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- O.C.G.A. § 15-5A-11 · Clerk; appointment; term; compensation.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-5A-12 · Location of offices; designation of electronic filing system.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-5A-13 · Appointment of law assistants; role.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-5A-14 · Employment and compensation of other personnel.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-5A-15 · Purchasing of supplies.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-5A-16 · Assignment for budgetary and administrative purposes.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-1 · Composition of judicial circuits.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-2 · Number of judges.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-3 · Terms of court.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-4 · Qualifications of judges.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-4.1 · Election of judges.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-5 · Restrictions on practice of law.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-6 · Oath of judges.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-7 · Effect of attachment of county to different judicial circuit.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-8 · Jurisdiction and powers of superior courts.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-9 · [Effective until July 1, 2023. See note.] Authority of judges generally.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-9 · [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] Authority of judges generally.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-10 · Discharge of duties.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-11 · Electronic filings of pleadings and documents; electronic payments and remittances; access; public disclosure.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-11.1 · Superior court judges performing ordered military duty.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-12 · Judges’ jurisdiction coextensive with limits of state; authority when serving in other circuits.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-13 · Disqualified judge to procure replacement; failure as ground of impeachment.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-14 · Selection of replacement judge when disqualified judge fails to act.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-15 · Assignment by Governor of alternate for disabled judge; duty of judge assigned.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-16 · Authority of superior court judges.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-17 · Time and place of holding court generally; habeas corpus and other nonjury proceedings; satellite courthouses.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-18 · Alternative locations; conditions and limitations; force and effect as if done at regular courthouse.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-19 · Length of terms of courts.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-20 · Special terms.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-21 · Time for deciding motions; filing and notification; noncompliance as ground for impeachment.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-22 · Adjournments.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-23 · Signing documents in any county in circuit.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-24 · Payment of court’s contingent expenses.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-25 · Employment of secretary authorized.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-26 · [Reserved] Supplementation of secretary’s salary by county.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-27 · Procedure for hiring personnel employed by superior court judges; local supplements.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-28 · Law assistants and court administrators for judicial circuits; circuits having institutions for carrying out death sentences.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-28.1 · [Repealed] Employment of law clerks by chief judges of circuits having institutions for carrying out death sentences.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-29 · Salary of judges.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-29.1 · Accountability court supplement; limitation.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-30 · Travel expenses.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-31 · Transfer of administrative functions.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-32 · Expenses for attendance at educational programs.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-33 · Convention for recommending rules.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-34 · Creation of The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia; composition.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-35 · Selection of bailiffs by sheriff; appointment of additional bailiffs.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-36 · Notice of student’s felony conviction to school superintendent.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-50 · Clerk’s term of office; qualifications; training requirements; appointment of clerk pro tempore during training.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-50.1 · Superior Court Clerks Training Council.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-50.2 · Council of Superior Court Clerks of Georgia.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-50.3 · Criminal Case Data Exchange Board created; membership; operation; role; public access.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-51 · Eligibility to serve as other court clerk.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-52 · Practice of law restricted.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-53 · Appointment of clerk; actions by interim clerk; special elections.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-54 · Appointment by probate judge pending filling of vacancy; duration of appointment.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-55 · Emergency service by probate court judge; appointment of interim deputy clerk.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-56 · [Reserved] Election to fill vacancy; term of office; filling of vacancies in counties with chief deputy clerk.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-57 · Election to break tie.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-58 · Oath of office.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-59 · Bond; appointment of deputies.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-60 · Powers of clerks.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-60.1 · Location of retained records; request for access to records; contracting for retention; online access.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-61 · Duties of clerks generally; computerized record-keeping system.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-62 · Additional clerk duties.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-62.1 · Back-up records.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-63 · Obtaining of names of grantors and grantees prior to recordation of title transfer.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-64 · [Reserved] Duty to give notice to purchasers of real property in certain counties.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-65 · Entry of civil cases on dockets; order for trial.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-66 · Grantor-grantee index.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-67 · Recordation of plats and condominium plans; specifications.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-68 · Public access to maps, plats, and plans.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-69 · Effect of map and plat recordation requirements.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-70 · Recordation of bankruptcy petition, decree, or order; fees.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-71 · [Reserved] Record of sex criminal convictions; furnishing record to Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-72 · Recordation and index of military service records; confidentiality.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-73 · Destruction of obsolete records.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-74 · Preservation of newspapers containing advertisements.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-75 · [Reserved] Investment of certain funds; disposition of income; repeal of Code section.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-76 · [Reserved] Deposit of funds in interest-bearing account; repeal of Code section.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-76.1 · Investing or depositing funds; depositing funds paid into court registry.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-77 · Fees; construction of other fee provisions.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-77.1 · [Repealed] Additional fees in counties with populations of 550,000 or more; disposition of such fees.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-77.2 · [Repealed] Costs for clerk’s services in counties with populations of 640,000 or more; time for payment of costs; disposition of such costs.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-77.3 · [Repealed] Additional fees in counties with populations in unincorporated areas of 350,000 or more.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-77.4 · Additional divorce case filing fee for Children’s Trust Fund.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-78 · Veterans not to be charged for recordation of discharge certificates.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-79 · [Reserved] Payment of unpaid costs in felony cases.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-80 · Payment of transcript costs to clerk before transmittal.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-81 · Failure to perform duty punishable as contempt.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-82 · Governor ordering investigation of clerk of court; suspension of clerk.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-83 · Clerk’s liability.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-84 · Clerk’s liability after retirement.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-85 · Clerks’ offices subject to grand jury examination; written report.
- O.C.G.A. § 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.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-87 · Furnishing of fixtures, supplies, and equipment to clerk.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-87.1 · [Repealed] Participation in state-wide county computerized information network; authorized fees.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-88 · Minimum annual salary schedule.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-88.1 · [Reserved] Adjustment of schedule for certain counties containing federal land.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-88.2 · Monthly contingent expense allowance schedule for the clerk’s office.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-89 · Additional remuneration for certain services.