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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 19. ATTORNEYS · Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

15-19-9. Unauthorized appearance as contempt; penalty.

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  1. Any attorney appearing for a person without being employed, unless by leave of the court, is guilty of a contempt of court and shall be fined not less than $500.00.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Orig. Code 1863, § 386; Code 1868, § 447; Code 1873, § 412; Code 1882, § 412; Civil Code 1895, § 4422; Civil Code 1910, § 4960; Code 1933, § 9-602.

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Text read from t15-ch12-24-(v13a)-2015-pdf.pdf, Volume V13A, 2015 edition, page 388; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 3ead04cf60ab.