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title: O.C.G.A. § 5-3-11. Extension of filing deadlines.
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# O.C.G.A. § 5-3-11. Extension of filing deadlines.

(a) Any party requesting a filing deadline extension from the reviewing court shall do so before the expiration of the existing filing period in effect, whether prescribed or extended.

(b) The reviewing court shall only grant one filing deadline extension not to exceed 30 days for the filing of a petition for review under subsection (b) of Code Section 5-3-7. The reviewing court may grant such filing deadline extensions for other documents as may be necessary to permit a just and expeditious review of a petition for review.

(c) The clerk of the reviewing court shall promptly serve all parties and the clerk of the lower judicatory with a copy of:

(1) Any extension granted under this Code section; and

(2) The corresponding motion filed to request such extension.

## History

Code 1981, § 5-3-11, enacted by Ga. L. 2022, p. 767, § 1-1/HB 916.