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O.C.G.A. § 15-13-2: Courts — O.C.G.A. § 15-13-2
What this law says, in plain English
A sheriff may be sued for damages or held in contempt when the sheriff makes false returns, fails to arrest defendants, fails to seize property, fails to pay collected funds, or fails to properly return writs.
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