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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-16-20. Applicability of article.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-16-20. Applicability of article.

The provisions of this article shall apply only to misdemeanor cases or to felony cases docketed, indicted, or in which an accusation was returned prior to January 1, 1995, if the prosecuting attorney and the defendant do not agree in writing that the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter shall apply.

## History

Code 1981, § 17-16-20, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1895, § 4; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1250, § 3.

## Law Reviews

For note on the 1995 amendment of this Code section, see 12 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 144 (1995).