{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-10-8","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-10-8","heading":"Authority of retired magistrate to perform marriage ceremonies.","body":"A retired magistrate of a magistrate court of any county of this state shall be vested with the same authority as an active judge of this state for the purpose of performing marriage ceremonies. For purposes of this Code section, a retired magistrate of a magistrate court shall be one who has served not less than eight years.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 10 Magistrate Courts","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.15.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-10-18","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T18:57:17Z","sha256":"9629518f5c7a294160da87fff34d967bb8663fda2cfbc43d84b84ef1d108c42a","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-10-7","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-10-20","notices":[{"id":"pro-ga","title":"Georgia bulk release","text":"Georgia bulk files were republished by Public.Resource.Org under a public-domain dedication. GroundRules retains enacted text and strips editorial matter.","url":"https://archive.org/details/gov.ga.ocga.2018"}]},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}