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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-10-151. Services provided through office of magistrate.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-10-151. Services provided through office of magistrate.

Any contract entered into pursuant to this article shall provide that the county shall furnish municipal court services to the municipality through the officers, employees, and facilities of the magistrate court of the county. Any contract so entered into shall not become effective unless it is approved by the chief magistrate then in office; and no such contract shall extend beyond the term of the chief magistrate then in office.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-10-151, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 787, § 1.