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- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-90 · Longevity increases; operational expenses; local laws.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-91 · Effect of salary provisions on local legislation.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-92 · [Reserved] Continuation of fee system.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-93 · Office hours.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-94 · Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-95 · Priorities of distribution of fines, bond forfeitures, surcharges, additional fees, and costs in cases of partial payments into the court.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-96 · Clerk as custodian of records; contracts to market records or computer generated data for profit.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-97 · State-wide uniform automated information system; additional powers and duties of Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-97.1 · [Repealed] Civil case information system; funding.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-97.2 · Maintenance of uniform automated electronic information system for carbon sequestration registry.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-97.3 · Revision of automated information system for state tax execution data; regulatory authority.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-98 · Collection and remittal of fees.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-99 · Re-creation of grantor and grantee indexes.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-6-100 · Clerk’s expenditure of funds.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-1 · “State court” defined.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-2 · Creation of state courts.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-3 · Applicability of chapter; conflicts with local laws.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-4 · Jurisdiction; authority of state court judges.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-5 · Electronic filings of pleadings and documents; electronic payments and remittances; access; public disclosure.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-20 · Number of and work status of judges determined by local law; elections.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-21 · Qualifications; restrictions on practice of law; removal, discipline, and involuntary retirement.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-22 · Compensation.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-23 · Filling vacancies.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-24 · Ordered military duty.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-25 · Service by retired judge or judge emeritus.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-26 · Council of State Court Judges of Georgia.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-40 · State courts always open; terms of court.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-41 · Courts of record.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-42 · Prosecution for misdemeanors; trials on merits conducted in open court; proceedings allowed in chambers.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-43 · Applicability of rules of practice.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-44 · Procedure in attachment and garnishment cases.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-45 · Jurors.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-46 · No right to grand jury indictment.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-47 · Court reporters; waiver; compensation.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-48 · Clerk’s bond.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-49 · Remittance of interest from interest-bearing trust accounts.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-50 · Authority of clerks.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-60 · Local laws.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-61 · Exemption from Chapter 8.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-80 · Municipal court services authorized.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-81 · Contents of contract.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-82 · Authority to act as judges, officers, and personnel of municipal court.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-83 · Judges, officers, pleadings, process, and papers of municipal court; separate dockets and records.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-84 · Violation of municipal ordinances.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-7-85 · Limitations on authority granted to municipalities.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-8-1 · City courts as courts of record.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-8-2 · Judge ineligible for municipal office or appointment.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-8-3 · When judges of city courts may preside in other city courts.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-8-4 · Transfer of criminal case to superior court upon city court judge’s disqualification.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-8-5 · Deputy clerks; appointment; powers and duties.
- O.C.G.A. § 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.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-1 · Election; term.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-1.1 · Required training courses; attendance record; expenses.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-2 · Eligibility for judgeship; restrictions on fiduciary role.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-2.1 · Appointment, compensation, authority, qualifications, training, and other limitations of associate probate court judges.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-3 · Restrictions on practice of law.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-4 · Additional judicial eligibility requirements in certain counties.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-5 · When judge ineligible for reelection.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-6 · Oath of office.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-7 · Bond.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-8 · Qualification; bond.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-9 · When other security ordered; failure to comply.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-10 · Temporary filling of vacancy; order of priority; compensation.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-11 · Special election to fill vacancy; term of individual elected.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-11.1 · [Repealed] Assumption of duties by chief clerk upon vacancy in office of probate judge; filling of vacancy; compensation.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-12 · Disposition of unfinished proceedings of predecessor.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-13 · Procedure when judge unable to act; compensation.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-14 · Sheriffs to act as administrators when probate judge is superior court clerk in absence of county administrator.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-15 · Council of Probate Court Judges of Georgia.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-16 · Authority of retired judge to perform marriage ceremonies.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-17 · Serving a minor or incapacitated adult.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-18 · Remittance of interest from cash bonds.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-30 · Subject matter jurisdiction; powers and duties generally; copy of Official Code of Georgia Annotated furnished for each judge; authority of probate court judges.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-30.1 · Jurisdiction in cases involving removal of obstructions from roads.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-30.2 · Approval of bonds, qualification of officers, and delivery of commissions.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-30.3 · Jurisdiction over Game and Fish Code misdemeanor violations.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-30.4 · Jurisdiction over violations of Code Section 12-3-10 involving parks, historic sites, and recreational areas.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-30.5 · Jurisdiction over certain violations of “Georgia Boat Safety Act.”
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-30.6 · Jurisdiction over certain drug and alcohol offenses.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-30.7 · Jurisdiction over certain cases involving litter.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-30.8 · Jurisdiction over certain cases involving operation of off-road vehicle.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-30.9 · Jurisdiction over certain animal control cases.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-31 · Authority of judge of probate court to grant administration.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-32 · Jurisdiction over estate of nonresident with property or cause in several counties.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-33 · Authority to administer oaths.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-34 · Contempt powers.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-35 · Power to cite absconding fiduciaries; publication of order; communication with appointing court in another state.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-36 · Judges of probate courts as clerks thereof; chief clerk; powers of clerks; uncontested matters; oaths.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-37 · Duties of clerks or probate judges acting as clerks; storage of records for retrieval from automated or computerized record-keeping method or system; installation and use of photostatic equipment or other photographic equipment for recording documents.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-38 · Filing of wills; confidentiality of files; public docket.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-39 · Docket of applications and cases.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-40 · Filing and recording of proceedings.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-41 · Minutes of proceedings.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-42 · Docket of fiduciaries; storage of records for retrieval from automated or computerized record-keeping method or system.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-43 · Preservation of newspapers.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-44 · [Reserved] Use of photostatic and photographic equipment.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-45 · [Reserved] Filing of photostatic records.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-46 · Validity of photostatic records.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-47 · Default judgments; governing provisions.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-9-60 · Fees.