O.C.G.A.
Ga. Sup. Ct. R. 46 (2019)
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When it appears to the Supreme Court of the United States, any federal appellate or district court, or any state appellate court that there is involved in any proceeding before it a question regarding the laws of this State which is determinative of that proceeding and there are no clear controlling precedents in the appellate decisions of this State, such court may certify such a question of the laws of Georgia to this Court for instructions. See Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. IV.
This Court, in the exercise of its discretion, may decline to answer a question of law certified to it. Upon deciding to decline, the Court shall notify the parties and the certifying court of its action.