O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 15-10-123 (2019)
Local law references to justices of the peace deemed references to magistrates
✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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Unless otherwise apparent from the context, references in local laws to justices of the peace and their courts shall be deemed on and after July 1, 1983, to refer to magistrates and magistrate courts.
History
Code 1981, § 15-10-123, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 2-1.
ARTICLE 8 MAGISTRATE TRAINING
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Law reviews. - For article, ‘‘Courts: Juvenile Justice Reform,’’ see 30 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 63 (2013).
Notes of Decisions
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case, 2000–2000 · leading case: Smith v. Gwinnett Cnty., 542 S.E.2d 616 (Ga. Ct. App. 2000).
Smith v. Gwinnett Cnty., 542 S.E.2d 616 (Ga. Ct. App. 2000). “OCGA § 15-10-123; see also Ga. Const. 1983, Art.”
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