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Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 6. SUPERIOR COURTS · Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

15-6-35. Selection of bailiffs by sheriff; appointment of additional bailiffs.

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  1. The sheriff shall have the right to select such bailiffs, with the approval of the court, as may be necessary to transact properly the business thereof. Whenever the public interests require it, the judge shall have the power to appoint such additional bailiffs as the judge deems necessary.

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

Code 1981, § 15-6-35, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1389, § 1.

Cross references

Oath of bailiff attending grand jury, § 15-12-69. Oath of bailiffs on duty in the superior courts, § 15-12-140.

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Text read from t15-ch1-11a-(v13)-2020-pdf.pdf, Volume V13, 2020 edition, page 286; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 1f1f034443c3.