- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Executive order.
- Title:
- Executive order, 2019 June 14
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Governor
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : State of Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 2019-06-14
- Subject:
- Executive orders--Georgia--Periodicals
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- executive orders
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This is an executive order issued by the Governor of the state of Georgia. Title from caption. Each issue also has a distinctive theme title
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G600 .S1 E9 2019/6-14
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-be9-b2019-s6-h14
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-be9-b2019-s6-h14
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
THE STATE OF GEORGIA
EXECUTIVE ORDER
BY THE GOVERNOR:
Whereas: Whereas:
Ordered: Ordered:
On May 29, 2019, Bacon County Sheriff Mark Cothren was arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on charges of Elder Abuse, Violation of Oath of Office, and Battery; and
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 15-16-26, upon "criminal charges, alleged misconduct in office, or alleged incapacity of the sheriff to perform the functions of his office," the Governor has the authority to appoint an investigative committee consisting of the Attorney General and two sheriffs who are members of the Georgia Sheriffs Association,
Nowtherefore, pursuant to the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Georgia, it is hereby
That Attorney General Chris Carr, Sheriff Neal Jump of Glynn County, and Sheriff Jud Smith of Barrow County are hereby appointed as the committee to investigate "criminal charges, alleged misconduct in office, or alleged incapacity" as it relates to Sheriff Cothren.
It is further
That the committee shall make a report of its investigation to me within 30 days of the date of this Executive Order.
This 1 ^`^day of June, 2019.
Governor