TITLE 15 - COURTS
- CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 15-1-1 - Where judicial power vested
- § 15-1-10 - Removal of court records; storage
- § 15-1-10.1 - Standards in determining grant of requests for televising, videotaping, or motion picture filming of judicial proceedings
- § 15-1-11 - Attendance of judges and court personnel at educational programs authorized
- § 15-1-12 - Compensation of probate court judges and clerks for certain services; submission of claims to grand jury; assessment
- § 15-1-13 - Prior removal from judicial office as affecting qualification for judicial office
- § 15-1-14 - Participation in Consortium for State Court Interpreter Certification; powers
- § 15-1-15 - Drug court divisions; assignment of cases; planning groups and work plans; standards; staffing and expenses; completion of drug court division programs; provision of relevant records; fe
- § 15-1-2 - No jurisdiction by consent; when lack of personal jurisdiction may be waived
- § 15-1-3 - Powers of courts generally
- § 15-1-4 - Extent of contempt power; when jury trial required; bond; appeal; violation of alimony or child support order
- § 15-1-5 - Effect of rules of court
- § 15-1-6 - Court's acts not invalid for want of clerk
- § 15-1-7 - Receipt of certain favors ground for impeachment
- § 15-1-8 - When judge or judicial officer disqualified
- § 15-1-9 - Judge not disqualified by relationship or interest where no defense filed absent objection
- § 15-1-9.1 - Requesting judicial assistance from other courts
- § 15-1-9.2 - Senior judge status; request for assistance of senior judge; compensation; service in capital offense cases
- § 15-1-9.3 - Senior judge of state court, probate court, or juvenile court; request for assistance of senior judge; compensation; service in capital offense cases
- CHAPTER 2 - SUPREME COURT
- CHAPTER 3 - COURT OF APPEALS
- § 15-3-1 - Composition; divisions; how case is heard and decisions overruled; quorum; oral arguments; assistance of other judges
- § 15-3-10 - Stenographers, clerical assistants, and employees
- § 15-3-11 - Appointment of deputy clerk and employees by clerk of court
- § 15-3-12 - Books, supplies, and services
- § 15-3-13 - Voluntary preappeal settlement conference procedure
- § 15-3-2 - Terms of court
- § 15-3-3 - Jurisdiction over certain crimes
- § 15-3-4 - Election and term of office of Judges of Court of Appeals
- § 15-3-5 - Oath of Judges; compensation
- § 15-3-6 - Compensation of officers and employees
- § 15-3-7 - Disposition of fees
- § 15-3-8 - Compensation of sheriff of court
- § 15-3-9 - Law assistants
- CHAPTER 3A - SENIOR APPELLATE COURT JUSTICES AND JUDGES
- CHAPTER 4 - REPORTER OF THE SUPREME COURT AND COURT OF APPEALS
- CHAPTER 5 - ADMINISTRATION OF COURTS OF RECORD GENERALLY
- CHAPTER 6 - SUPERIOR COURTS
- CHAPTER 7 - STATE COURTS OF COUNTIES
- CHAPTER 8 - CITY COURTS
- § 15-8-1 - City courts as courts of record
- § 15-8-2 - Judge ineligible for municipal office or appointment
- § 15-8-3 - When judges of city courts may preside in courts of each other
- § 15-8-4 - Transfer of criminal case to superior court upon city court judge's disqualification
- § 15-8-5 - Deputy clerks; appointment; bond; oath; powers and duties; entry on minutes
- § 15-8-6 - Authorization of judge of city court or like court to preside in municipal court in cities with population of 350,000 or more; powers of judge when so presiding
- CHAPTER 9 - PROBATE COURTS
- CHAPTER 10 - MAGISTRATE COURTS
- 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 PROCEEDINGS
- CHAPTER 11A - FAMILY COURT DIVISION
- CHAPTER 12 - JURIES
- CHAPTER 13 - OFFICERS OF COURT GENERALLY
- CHAPTER 14 - COURT REPORTERS
- CHAPTER 15 - CHILD SUPPORT RECEIVERS
- § 15-15-1 - "Child support" defined
- § 15-15-2 - Office of Receiver of Child Support; establishment; appointment of receiver; term; removal; additional employees
- § 15-15-3 - Receiver's oath of office and bond; employees' bonds
- § 15-15-4 - Duties of child support receiver
- § 15-15-4.1 - Contempt action by child support receiver where payments not made in accordance with order
- § 15-15-5 - Fees and costs; disposition; records
- § 15-15-6 - Salaries
- § 15-15-7 - Office space; expenses
- CHAPTER 16 - SHERIFFS
- CHAPTER 17 - CONSTABLES
- CHAPTER 18 - PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS
- CHAPTER 19 - ATTORNEYS
- CHAPTER 20 - LAW SCHOOL LEGAL AID AGENCIES
- § 15-20-1 - Short title
- § 15-20-2 - Declaration of purpose
- § 15-20-3 - Definitions
- § 15-20-4 - Application to establish legal aid agency; contents; separate application for each county
- § 15-20-5 - Showing required
- § 15-20-6 - Entry of order; continuing jurisdiction of superior court judge
- § 15-20-7 - Malpractice insurance
- § 15-20-8 - Participants in legal aid; certification by dean; oath
- § 15-20-9 - File in clerk's office; duration of authority to practice legal aid; termination of authority
- CHAPTER 21 - PAYMENT AND DISPOSITION OF FINES AND FORFEITURES
- 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 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
- CHAPTER 21A - JUDICIAL ACCOUNTING
- § 15-21A-1 - Legislative findings and intent
- § 15-21A-2 - "Authority" defined
- § 15-21A-3 - "Court" defined; service as custodial trustee
- § 15-21A-4 - Procedure for reporting and remittance of funds
- § 15-21A-5 - Retention of funds by authority; remittance to general fund of state treasury; accumulation of interest
- § 15-21A-6 - Additional filing fees; application fee for free legal services; remittance of funds
- § 15-21A-6.1 - Judicial operation fund fee; collection and reporting procedure
- § 15-21A-6.2 - Exemption from judicial operation fund fee; collection and reporting procedures
- § 15-21A-7 - "Court" defined; reporting and accounting system
- § 15-21A-8 - Penalty for failure to remit funds
- CHAPTER 22 - COMPENSATION OF JUDGES OF COURTS OF LIMITED JURISDICTION
- CHAPTER 23 - COURT-CONNECTED ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
- § 15-23-1 - Short title
- § 15-23-10 - Determination of need as prerequisite to establishment of program
- § 15-23-11 - Compensation of nonvolunteer neutrals by the parties
- § 15-23-12 - Contracting by boards of several counties to combine funds; secretary-treasurer for combined fund; chairperson
- § 15-23-2 - Definitions
- § 15-23-3 - Board of Trustees of County Fund for the Administration of Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs
- § 15-23-4 - Secretary-treasurers of boards; creation of office; selection; duties
- § 15-23-5 - Secretary-treasurers of boards; surety bonds
- § 15-23-6 - Powers and duties of boards
- § 15-23-7 - Collection of additional legal costs in civil actions for purposes of providing court-connected or court-referred alternative dispute resolution programs
- § 15-23-8 - Funds; deposit into special account; expenditure and investment; audits
- § 15-23-9 - Acceptance of things of value by board for holding or investment on behalf of program
- CHAPTER 24 - SEXUAL ASSAULT PROTOCOL