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# O.C.G.A. § 9-9-1. Short title.

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Arbitration Code.”

## History

Code 1933, § 7-301, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2270, § 1; Code 1981, § 9-9-80; Code 1981, § 9-9-1, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 903, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For note, “‘A Manifest Disregard of Arbitration?’ An Analysis of Recent Georgia Legislation Adding ‘Manifest Disregard of the Law’ to the Georgia Arbitration Code as a Statutory Ground for Vacatur,” see 39 Ga. L. Rev. 259 (2004).

For annual survey of construction law, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 109 (2004).

For article, “Methods for Discovery in Arbitration,” see 13 Ga. St. B.J. 22 (2008).

For survey article on construction law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 59 (2008).

For annual survey of law on trial practice and procedure, see 62 Mercer L. Rev. 339 (2010).

For article, “International Arbitration in Georgia,” see 16 (No. 6) Ga. St. B.J. 13 (2011).

For annual survey on construction law, see 66 Mercer L. Rev. 27 (2014).