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2018 Georgia Code Annotated

TITLE 15 COURTS

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.

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.