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title: O.C.G.A. § 5-3-6. Petitioning for review.
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# O.C.G.A. § 5-3-6. Petitioning for review.

(a) A petitioner invokes the appellate jurisdiction of a reviewing court under this chapter by filing a petition for review with the clerk of the reviewing court.

(b) The consent of the lower judicatory shall not be required for the filing of a petition for review.

## History

Code 1981, § 5-3-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2022, p. 767, § 1-1/HB 916.