O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 24-13-139 (2019)

Depositions taken only in exceptional circumstances; misuse of procedures

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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It is the intent of the General Assembly that depositions shall be taken in criminal proceedings only in exceptional circumstances when it is in the interests of justice that the testimony of a prospective witness be taken and preserved for use at trial. If the court finds that any party or counsel for a party is using the procedures set forth in this article for the purpose of harassment or delay, such conduct may be punished as contempt of court.

History

Code 1981, § 24-13-139, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.

T.24, C.13, A.7 SECURING ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES

ARTICLE 7 PERPETUATION OF TESTIMONY

Annotations

Cross references. Depositions before action or pending appeal, § 9-11-27. Law reviews. For article on the 2011 enactment of

this article, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).