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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-12-130.1. Competence and qualifications of prospective jurors in superior court to serve in other courts of concurrent jurisdiction; applicability.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-12-130.1. Competence and qualifications of prospective jurors in superior court to serve in other courts of concurrent jurisdiction; applicability.

(a) On and after July 1, 2012, in any county of this state where there is located any court or courts having county-wide jurisdiction concurrent with the superior courts of this state to try any, all, or any type of case not within the exclusive jurisdiction of the superior courts of this state, any prospective trial juror chosen and summoned for service in the trial of civil and criminal cases in the superior court of such county shall be legally competent and qualified to serve as a prospective juror in any such other court or courts located in the county for the same period of time as he or she is competent and qualified to serve as a prospective trial juror in the superior court of the county.

(b) Subsection (a) of this Code section shall be applicable only if an order is entered by the judges of the affected courts identifying the courts in which prospective jurors may serve.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-12-130.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-51/HB 415.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-1/HB 415, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Jury Composition Reform Act of 2011.’’’

## Law Reviews

For annual survey article discussing developments in criminal law, see 51 Mercer L. Rev. 209 (1999).