--- title: Title 9. Civil Practice collection: code id: code:title:9 canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/title/9 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/9.md date: 2025 status: active corpus_version: 2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68 license: CC0-1.0 publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/code/8.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/code/10.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md heading: CIVIL PRACTICE section_count: 699 chapter_count: 17 --- # Title 9. Civil Practice 699 sections in 17 chapters. Each chapter's twin lists its sections. ## Chapter 1. General Provisions https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-1.md (1 sections; 9-1-1 to 9-1-1) ## Chapter 2. Actions Generally https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-2.md (31 sections; 9-2-1 to 9-2-63) - Article 1. General Provisions (8 sections; 9-2-1 to 9-2-8) - Article 2. Parties (11 sections; 9-2-20 to 9-2-30) - Article 3. Abatement (8 sections; 9-2-40 to 9-2-47) - Article 4. Dismissal and Renewal (4 sections; 9-2-60 to 9-2-63) ## Chapter 3. Limitations of Actions https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-3.md (53 sections; 9-3-1 to 9-3-115) - Article 1. General Provisions (7 sections; 9-3-1 to 9-3-7) - Article 2. Specific Periods of Limitation (20 sections; 9-3-20 to 9-3-36) - Article 3. Limitations on Recovery for Deficiencies Connected with Improvements to Realty and Resulting Injuries (4 sections; 9-3-50 to 9-3-53) - Article 4. Limitations for Malpractice Actions (5 sections; 9-3-70 to 9-3-74) - Article 5. Tolling of Limitations (11 sections; 9-3-90 to 9-3-99) - Article 6. Revival (6 sections; 9-3-110 to 9-3-115) ## Chapter 4. Declaratory Judgments https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-4.md (11 sections; 9-4-1 to 9-4-11) ## Chapter 5. Injunctions https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-5.md (11 sections; 9-5-1 to 9-5-11) ## Chapter 6. Extraordinary Writs https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-6.md (20 sections; 9-6-1 to 9-6-66) - Article 1. General Provisions (1 sections; 9-6-1 to 9-6-1) - Article 2. Mandamus (9 sections; 9-6-20 to 9-6-28) - Article 3. Prohibition (3 sections; 9-6-40 to 9-6-42) - Article 4. Quo Warranto (7 sections; 9-6-60 to 9-6-66) ## Chapter 7. Auditors https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-7.md (23 sections; 9-7-1 to 9-7-23) ## Chapter 8. Receivers https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-8.md (14 sections; 9-8-1 to 9-8-14) ## Chapter 9. Arbitration https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-9.md (83 sections; 9-9-1 to 9-9-84) - Article 1. General Provisions (58 sections; 9-9-1 to 9-9-59) - Part 1. Arbitration Code (18 sections; 9-9-1 to 9-9-18) - Part 2. International Commercial Arbitration Code (40 sections; 9-9-20 to 9-9-59) - Article 2. Medical Malpractice (25 sections; 9-9-60 to 9-9-84) ## Chapter 10. Civil Practice and Procedure Generally https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-10.md (77 sections; 9-10-1 to 9-10-204) - Article 1. General Provisions (14 sections; 9-10-1 to 9-10-14) - Article 2. Venue (11 sections; 9-10-30 to 9-10-54) - Part 1. General Provisions (6 sections; 9-10-30 to 9-10-34) - Part 2. Change of Venue (5 sections; 9-10-50 to 9-10-54) - Article 3. Service (4 sections; 9-10-70 to 9-10-73) - Article 4. Personal Jurisdiction Over Nonresidents (5 sections; 9-10-90 to 9-10-94) - Article 5. Verification (5 sections; 9-10-110 to 9-10-114) - Article 6. Amendments (6 sections; 9-10-130 to 9-10-135) - Article 7. Continuances (20 sections; 9-10-150 to 9-10-169) - Article 8. Argument and Conduct of Counsel (7 sections; 9-10-180 to 9-10-186) - Article 9. General Civil Forms (5 sections; 9-10-200 to 9-10-204) ## Chapter 11. Civil Practice Act https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-11.md (116 sections; 9-11-1 to 9-11-133) - Article 1. Scope of Rules and Form of Action (2 sections; 9-11-1 to 9-11-2) - Article 2. Commencement of Action and Service (5 sections; 9-11-3 to 9-11-6) - Article 3. Pleadings and Motions (14 sections; 9-11-7 to 9-11-16) - Article 4. Parties (9 sections; 9-11-17 to 9-11-25) - Article 5. Depositions and Discovery (15 sections; 9-11-26 to 9-11-37) - Article 6. Trials (16 sections; 9-11-38 to 9-11-53) - Article 7. Judgment (9 sections; 9-11-54 to 9-11-62) - Article 8. Provisional and Final Remedies and Special Proceedings (9 sections; 9-11-63 to 9-11-70) - Article 9. General Provisions (9 sections; 9-11-71 to 9-11-85) - Article 10. Forms (28 sections; 9-11-100 to 9-11-133) ## Chapter 12. Verdict and Judgment https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-12.md (70 sections; 9-12-1 to 9-12-138) - Article 1. General Provisions (23 sections; 9-12-1 to 9-12-23) - Article 2. Effect of Judgments (4 sections; 9-12-40 to 9-12-43) - Article 3. Dormancy and Revival of Judgments (9 sections; 9-12-60 to 9-12-68) - Article 4. Judgment Liens (15 sections; 9-12-80 to 9-12-94) - Article 5. Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act (10 sections; 9-12-110 to 9-12-119) - Article 6. Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (9 sections; 9-12-130 to 9-12-138) ## Chapter 13. Executions and Judicial Sales https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-13.md (99 sections; 9-13-1 to 9-13-178) - Article 1. General Provisions (16 sections; 9-13-1 to 9-13-16) - Article 2. Parties in Execution (7 sections; 9-13-30 to 9-13-36) - Article 3. Property Against Which Execution Levied (11 sections; 9-13-50 to 9-13-60) - Article 4. Satisfaction or Discharge of Judgment and Execution (11 sections; 9-13-70 to 9-13-80) - Article 5. Claims (17 sections; 9-13-90 to 9-13-106) - Article 6. Illegality (10 sections; 9-13-120 to 9-13-129) - Article 7. Judicial Sales (27 sections; 9-13-140 to 9-13-178) - Part 1. Advertisement (6 sections; 9-13-140 to 9-13-145) - Part 2. Conduct and Effect (21 sections; 9-13-160 to 9-13-178) ## Chapter 14. Habeas Corpus https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-14.md (38 sections; 9-14-1 to 9-14-53) - Article 1. General Provisions (23 sections; 9-14-1 to 9-14-23) - Article 2. Procedure for Persons Under Sentence of State Court of Record (15 sections; 9-14-40 to 9-14-53) ## Chapter 15. Court and Litigation Costs https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-15.md (16 sections; 9-15-1 to 9-15-16) ## Chapter 16. Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-16.md (22 sections; 9-16-1 to 9-16-22) ## Chapter 17. Georgia Uniform Mediation Act https://georgiacommons.org/code/9-17.md (14 sections; 9-17-1 to 9-17-14)