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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-5A-14. Employment and compensation of other personnel; utilization of digital recording systems.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-5A-14. Employment and compensation of other personnel; utilization of digital recording systems.

The judge of the Georgia State-wide Business Court may employ and fix the salaries of stenographers, clerical assistants, and such other employees as may be deemed necessary by the court; and the salaries therefor shall be paid by the clerk from the amount appropriated by the General Assembly for such purposes. Except as provided in subsection (k) of Code Section 5-6-41, the judge may also provide for the recording of cases via a digital recording system, as defined in Code Section 15-14-22, and as provided for by uniform court rules adopted and published by order of the Supreme Court with the advice and consent of the Georgia State-wide Business Court.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-5A-14, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 845, § 1-1/HB 239; Ga. L. 2025, p. 151, § 2-1/HB 179, effective January 1, 2026.

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective January 1, 2026, added the second sentence.

## Delayed Effective Date

Code Section 15-5A-14 is set out twice in this Code. This version is effective January 1, 2026. For version effective until January 1, 2026, see the preceding version.