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# O.C.G.A. § 15-7-40. State courts always open; terms of court.

The courts governed by this chapter shall be deemed always open for the disposition of matters properly cognizable by them; however, all trials on the merits shall be conducted at trial terms regularly prescribed by local laws, as now or hereafter amended, creating the individual courts.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-7-40, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2.

## Cross References

Trial calendar, Uniform State Court Rules, Rule 8.3.