{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-9-100","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 45-9-100","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The purpose of this part is to implement the constitutional amendment ratified November 7, 2000, authorizing the General Assembly to provide a program of compensation for law enforcement officers who become physically disabled, but not permanently disabled, as a result of physical injury incurred in the line of duty and caused by a willful act of violence and for firefighters who become physically disabled, but not permanently disabled, as a result of physical injury incurred in the line of duty while fighting a fire, which program shall entitle an injured law enforcement officer or firefighter to receive monthly compensation from the state in an amount equal to such person’s regular compensation for the period of time that the law enforcement officer or firefighter is physically unable to perform the duties of his or her employment, not exceeding 12 months, and to provide certain exceptions and limitations with respect to such program of compensation.","path":["TITLE 45 Public Officers and Employees","CHAPTER 9 Insuring and Indemnification of Public Officers and Employees","Article 5 Law Enforcement Officers, Firemen, Prison Guards, and Publicly Employed Emergency Medical Technicians","PART 2 Temporary Disability Compensation Program"],"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":"fe8e49d0f455d2fe905eed244c8bc42bb16481e9d88cfbd741804d2956923cd9","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-9-90","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-9-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}