{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-2-4","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 45-2-4","heading":"Officers to reside in state, discharge duties until successor commissioned, and have seal.","body":"All officers of this state shall reside in this state at such places as are designated by law and shall discharge the duties of their offices until the successors are commissioned and qualified, except that public officers appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Senate shall not hold over until their successors have been appointed and confirmed; and all officers whose certificates or records or other papers are admissible in evidence in any court in this state must have and keep an official seal.","path":["TITLE 45 Public Officers and Employees","CHAPTER 2 Eligibility and Qualifications for Office","Article 1 General Provisions"],"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":"d7a313279feec1402c0e64ef714c1227a437c8ec95926e1cd512197300020787","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-2-3","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-2-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}