O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 15-6-35 (2019)

Selection of bailiffs by sheriff; appointment of additional bailiffs

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The sheriff shall have the right to select such bailiffs, with the approval of the court, as may be necessary to transact properly the business thereof. Whenever the public interests require it, the judge shall have the power to appoint such additional bailiffs as the judge deems necessary.

History

Code 1981, § 15-6-35, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1389, § 1.

Annotations

Cross references. - Oath of bailiff

attending grand jury, § 15-12-69. Oath of bailiffs on duty in the superior courts, § 15-12-140.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Cited in Sheffield v. State, 270 Ga. App. 576, 607 S.E.2d 205 (2004).