

 Series
Identifier: 009-01-008
Scope and Contents One of the chief duties of the Attorney General is to render legal opinions at the request of various state and local officials. The opinions are of two types, official and unofficial. Official opinions are rendered directly to the Governor or state department heads. The unofficial opinions are rendered to other state officers such as legislators or district attorneys, or to county and municipal legal officers. Each unofficial opinion is duly noted and is to be used for information only....
Dates: Created: 1902-1974

Law - Attorney General - Revenue

 Series
Identifier: 009-01-005
Dates: Created: 1928-1936

Law - Attorney General - Unpublished Attorney Generals' Opinions

 Series
Identifier: 009-01-003
Scope and Contents

This series consists of unpublished and unbound opinions of the Attorney General of the State of Georgia. Ga. Code 45-15-3 stipulates that one of the duties of the Attorney General is "when required to do so by the Governor, to give his opinion in writing, or otherwise, on any question of law connected with the interest of the state or with the duties of any of his departments..."

Dates: Created: 1923-1949

Law - Attorney General's Office - Death Penalty Case Files

 Series
Identifier: 009-01-031
Scope and Contents

Briefs, court transcripts, assorted filings, and other miscellaneous papers related to death penalty cases heard in the state of Georgia.

Dates: Created: 1983 - 2020

Law - Bill Drafting Unit - Analyses of General Statutes Enacted By the General Assembly

 Series
Identifier: 009-02-011
Scope and Contents

These published booklets contain analysis of almost all the general bills of Statewide application which were enacted by the General Assembly at each and every session. The act number of each is indicated as is its page citation in the published laws. The analysis consists of a short summary of the subject of the act and should not be construed as an opinion on its constitutionality.

Dates: Created: 1953-1958

Law - Environmental Division - Coastal Litigation Case Files

 Series
Identifier: 009-06-025
Scope and Contents

These documents relate to state ownership of marshlands and beach shorefront. Included are: correspondence; pleadings; research; evidence and exhibits; and transcripts of hearings and depositions, etc. The case represents the State of Georgia v. State of South Carolina in a boundary dispute along the Savannah River, 1972 to 1990.

Dates: Created: 1972-1990

Law - State Law Library - Checklist of Official Publications of the State of Georgia

 Series
Identifier: 009-03-014
Scope and Contents The function of the Georgia State Library was to serve as an official depository for copies of publications relating to state government, i.e. reports, bulletins and other printed matter published by an agency of the State of Georgia. It was a specialized library maintained for the benefit of all citizens in the state, with special emphasis on serving government officials, agencies and members of the bench and bar. The State Librarian was also designated exchange officer for the regular...
Dates: Created: 1954-1964