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2018 Georgia Code 15-7-1 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)

O.C.G.A. 15-7-1 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 15-7-1

TITLE 15 COURTS

Section 7. State Courts of Counties, 15-7-1 through 15-7-85.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

15-7-1. "State court" defined.

As used in this chapter, the term "state court" shall mean any court created pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or any court continued as a state court by Article VI, Section X of the Constitution of the State of Georgia.

(Code 1981, §15-7-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 15.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Jurisdiction of recorder's courts over misdemeanor traffic offenses.

- Under the 1983 Georgia Constitution, the recorder's courts continue to possess limited jurisdiction over state misdemeanor traffic offenses until otherwise provided by law. Wojcik v. State, 260 Ga. 260, 392 S.E.2d 525 (1990).

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 15-7-1

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Wojcik v. State, 392 S.E.2d 525 (Ga. 1990).

Cited 7 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jun 21, 1990 | 260 Ga. 260

...See McQuillin, 1 Municipal Corporations, § 2.46, p. 219. But see Mosley v. Garrett, 182 Ga. 810 (187 SE 20) (1936). However, the Gwinnett County Recorder's Court was established after passage of a general legislative act creating uniform jurisdiction, practice, and procedure in State Courts. OCGA § 15-7-1 et seq....