Exhibit 31.1

 

Certification of CEO Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act

Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, William G. Smith, Jr.,certify that:

 

1. Ihave reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Capital City Bank Group,Inc.;

 

2. Basedon my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of amaterial fact or omit to state a material fact

necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading

with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Basedon my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial informationincluded in this report, fairly present in all

material respects the financial condition, results of operations andcash flows of the registrant as of, and for,the periods

presented in this report;

 

4. Theregistrant’s other certifying officerand I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controlsand

procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as

defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) forthe registrant and have:

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, orcaused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed

under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating tothe registrant, including its consolidated

subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,particularly during the period in which this report

is being prepared;

 

(b) Designedsuch internal control over financial reporting, or caused suchinternal control over financial reporting to be

designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regardingthe reliability of financial reporting and

the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordancewith generally accepted accounting

principles;

 

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’sdisclosure controls and procedures and presented in this reportour

conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controlsand procedures, as of the end of the period coveredby

this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d) Disclosedin this report any change in the registrant’sinternal control over financial reporting that occurred during

the registrant’s most recent fiscalquarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likelyto materially affect, the

registrant’s internal control overfinancial reporting; and

 

5. Theregistrant’s other certifying officerand I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internalcontrol over

financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditorsand the audit committee of the registrant’sboard of directors (or persons

performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design oroperation of internal control over financial

reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affectthe registrant’s ability to record,process, summarize and

report financial information; and

 

(b) Anyfraud, whether or not material, that involves management orother employees who have a significant role in the

registrant’s internal control overfinancial reporting.

 

 

/s/ William G. Smith, Jr.

William G. Smith, Jr.

Chairman, President and

Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: November 3, 2020