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title: Title 15, Chapter 10. Magistrate Courts
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heading: MAGISTRATE COURTS
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# Title 15, Chapter 10. Magistrate Courts

Title 15. Courts

90 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 15-10-1, Creation of magistrate courts, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-1.md
- 15-10-2, General jurisdiction; authority of magistrate to act, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-2.md
- 15-10-2.1, Jurisdiction over certain cases involving litter, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-2.1.md
- 15-10-3, Oath and commission of magistrate, constable, and clerk, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-3.md
- 15-10-4, Sessions of court, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-4.md
- 15-10-5, Offices, courtrooms, and equipment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-5.md
- 15-10-6, Local court rules, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-6.md
- 15-10-7, Council of Magistrate Court Judges; notifications, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-7.md
- 15-10-8, Authority of retired magistrate to perform marriage ceremonies, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-8.md
- 15-10-20, Number; selection; term; filling vacancies; chief magistrate; bonds, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-20.md
- 15-10-20.1, Qualifying in absentia for magistrates serving on active military duty, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-20.1.md
- 15-10-21, Powers and duties of chief magistrate, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-21.md
- 15-10-22, Qualifications; restrictions on practice of law, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-22.md
- 15-10-23, Minimum compensation; annual salary; increases; supplements, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-23.md
- 15-10-23.1, Monthly contingent expense allowance for the operation of the magistrate court, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-23.1.md
- 15-10-24, Discipline, removal, and involuntary retirement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-24.md
- 15-10-25, Training requirements; payment of training costs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-25.md
- 15-10-26, Conflicts between local ordinances and local Acts, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-26.md
- 15-10-27, Continuation of certain county civil court officials as magistrate court officials, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-27.md
- 15-10-40, Applicability of article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-40.md
- 15-10-41, No jury trials; appeal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-41.md
- 15-10-42, Applicability of the Civil Practice Act, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-42.md
- 15-10-43, Statement of claim; service of process; answer to claim; default judgments; opening of default; relief in magistrate court, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-43.md
- 15-10-44, Trial procedure, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-44.md
- 15-10-45, Compulsory and permissive counterclaims, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-45.md
- 15-10-46, Ordering deferred partial payment of judgment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-46.md
- 15-10-47, Effect, recordation, execution, and enforcement of money judgments; fee for recordation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-47.md
- 15-10-48, Form of statement of claim, verification, and notice, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-48.md
- 15-10-49, Procedure in attachment, garnishment, dispossessory, and distress warrant proceedings, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-49.md
- 15-10-50, Interrogatories to judgment debtor; form; contempt; authorized discovery procedures, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-50.md
- 15-10-51, Authorizing clerks to sign notices and summonses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-51.md
- 15-10-52, Party name in action, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-52.md
- 15-10-53, Filing documents by electronic means, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-53.md
- 15-10-54, Use of personally identifiable data in court documentation; redaction, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-54.md
- 15-10-60, Applicability of article; suspended sentences, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-60.md
- 15-10-61, No right to trial by jury; right of removal to state or superior court, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-61.md
- 15-10-62, Prosecution upon citation or accusation; service; arrest, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-62.md
- 15-10-63, Use of citations; arrests, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-63.md
- 15-10-63.1, Cash bonds, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-63.1.md
- 15-10-64, Execution upon unpaid fines; sheriff to receive sentenced persons, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-64.md
- 15-10-65, Petition for review to superior court, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-65.md
- 15-10-66, Prosecuting attorney, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-66.md
- 15-10-80, Filing fee; service of process costs; writ of fieri facias fee; costs taxed to losing party, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-80.md
- 15-10-81, Costs upon conviction of violation of ordinance, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-81.md
- 15-10-82, Hearing fee on application for search or arrest warrant or deposit account fraud citation; no fee assessed against certain alleged victims, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-82.md
- 15-10-83, Constables’ fees for levies and judicial sales, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-83.md
- 15-10-84, Fee for administering oath, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-84.md
- 15-10-85, Fees and costs to be deposited into county treasury, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-85.md
- 15-10-86, Law library fees, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-86.md
- 15-10-87, Transfer of filing fee upon transfer of case to state or superior court; failure to transmit fee, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-87.md
- 15-10-100, Appointment of constables; compensation; chief constable, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-100.md
- 15-10-101, Eligibility of constables, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-101.md
- 15-10-102, Powers and duties of constables, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-102.md
- 15-10-103, Constables’ power to arrest, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-103.md
- 15-10-104, Exemption of constables from peace officer training and employment laws, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-104.md
- 15-10-105, Selection of clerk; compensation; eligibility, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-105.md
- 15-10-105.1, Powers and duties of clerk, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-105.1.md
- 15-10-105.2, Monthly contingent expense allowance for the operation of the magistrate court, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-105.2.md
- 15-10-106, Appointment of other court personnel; compensation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-106.md
- 15-10-120, Certain officials to become magistrates; term of office, repealed (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-120.md
- 15-10-121, Transfer of pending cases to magistrate courts, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-121.md
- 15-10-122, Courts exempt from chapter, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-122.md
- 15-10-123, Local law references to justices of the peace deemed references to magistrates, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-123.md
- 15-10-130, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-130.md
- 15-10-131, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-131.md
- 15-10-132, Creation of Georgia Magistrate Courts Training Council, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-132.md
- 15-10-133, Oath; certificate of appointment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-133.md
- 15-10-134, Officers; quorum; minutes; annual report, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-134.md
- 15-10-135, Compensation and reimbursement of members, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-135.md
- 15-10-136, Powers and duties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-136.md
- 15-10-137, Training requirements of certified magistrates, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-137.md
- 15-10-150, Contract with municipality, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-150.md
- 15-10-151, Services provided through office of magistrate, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-151.md
- 15-10-152, Municipal jurisdiction, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-152.md
- 15-10-153, Styling of municipal court judges, officers, pleadings, and records, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-153.md
- 15-10-154, Applicability of municipal charter and ordinances, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-154.md
- 15-10-155, Exceptions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-155.md
- 15-10-200, Applicability; penalty, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-200.md
- 15-10-201, Jury trials, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-201.md
- 15-10-202, Procedure, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-202.md
- 15-10-203, Optional procedure for forfeiture of bonds on misdemeanor deposit account fraud violations; failure to appear at trial; bench warrants; no contest cash bonds and related schedules, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-203.md
- 15-10-220, Creation of office; qualifications, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-220.md
- 15-10-221, Assumption of duties and powers of magistrate, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-221.md
- 15-10-222, Oath of office, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-222.md
- 15-10-223, Training, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-223.md
- 15-10-240, Remittance of interest from funds, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-240.md
- 15-10-260, Jurisdiction; penalties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-260.md
- 15-10-261, Waiver of jury trial, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-261.md
- 15-10-262, Prosecutorial procedure, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-262.md
- 15-10-263, No contest cash bonds; other bonds, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-10-263.md