O.C.G.A. § 15-7-50 (2019)
Authority of clerks
Clerks of state courts are authorized and directed to:
(1) File and enter all civil case filing and disposition forms;
(2) Transmit the data contained on the civil case filing and disposition forms to the Administrative Office of the Courts through electronic means provided by the Administrative Office of the Courts for such purpose which shall constitute the only transmission of such data required between the clerks of the state courts and the Administrative Office of the Courts; and
(3) Participate in agreements, contracts, and networks necessary or convenient for the performance of the duties provided in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Code section.
History
Code 1981, § 15-7-50, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 850, § 9; Ga. L. 2017, p. 632, § 2-8/SB 132.
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Annotations
The 2017 amendment, effective January 1, 2018, deleted "required to be filed pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 9-11-3 and subsection (b) of Code Section 9-11-58" following "disposition forms" at the end of paragraph (1); and substituted the present provisions of paragraph (2) for the former provisions, which read: "Transmit to the Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority within 30 days of filing the civil case filing and disposition forms prescribed in Code Section 9-11-133; and".
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Law reviews. - For article, "Courts: Juvenile Justice Reform," see 30 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 63 (2013).