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title: O.C.G.A. § 45-19-40. Entry of court judgment based upon final order.
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# O.C.G.A. § 45-19-40. Entry of court judgment based upon final order.

Any person affected by a final order of the administrator or a hearing officer may file in the superior court of the county of the residence of the respondent a certified copy of a final order of the administrator or of a hearing officer unappealed from or of a final order of a hearing officer affirmed upon appeal, whereupon said court shall render judgment in accordance therewith and notify the parties. Such judgment shall have the same effect and all proceedings in relation thereto shall thereafter be the same as though the judgment had been rendered in an action duly heard and determined by the court.

## History

Ga. L. 1978, p. 859, § 23; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1097, § 1; Ga. L. 2024, p. 103, § 9/HB 563, effective July 1, 2024.

## Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, substituted “hearing officer” for “special master” throughout this Code section.