{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-11-2","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 45-11-2","heading":"Selling office or dividing fees.","body":"If any person who has been elected to any office shall sell or farm out said office; or if any person shall purchase or agree to give any money or other thing of value to a person elected for the privilege of exercising the duties of said office; or if any person shall promise or agree to divide the profits, fees, or emoluments of said office with the person so elected, he shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by confinement and labor in the penitentiary for not less than one year nor more than three years.","path":["TITLE 45 Public Officers and Employees","CHAPTER 11 Miscellaneous Offenses Concerning Public Officers and Employees"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.45.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":"ea9d8960e2608cc320264357f15e296c4f7f80cad418f9ca3e402c4972ed5800","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-11-1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-11-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}