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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-10-42. Applicability of the Civil Practice Act.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-10-42. Applicability of the Civil Practice Act.

Except as provided in subsection (g) of Code Sections 15-10-43 and 15-10-50, proceedings in the magistrate court shall not be subject to Chapter 11 of Title 9, the ‘‘Georgia Civil Practice Act.’’

## History

Code 1981, § 15-10-42, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 2-1; Ga. L. 2014, p. 482, § 4/SB 386.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2014, p. 482, § 10/SB 386, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this Act shall apply to any filings made on or after July 1, 2014.