{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-19-5","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-19-5","heading":"Authority of attorney to bind client.","body":"Attorneys have authority to bind their clients in any action or proceeding by any agreement in relation to the cause, made in writing, and by signing judgments, entering appeals, and entering such matters, when permissible, on the dockets of the court. Attorneys who are otherwise authorized by law to take affidavits and administer oaths shall not be disqualified to take affidavits required of their clients in any matter or proceeding of any nature whatsoever.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 19 Attorneys","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 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"9dacf1f64cde2a3855284e5d63a772e2360580795a303f83634ff19f7aa13dcc","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-19-4","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-19-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}