O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 15-6-16 (2019)
No authority when absent from state
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No judge of the superior courts shall have authority to perform any judicial act required of him by law when he is beyond the jurisdiction of this state.
History
Orig. Code 1863, § 248; Code 1868, § 242; Code 1873, § 253; Code 1882, § 253; Civil Code 1895, § 4330;
Civil Code 1910, § 4859; Code 1933, § 24-2627.
Annotations
JUDICIAL DECISIONS Judge of a superior court of this state has no authority to do any official act required by the laws of this state when
the judge is not within the jurisdiction of this state. Buchanan v. Jones, 12 Ga. 612 (1853).
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 20 Am. Jur. 2d, Courts, § 16 et seq. C.J.S. - 48A C.J.S., Judges, §§ 63, 65.