17-8-27. Attorney General in attendance at General Assembly as grounds for granting continuance.

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When any case pending in the courts of this state in which the Attorney General is of counsel is scheduled to be called for any reason during sessions of the General Assembly or during a period of 15 days preceding or following sessions of the General Assembly, on motion of the Attorney General or an assistant attorney general, it shall be a good ground for continuance that the Attorney General and his staff are occupied in aid of the business of the General Assembly.

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

Ga. L. 1956, p. 700, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 777, § 4/HB 502. The 2019 amendment, effective May 7, 2019, substituted ‘‘reason’’ for ‘‘purpose’’ near the middle of this Code section. See Editor’s note for applicability.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2019, p. 777, § 5/HB 502, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: ‘‘This Act shall apply to all civil and criminal cases, including, but not limited to, any case currently initiated within any court in this state.’’

Cross references

Corresponding provision relating to civil procedure, § 9-10-156.

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Text read from t17-(v15)-2020-pdf.pdf, Volume V15, 2020 edition, page 777; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 0b0d45f9c609.

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