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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-10-221. Assumption of duties and powers of magistrate.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-10-221. Assumption of duties and powers of magistrate.

Upon the request of any chief magistrate of this state, a senior magistrate may discharge all of the duties of a magistrate and may assume and exercise all of the jurisdiction, power, and authority of a magistrate.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-10-221, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 910, § 2.