{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-12-26","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 45-12-26","heading":"Defense of action in which state has interest.","body":"Unless otherwise specially provided for, the Governor, in his discretion, shall provide for the defense of any action instituted against the state or any action instituted against any person, the result of which is of interest to the state because of any claim inconsistent with the state’s sovereignty, jurisdiction, or rights.","path":["TITLE 45 Public Officers and Employees","CHAPTER 12 Governor","Article 2 Powers and Duties Generally"],"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":"0797435fd87eac87eb8e45bf113cb538ce3a93f769f0c7230ab6b79320d68836","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-12-25","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-12-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}