O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 40-13-20 (2019)

‘‘Municipal courts’’ defined

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

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As used in this article, the term ‘‘municipal courts’’ shall be construed to include municipal courts of the incorporated municipalities of this

state.

History

(Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 558, § 3; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 40; Ga. L. 1994, p. 604, § 1.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1991–2002 · leading case: Nicholson v. State, 403 S.E.2d 42 (Ga. 1991).

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Nicholson v. State, 403 S.E.2d 42 (Ga. 1991). · cites it 4× “NOTES [1] Municipal courts are defined at OCGA § 40-13-20: As used in this article, the term "municipal courts" shall be construed to include municipal courts of the incorporated municipalities of this state and the City Court of Atlanta.”

Sawyer v. City of Atlanta, 571 S.E.2d 146 (Ga. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “” OCGA § 40-13-20. OCGA § 40-13-21 (a) gives municipal courts of incorporated towns and cities, as well as probate courts, the right to conduct the trial of a traffic offense that does not exceed misdemeanor status.”

Gilbert v. City of Manchester, 419 S.E.2d 487 (Ga. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 4× “The statutory scheme at issue in Nicholson was Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Code Title 40 (OCGA §§ 40-13-20 through 40-13-33). Article 2 applies to probate courts and municipal courts of incorporated towns and cities.”

Kolker v. State, 406 S.E.2d 514 (Ga. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “Although the Nicholson opinion deals directly only with probate courts, OCGA § 40-13-21 (b) also confers upon all police courts, including recorder’s courts (see OCGA § 40-13-20), the same jurisdiction as probate courts to try and dispose of misdemeanor traffic offenses arising…”

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