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title: Title 15, Chapter 9. Probate Courts
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# Title 15, Chapter 9. Probate Courts

Title 15. Courts

97 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 15-9-1, Election; term, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-1.md
- 15-9-1.1, Required training courses; attendance record; expenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-1.1.md
- 15-9-2, Eligibility for judgeship; restrictions on fiduciary role, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-2.md
- 15-9-2.1, Appointment, compensation, authority, qualifications, training, and other limitations of associate probate court judges, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-2.1.md
- 15-9-3, Restrictions on practice of law, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-3.md
- 15-9-4, Additional judicial eligibility requirements in certain counties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-4.md
- 15-9-5, When judge ineligible for reelection, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-5.md
- 15-9-6, Oath of office, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-6.md
- 15-9-7, Bond, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-7.md
- 15-9-8, Qualification; bond, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-8.md
- 15-9-9, When other security ordered; failure to comply, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-9.md
- 15-9-10, Temporary filling of vacancy; order of priority; compensation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-10.md
- 15-9-11, Special election to fill vacancy; term of individual elected, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-11.md
- 15-9-11.1, Assumption of duties by chief clerk upon vacancy in office of probate judge; filling of vacancy; compensation, repealed (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-11.1.md
- 15-9-12, Disposition of unfinished proceedings of predecessor, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-12.md
- 15-9-13, Procedure when judge unable to act; compensation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-13.md
- 15-9-14, Sheriffs to act as administrators when probate judge is superior court clerk in absence of county administrator, repealed (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-14.md
- 15-9-15, Council of Probate Court Judges of Georgia; notifications, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-15.md
- 15-9-16, Authority of retired judge to perform marriage ceremonies, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-16.md
- 15-9-17, Serving a minor or incapacitated adult, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-17.md
- 15-9-18, Remittance of interest from cash bonds, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-18.md
- 15-9-30, Subject matter jurisdiction; powers and duties generally; copy of Official Code of Georgia Annotated furnished for each judge; authority of probate court judges, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-30.md
- 15-9-30.1, Jurisdiction in cases involving removal of obstructions from roads, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-30.1.md
- 15-9-30.2, Approval of bonds, qualification of officers, and delivery of commissions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-30.2.md
- 15-9-30.3, Jurisdiction over Game and Fish Code misdemeanor violations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-30.3.md
- 15-9-30.4, Jurisdiction over violations of Code Section 12-3-10 involving parks, historic sites, and recreational areas, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-30.4.md
- 15-9-30.5, Jurisdiction over certain violations of ‘‘Georgia Boat Safety Act.’’, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-30.5.md
- 15-9-30.6, Jurisdiction over certain drug and alcohol offenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-30.6.md
- 15-9-30.7, Jurisdiction over certain cases involving litter, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-30.7.md
- 15-9-30.8, Jurisdiction over certain cases involving operation of off-road vehicle, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-30.8.md
- 15-9-30.9, Jurisdiction over certain animal control cases, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-30.9.md
- 15-9-31, Authority of judge of probate court to grant administration, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-31.md
- 15-9-32, Jurisdiction over estate of nonresident with property or cause in several counties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-32.md
- 15-9-33, Authority to administer oaths, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-33.md
- 15-9-34, Contempt powers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-34.md
- 15-9-35, Power to cite absconding fiduciaries; publication of order; communication with appointing court in another state, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-35.md
- 15-9-36, Judges of probate courts as clerks thereof; chief clerk; powers of clerks; uncontested matters; oaths, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-36.md
- 15-9-37, Duties of clerks or probate judges acting as clerks; storage of records for retrieval from automated or computerized record-keeping method or system; installation and use of photostatic equipment or other photographic equipment for recording documents, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-37.md
- 15-9-38, Filing of wills; confidentiality of files; public docket, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-38.md
- 15-9-39, Docket of applications and cases, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-39.md
- 15-9-40, Filing and recording of proceedings, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-40.md
- 15-9-41, Minutes of proceedings, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-41.md
- 15-9-42, Docket of fiduciaries; storage of records for retrieval from automated or computerized record-keeping method or system, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-42.md
- 15-9-43, Preservation of newspapers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-43.md
- 15-9-44, Use of photostatic and photographic equipment, repealed (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-44.md
- 15-9-45, Filing of photostatic records, repealed (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-45.md
- 15-9-46, Validity of photostatic records, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-46.md
- 15-9-47, Default judgments; governing provisions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-47.md
- 15-9-60, Fees, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-60.md
- 15-9-60.1, Additional marriage license fee for State Children’s Trust Fund, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-60.1.md
- 15-9-61, Payment of fees prerequisite to filing; affidavit of indigence, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-61.md
- 15-9-62, Issuance of writ of fieri facias for fees; defenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-62.md
- 15-9-63, Schedule of minimum salaries, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-63.md
- 15-9-63.1, Compensation for services as magistrate or chief magistrate; longevity increases, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-63.1.md
- 15-9-64, Supplement to minimum salaries, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-64.md
- 15-9-64.1, Monthly contingent expense allowance schedule for the operation of the probate judge’s office, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-64.1.md
- 15-9-65, Longevity increases, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-65.md
- 15-9-66, Effect of minimum salary provisions on judges in office on July 1, 1991; expenses not covered by salary, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-66.md
- 15-9-67, Fee systems continued until enactment of local legislation, repealed (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-67.md
- 15-9-68, Limitation of probate judge’s fees, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-68.md
- 15-9-80, Location of office, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-80.md
- 15-9-81, Additional offices authorized in certain counties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-81.md
- 15-9-82, Terms of court; place for court, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-82.md
- 15-9-83, Hours for conducting business; official closings for legal holidays and inclement weather, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-83.md
- 15-9-84, Adjournments, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-84.md
- 15-9-85, Adjournment by appointed person, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-85.md
- 15-9-86, Verified petitions; notice and service thereof, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-86.md
- 15-9-86.1, Citations and responsive pleadings in certain types of proceedings, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-86.1.md
- 15-9-87, Contents of order, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-87.md
- 15-9-88, Objections or caveats to order, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-88.md
- 15-9-89, Amendment of petition and caveat, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-89.md
- 15-9-90, Forms for probate court; local alteration, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-90.md
- 15-9-100, Creation of Probate Judges Training Council; duties of council, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-100.md
- 15-9-101, ‘‘Training council’’ defined; powers; bond of personnel; audits, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-101.md
- 15-9-102, Composition; terms of office; vacancies, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-102.md
- 15-9-103, ‘‘Training council’’ defined; meetings; officers; reimbursement of expenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-103.md
- 15-9-104, Eligibility of councilmember to hold office of judge of probate court, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-104.md
- 15-9-105, , redesignated (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-105.md
- 15-9-120, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-120.md
- 15-9-121, Jury trials in civil cases, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-121.md
- 15-9-122, Applicability of laws and rules, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-122.md
- 15-9-123, Appeal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-123.md
- 15-9-124, Enforcement of judgments, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-124.md
- 15-9-125, Jurors, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-125.md
- 15-9-126, Fees, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-126.md
- 15-9-127, Concurrent jurisdiction with superior courts; probate court jurisdiction; service, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-127.md
- 15-9-140, Jurisdiction of judges, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-140.md
- 15-9-141, Retired judges; senior judge appointment; written request for assistance, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-141.md
- 15-9-150, Requesting district attorney to prosecute criminal cases; creation of prosecuting attorney position by ordinance or resolution; appointment of prosecuting attorney, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-150.md
- 15-9-151, Qualifications of prosecuting attorney; appointment of assistant district attorneys, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-151.md
- 15-9-152, Oath of office, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-152.md
- 15-9-153, Determining if prosecuting attorney shall be full time or part time; limitations on private practice of law, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-153.md
- 15-9-154, Disqualification of prosecuting attorney, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-154.md
- 15-9-155, Prosecuting attorney’s duties; authority, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-155.md
- 15-9-156, Compensation; reimbursement of expenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-156.md
- 15-9-157, Additional assistant prosecuting attorneys, employees, or independent contractors; duties; compensation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-157.md
- 15-9-158, Qualifications of assistant prosecuting attorneys; assistance by qualified law student or law school graduate, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/15-9-158.md