{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-16-53","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-16-53","heading":"Unauthorized use of sheriff’s office name a violation.","body":"Whoever, except with the express written permission of the sheriff, knowingly uses words pertaining to such sheriff’s office in connection with the planning, conduct, or execution of any solicitation; advertisement, circular, political endorsement, book, pamphlet, or other publication; or play, motion picture, broadcast, telecast, telemarketing, or other production in a manner reasonably calculated to convey the impression that such solicitation; advertisement, circular, political endorsement, book, pamphlet, or other publication; or play, motion picture, broadcast, telecast, telemarketing, or other production is approved, endorsed, or authorized by or associated with the sheriff’s office shall be in violation of this article.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 16 Sheriffs","Article 3 Sheriff Offices’ Nomenclature"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.15.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"dfbbbc24eec2b3600a882e49397e7e2c51a6f94dfba27f6c53093b35de1ed1b6","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-16-52","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-16-54"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}