2018 Georgia Code Annotated
TITLE 15
COURTS
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1. General Provisions, 15-1-1 through 15-1-22.
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2. Supreme Court, 15-2-1 through 15-2-47.
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3. Court of Appeals, 15-3-1 through 15-3-13.
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3A. Senior Appellate Court Justices and Judges, 15-3A-1 through 15-3A-6.
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4. Reporter of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, 15-4-1 through 15-4-6.
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5. Administration of Courts of Record Generally, 15-5-1 through 15-5-100.
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6. Superior Courts, 15-6-1 through 15-6-100.
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7. State Courts of Counties, 15-7-1 through 15-7-85.
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8. City Courts, 15-8-1 through 15-8-6.
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9. Probate Courts, 15-9-1 through 15-9-158.
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10. Magistrate Courts, 15-10-1 through 15-10-263.
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11. Juvenile Code, 15-11-1 through 15-11-747.
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11A. Family Court Division, 15-11A-1 through 15-11A-9. [Repealed], 15-11A-1 through 15-11A-9.
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12. Juries, 15-12-1 through 15-12-172.
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13. Officers of Court Generally, 15-13-1 through 15-13-36.
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14. Court Reporters, 15-14-1 through 15-14-37.
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15. Child Support Receivers, 15-15-1 through 15-15-7.
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16. Sheriffs, 15-16-1 through 15-16-59.
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17. Constables, 15-17-1 through 15-17-21. [Repealed], 15-17-1 through 15-17-21.
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18. Prosecuting Attorneys, 15-18-1 through 15-18-99.
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19. Attorneys, 15-19-1 through 15-19-60.
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20. Law School Legal Aid Agencies, 15-20-1 through 15-20-9.
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21. Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures, 15-21-1 through 15-21-209.
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21A. Judicial Accounting, 15-21A-1 through 15-21A-8.
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22. Judicial, District Attorney, and Circuit Public Defender Compensation Commission, 15-22-1 through 15-22-5.
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23. Court-connected Alternative Dispute Resolution, 15-23-1 through 15-23-12.
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24. Sexual Assault Protocol, 15-24-1 through 15-24-2.
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25. Personal Identification Cards for Justices, 15-25-1 through 15-25-3.
Chapter 1. General Provisions, 15-1-1 through 15-1-22.
Chapter 2. Supreme Court, 15-2-1 through 15-2-47.
Article 1
General Provisions.
Article 2
Clerk of the Supreme Court.
Chapter 3. Court of Appeals, 15-3-1 through 15-3-13.
Chapter 4. Reporter of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, 15-4-1 through 15-4-6.
Chapter 5. Administration of Courts of Record Generally, 15-5-1 through 15-5-100.
Article 1
Judicial Administration.
Article 2
Judicial Council.
Article 3
Court Documents.
Article 4
Court Cost Overpayments.
Article 5
Council of Superior Court Judges.
Article 6
Georgia Courts Automation Commission.
Article 7
Georgia Council of Court Administrators.
Chapter 6. Superior Courts, 15-6-1 through 15-6-100.
Article 1
General Provisions.
Article 2
Clerks of Superior Courts.
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15-6-50. Clerk's term of office; qualifications; training requirements; appointment of clerk pro tempore during training.
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15-6-50.1. Superior Court Clerks Training Council.
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15-6-50.2. Council of Superior Court Clerks of Georgia.
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15-6-51. Eligibility to serve as other court clerk.
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15-6-52. Practice of law restricted.
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15-6-53. Appointment of clerk; actions by interim clerk; special elections.
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15-6-54. Appointment by probate judge pending filling of vacancy; duration of appointment [Repealed].
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15-6-55. Emergency service by probate court judge; appointment of interim deputy clerk.
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15-6-56. Election to fill vacancy; term of office; filling of vacancies in counties with chief deputy clerk [Repealed].
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15-6-57. Election to break tie.
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15-6-58. Oath of office.
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15-6-59. Bond; appointment of deputies.
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15-6-60. Powers of clerks.
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15-6-60.1. Location of retained records; request for access to records; contracting for retention; online access.
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15-6-61. Duties of clerks generally; computerized record-keeping system.
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15-6-62. Additional clerk duties.
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15-6-62.1. Back-up records.
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15-6-63. Obtaining of names of grantors and grantees prior to recordation of title transfer.
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15-6-64. Duty to give notice to purchasers of real property in certain counties [Repealed].
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15-6-65. Entry of civil cases on dockets; order for trial.
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15-6-66. Grantor-grantee index.
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15-6-67. Recordation of plats and condominium plans; specifications.
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15-6-68. Public access to maps, plats, and plans.
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15-6-69. Effect of map and plat recordation requirements.
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15-6-70. Recordation of bankruptcy petition, decree, or order; fees.
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15-6-71. Record of sex criminal convictions; furnishing record to Georgia Bureau of Investigation [Repealed].
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15-6-72. Recordation and index of military service records; confidentiality.
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15-6-73. Destruction of obsolete records.
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15-6-74. Preservation of newspapers containing advertisements.
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15-6-75. Investment of certain funds; disposition of income; repeal of Code section [Repealed].
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15-6-76. Deposit of funds in interest-bearing account; repeal of Code section [Repealed].
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15-6-76.1. Investing or depositing funds; depositing funds paid into court registry.
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15-6-77. Fees; construction of other fee provisions.
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15-6-77.1. Additional fees in counties with populations of 550,000 or more; disposition of such fees.
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15-6-77.2. Costs for clerk's services in counties with populations of 640,000 or more; time for payment of costs; disposition of such costs.
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15-6-77.3. Additional fees in counties with populations in unincorporated areas of 350,000 or more.
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15-6-77.4. Additional divorce case filing fee for Children's Trust Fund.
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15-6-78. Veterans not to be charged for recordation of discharge certificates.
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15-6-79. Payment of unpaid costs in felony cases [Repealed].
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15-6-80. Payment of transcript costs to clerk before transmittal.
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15-6-81. Failure to perform duty punishable as contempt.
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15-6-82. Governor ordering investigation of clerk of court; suspension of clerk.
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15-6-83. Clerk's liability.
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15-6-84. Clerk's liability after retirement.
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15-6-85. Clerks' offices subject to grand jury examination; written report [Repealed].
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15-6-86. Location of clerk's office in place other than courthouse; storage of archival or inactive records in different location; county documents exception.
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15-6-87. Furnishing of fixtures, supplies, and equipment to clerk.
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15-6-87.1. Participation in state-wide county computerized information network; authorized fees [Repealed].
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15-6-88. Minimum annual salary schedule.
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15-6-88.1. Adjustment of schedule for certain counties containing federal land [Repealed].
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15-6-88.2. Monthly contingent expense allowance schedule for the clerk's office.
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15-6-89. Additional remuneration for certain services.
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15-6-90. Longevity increases; operational expenses; local laws.
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15-6-91. Effect of salary provisions on local legislation.
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15-6-92. Continuation of fee system [Repealed].
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15-6-93. Office hours.
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15-6-94. Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority.
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15-6-95. Priorities of distribution of fines, bond forfeitures, surcharges, additional fees, and costs in cases of partial payments into the court.
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15-6-96. Clerk as custodian of records; contracts to market records or computer generated data for profit.
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15-6-97. State-wide uniform automated information system; additional powers and duties of Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority.
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15-6-97.1. Civil case information system; funding [Repealed].
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15-6-97.2. Maintenance of uniform automated electronic information system for carbon sequestration registry.
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15-6-97.3. Revision of automated information system for state tax execution data; regulatory authority.
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15-6-98. Collection and remittal of fees.
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15-6-99. Re-creation of grantor and grantee indexes.
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15-6-100. Clerk's expenditure of funds.
Chapter 7. State Courts of Counties, 15-7-1 through 15-7-85.
Article 1
General Provisions.
Article 2
Judges.
Article 3
Practice and Procedure.
Article 4
Construction with Other Laws.
Article 5
Municipal Court Services.
Chapter 8. City Courts, 15-8-1 through 15-8-6.
Chapter 9. Probate Courts, 15-9-1 through 15-9-158.
Article 1
General Provisions.
Article 2
Jurisdiction, Power, and Duties.
Article 3
Costs and Compensation.
Article 4
Time, Place, and Procedure.
Article 5
Probate Judges Training Council.
Article 6
Jury Trials and Appeals.
Article 7
Probate Court Judges.
Article 8
Prosecuting Attorneys in Probate Courts in Counties in Which There is No State Court.
Chapter 10. Magistrate Courts, 15-10-1 through 15-10-263.
Article 1
General Provisions.
Article 2
Magistrates.
Article 3
Civil Proceedings.
Article 4
Violation of Ordinances of Counties and State Authorities.
Article 5
Fees and Costs.
Article 6
Constables, Clerk, and Other Court Personnel.
Article 7
Transitional Provisions.
Article 8
Magistrate Training.
Article 9
Magistrate Court Serving as Municipal Court.
Article 10
Deposit Account Fraud Prosecutions.
Article 11
Senior Magistrates.
Article 12
Remittance of Interest from Funds.
Article 13
Trials of Certain Misdemeanors.
Chapter 11. Juvenile Code, 15-11-1 through 15-11-747.
Article 1
General Provisions.
Article 2
Juvenile Court Administration.
Article 3
Dependency Proceedings.
Part 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Part 2
VENUE FOR DEPENDENCY PROCEEDINGS.
Part 3
TAKING INTO CARE.
Part 4
PRELIMINARY PROTECTIVE HEARINGS.
Part 5
DEPENDENCY PETITIONS.
Part 6
SUMMONS AND SERVICE.
Part 7
PREADJUDICATION PROCEDURES.
Part 8
ADJUDICATION.
Part 9
PREDISPOSITION SOCIAL STUDIES.
Part 10
FAMILY REUNIFICATION DETERMINATION.
Part 11
DISPOSITION.
Part 12
PERMANENCY PLANNING.
Part 13
PERMANENT GUARDIANSHIP.
Article 4
Termination of Parental Rights.
Part 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Part 2
VENUE FOR PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS.
Part 3
PETITION AND SUMMONS.
Part 4
HEARINGS.
Part 5
GROUNDS FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS.
Part 6
DISPOSITION.
Article 4A
Extended Care Youth Services.
Article 5
Child in Need of Services.
Part 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Part 2
INFORMAL PROCEDURES.
Part 3
FORMAL COURT PROCEDURES.
Part 4
PREADJUDICATION CUSTODY AND RELEASE OF CHILDREN.
Part 5
PETITION AND SUMMONS.
Part 6
ADJUDICATION, DISPOSITION, AND REVIEWS.
Part 7
MENTAL HEALTH.
Article 6
Delinquency.
Part 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Part 2
VENUE IN DELINQUENCY PROCEEDINGS.
Part 3
CUSTODY AND RELEASE OF CHILD.
Part 4
INTAKE OR ARRAIGNMENT.
Part 5
INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT.
Part 6
DELINQUENCY PETITION.
Part 7
SUMMONS AND SERVICE.
Part 8
PREADJUDICATION PROCEDURES.
Part 9
TRANSFERS.
Part 10
ADJUDICATION.
Part 11
REPORT CONTENTS; DISCLOSURE.
Part 12
DISPOSITION.
Part 13
PERMANENCY PLANNING FOR DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
Part 14
TRAFFIC OFFENSES.
Article 7
Competency in Delinquency or Child in Need of Services Cases.
Article 8
Parental Notification Act.
Article 9
Access to Hearings and Records.
Article 10
Emancipation.
Article 11
Georgia Child Advocate for the Protection of Children Act.
Chapter 12. Juries, 15-12-1 through 15-12-172.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Juvenile Court Proceedings, 14 Am. Jur. Trials 619.
Article 1
General Provisions.
Article 2
Board of Jury Commissioners [Repealed].
Article 3
Selection of Jurors.
Article 4
Grand Juries.
Part 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Part 2
SPECIAL PURPOSE GRAND JURIES.
Article 5
Trial Juries.
Part 1
IN GENERAL.
Part 2
JURIES IN FELONY CASES.
Chapter 13. Officers of Court Generally, 15-13-1 through 15-13-36.
Article 1
Liability for Official Acts.
Article 2
Fees.
Chapter 14. Court Reporters, 15-14-1 through 15-14-37.
Article 1
General Provisions.
Article 2
Training and Certification.
Chapter 15. Child Support Receivers, 15-15-1 through 15-15-7.
Chapter 16. Sheriffs, 15-16-1 through 15-16-59.
Article 1
General Provisions.
Article 2
Sheriff Emeritus.
Article 3
Sheriff Offices' Nomenclature.
Chapter 18. Prosecuting Attorneys, 15-18-1 through 15-18-99.
Article 1
General Provisions.
Article 2
Prosecuting Attorneys' Council.
Article 3
Solicitors-General of State Courts.
Article 4
Pretrial Intervention and Diversion Program.
Article 5
Prosecuting Attorneys of Municipal Courts.
Chapter 19. Attorneys, 15-19-1 through 15-19-60.
Article 1
General Provisions.
Article 2
State Bar of Georgia.
Article 3
Regulation of Practice of Law.
Chapter 20. Law School Legal Aid Agencies, 15-20-1 through 15-20-9.
Chapter 21. Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures, 15-21-1 through 15-21-209.
Article 1
General Provisions.
Article 2
Compensation of Justices of the Peace and Constables in Certain Cases.
Article 3
Limitation Period and Rules for
Claims Against Fine and
Bond Forfeiture Fund.
Article 4
Peace Officer, Prosecutor, and Indigent Defense Funding.
Article 5
Jail Construction and Staffing.
Article 6
County Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Fund.
Article 7
Compensation To Victims of Violators of Driving Under the Influence Statute.
Article 8
Funding for Local Victim Assistance Programs.
Article 9
Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund.
Article 10
Georgia Driver's Education Commission.
Article 11
Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund.
Chapter 22. Judicial, District Attorney, and Circuit Public Defender Compensation Commission, 15-22-1 through 15-22-5.
Chapter 23. Court-connected Alternative Dispute Resolution, 15-23-1 through 15-23-12.
Chapter 24. Sexual Assault Protocol, 15-24-1 through 15-24-2.
Chapter 25. Personal Identification Cards for Justices, 15-25-1 through 15-25-3.