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title: Title 15, Chapter 13. Officers of Court Generally
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id: code:chapter:15-13
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date: 2025
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heading: OFFICERS OF COURT GENERALLY
title_heading: COURTS
section_count: 21
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# Title 15, Chapter 13. Officers of Court Generally

Title 15. Courts

21 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 15-13-1, Officers of court liability, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-1.md
- 15-13-2, Liability of sheriffs to damage action or contempt, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-2.md
- 15-13-3, Demand for money collected; interest from date of demand; verified copy as evidence, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-3.md
- 15-13-4, Rule nisi; service, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-4.md
- 15-13-5, Verified answer; jury trial; disposition, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-5.md
- 15-13-6, When rule absolute granted without notice, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-6.md
- 15-13-7, Liability of magistrates and constables to rule nisi, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-7.md
- 15-13-8, Retired officers subject to court order, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-8.md
- 15-13-9, Deputy sheriff’s liability; effect on sheriff, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-9.md
- 15-13-10, Appointment of special officer to execute rule or order against sheriff or deputy, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-10.md
- 15-13-11, Rule absolute as lien on officer’s property, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-11.md
- 15-13-12, Date of lien against officer’s property, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-12.md
- 15-13-13, When officer may pay money over to plaintiff; claims; distribution by court; effect on notified parties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-13.md
- 15-13-14, Punishment for improper return or failure to pay over money received, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-14.md
- 15-13-30, Fees not generally charged to state; exceptions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-30.md
- 15-13-31, Receipt for fees to be given; penalty, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-31.md
- 15-13-32, Penalty for excessive fees, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-32.md
- 15-13-33, Table of fees to be kept, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-33.md
- 15-13-34, Treble costs against plaintiffs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-34.md
- 15-13-35, Demanding excessive costs; penalty, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-35.md
- 15-13-36, Restrictions on charging prosecuting attorneys fees for certified copies of records, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-13-36.md