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OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED Prepared by The Code Revision Commission The Office ofLegislative Counsel and The Editorial StaffofLexisNexis® Published UnderAuthority ofthe State ofGeorgia Volume 44 GENERAL INDEX EtoM 2013 LexisNexis® Charlottesville, Virginia Copyright© 1992-2013 BY TheStateofGeorgia Allrightsreserved. 4205929 ISBN978-0-7698-6468-6 (SET) (Pub.41805) Foreword to the Index This replacement index, contained in Volumes 43, 44 and 45, has been revised, expanded, and updated to include index treatment oflegislation enacted during the 2013 Regular Session ofthe GeneralAssembly. In order to provide a more effective guide to the statutory law, each section ofthe Official Code ofGeorgia Annotated, as well as each entry in the 2012 General Index, was reexamined in light of sub- sequent amendments, enactments, and repeals. Also contained in this publication, at the beginning ofVolume 43, is an updated Short Title index. The general index contains treatment ofthe provisions ofthe Official Code ofGeor- gia Annotated, the Constitution of Georgia and the Constitution of the United States. Statutory provisions are referred to in the index by section number (e.g., §16-6-1), and the constitutions are identified by abbreviations (e.g., GA Const Art III §11 Par II; US Const Amd 21). The general index is a combination oftwo approaches to indexing, topical and de- scriptive word. LexisNexis® undertook this dual approach in order to provide indexuserswiththe advantages ofeach approach; thus, thousands ofdescriptive main headingshavebeen addedto atopicalframework, blendingthe access thatthe descrip- tive word approachprovideswiththe organization andconsistencyofterminologythat the topical approach provides. The result, we believe, is an especially user-friendly and manageable index. Users often inquire as to the necessity ofcross references ("see" lines) in indexes. Cross references are used to keep indexes to a manageable size by reducing the amount of repetition of treatment under different headings. To make cross refer- ences even more useful and efficient, LexisNexis® has taken the following steps. "Doublejump" cross references, which are cross references to other cross references, have been avoided. Also, cross references have been used only to direct users to index entries covering three or more sections. Finally, group section references, which cite the user to the principal statutory treatment of the subject, have been attached to many ofour cross references; this provides the user with the option to ignore the cross reference altogether by going to the Code for the cited material. Main headings were derived from the language of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, from the phraseology commonly used in the courts ofGeorgia and from terminology commonly used in the legal profession. 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The general index does not attempt to cover each topic in the vast field oflaw but refers only to those materials contained in the Official Code ofGeorgiaAnnotated. A thorough knowledge ofthe format and terminology ofthe Official Code ofGeorgia Annotated is essential to the use ofthis^ index as a guide to subject matter. FOREWORD TO THE INDEX Vi A few basic rules for using this index are: (1) Gain familiarity with the contents ofthe Official Code ofGeorgia Annotated and the index. Knowledge ofthe arrangement, terminology, topical treatment, analy- ses and reference system of both the Official Code of Georgia Annotated and the index is essential and must be acquired through examination and study. (2) Consult theprincipal subject and not the secondary subject. Thus, for drivers' licenses, look under DRIVERS' LICENSES and not under MOTOR VEHICLES; for attorneys' fees, look under ATTORNEYS' FEES and not under FEES. (3) Search under commonly usedphrases or terms ofart. Thus, for wrongful death, look under WRONGFUL DEATH and not under DEATH; for declaratory judg- ments, look under DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS and not under JUDGMENTS. (4) Look under specific areas oflaw and not under broad areas oflaw. Thus, for life insurance, look under LIFE INSURANCE and not under INSURANCE; for nonprofit corporations, look under NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS and not under CORPORATIONS; for home solicitation sales, look under HOME SOLICITATION SALES and not under COMMERCE AND TRADE. (5) Consult the mostpertinent subject. Thus, for depositions, look under DEPO- SITIONS and not under EVIDENCE or WITNESSES; for appointment ofexecu- tors, look under EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS and not under WILLS DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION. or (6) Consult allied headings. Ifyour search under one heading is to no avail, try another allied heading. Thus, ifa search under the heading SHERIFFS is fruitless, POLICE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS try or or other related headings. Each section has itemized entries, but perhaps they appear under headings that may not have initially occurred to you. (7) Use descriptive words or phrases to aid in your search. If you have trouble expressing your search topically, use descriptive words or phrases. Thus, ifit does not occur to you to search under offenses against public order for the misdemean- or of using opprobrious or abusive words in the presence of another, look under FIGHTING WORDS; ifyou want the source of the judge's discretion to allow for a sentence to be served on weekends, you have the option oflooking under WEEK- END SENTENCES. (8) Begin your search with ''starting point" headings. "Starting point" headings are collections ofentries or cross references that can provide assistance in getting a search started by exposing the index user to a diverse sampling ofstatutory ter- minology, which could suggest to the user other headings to consult. Although there is no formal list of"starting point" headings, the following have proven to be use- DEFINED TERMS PRISON ful for that purpose: (entries for all defined terms); TERMS (entries for each offense that carries a prison term); CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE MISDEMEANORS (direction to all criminal offenses); (all misdemeanor offenses); FELONIES (all felony offenses); FINES (all offenses carry- BOARDS COMMISSIONS COUNCILS ing a fine); (all boards); (all commissions); (all councils). (9) Use short titles. Ifyou remember the short title ofa statutory enactment, you can find the Code Section quickly by either consulting the Short Title Index found at the beginning of Volume 43 or by consulting the main heading in the general index for that short title. Each and every statutory short title contained in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated is listed both in the Short Title Index and as a main heading in the general index. (10) Use cross references. Pay close attention to and make full use of the index cross references. An index cross reference is a direction, using the word "See," to the index user to go to another part ofthe index to find treatment. There are two types of cross references, external and internal. External cross references direct index FOREWORD TO THE INDEX vii users to another main heading. Thus, "LAWYERS. See ATTORNEYS" directs the index user from the main heading LAWYERS to the main heading ATTORNEYS. Internal cross references direct index users from one subheading within a main heading to another subheading within that same main heading. Thus, under the main heading AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PROMOTION, "Seasonal marketing regulations. See within this heading, 'Marketing orders.'" directs the index user from the subheading Seasonal marketing regulations to the subhead- ing Marketing orders. 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