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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-13-50. Establishment.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-13-50. Establishment.

In every court of this state having jurisdiction over the violation of traffic laws or traffic ordinances, the judge, or the judges where there is more than one judge, may provide by written order for the establishment of a traffic violations bureau for the handling or disposition of certain traffic cases in substantial compliance with this article. The court shall promulgate and provide to the clerk of the traffic violations bureau a list of the traffic offenses which shall be handled and disposed of by the traffic violations bureau. However, nothing in this article shall authorize the judge of such court to employ any person or persons to administer this article.

## History

Ga. L. 1966, p. 381, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2785, § 29.