{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-60-23","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 36-60-23","heading":"Volunteer firefighters for counties and municipalities.","body":"(a) As used in this Code section, the term “volunteer firefighter” means a person who is a volunteer firefighter, as defined in Code Section 47-7-1, relating to definitions regarding the Georgia Firefighters’ Pension Fund, and who receives no compensation for services as a volunteer firefighter other than:\n(1) Actual expenses incurred;\n(2) A per diem for services;\n(3) Contributions to the Georgia Firefighters’ Pension Fund;\n(4) Workers’ compensation coverage under Chapter 9 of Title 34; or\n(5) Any combination of items specified in paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subsection.\n(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Code Section 36-30-4, 45-2-2, or any other provision of law to the contrary, a volunteer firefighter for a county or municipal corporation shall be eligible to serve as a member of the governing authority of that county or municipal corporation.\n(c) Nothing in this Code section shall require a county or municipal governing authority to make any of the payments or offer the benefits to volunteer firefighters specified in subsection (a) of this Code section.","path":["TITLE 36 Local Government","Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations","CHAPTER 60 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.36.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":"bcdba40307da6c75bd294afdeff7f7c2516b2d4d84e3156841decb566df3ca92","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-60-22","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-60-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}