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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-5A-16. Assignment for budgetary and administrative purposes.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-5A-16. Assignment for budgetary and administrative purposes.

The Georgia State-wide Business Court shall be a budget unit as defined in Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45, the “Budget Act”; provided, however, that the Georgia State-wide Business Court shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-5A-16, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 845, § 1-1/HB 239; Ga. L. 2024, p. 888, § 3-1/HB 1267, effective July 1, 2024.

## Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, substituted “Administrative Office of the Courts” for “Court of Appeals” at the end of this Code section.