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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 36. LOCAL GOVERNMENT · Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

36-1-12. Courthouse hours.

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  1. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the governing authority of each county of this state to keep the county courthouse and the county offices maintained therein open during normal working hours for the transaction of the public’s business. As used in this Code section, “normal working hours” means a minimum of 40 working hours during each calendar week, except for those weeks during which public and legal holidays, which are recognized and designated as such by Georgia law or by the governing authority of the county, are observed.

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 1933, § 23-103, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1522, § 1.

Cross references

Hours of operation of office of superior court clerk, § 15-6-93.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

Text read from t35-t36-ch1-59-(v27)-2025-pdf.pdf, Volume V27, 2025 edition, pages 346 to 347; merge action: bound only; file SHA-256 6c7b6bcea397.