{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-18-64","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-18-64","heading":"Leave of absence; ordered military duty.","body":"(a) The solicitor-general and employees of any such solicitor-general shall be entitled to a leave of absence from court to participate in continuing education programs as provided in Code Section 15-1-11 and Article 2 of this chapter.\n(b) (1) Any solicitor-general of a state court who is performing ordered military duty, as defined in Code Section 38-2-279, shall be eligible for reelection in any election, primary or general, which may be held to elect a successor for the next term of office and may qualify in absentia as a candidate for reelection to such office.\n(2) Where the giving of written notice of candidacy is required, any solicitor-general of a state court who is performing ordered military duty may deliver such notice by mail or messenger to the proper elections official. Any other act required by law of a candidate for public office may, during the time such official is on ordered military duty, be performed by an agent designated by the absent public official.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 18 Prosecuting Attorneys","Article 3 Solicitors-General of State Courts"],"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":"330fd724909eb1e890f19d90a9f483b06f118af5f4e5d950875792d1a1bd938e","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-18-63","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-18-65"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}