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Title 15. COURTS

Chapter 6. SUPERIOR COURTS

108 sections · 15-6-1 to 15-6-100

Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

  1. 15-6-1Composition of judicial circuits.
  2. 15-6-2Number of judges.
  3. 15-6-3Terms of court.
  4. 15-6-4Qualifications of judges.
  5. 15-6-4.1Election of judges.
  6. 15-6-5Restrictions on practice of law.
  7. 15-6-6Oath of judges.
  8. 15-6-7Effect of attachment of county to different judicial circuit.
  9. 15-6-8Jurisdiction and powers of superior courts.
  10. 15-6-9Authority of judges generally.
  11. 15-6-10Discharge of duties.
  12. 15-6-11Electronic filings of pleadings and documents; electronic payments and remittances; access; public disclosure.
  13. 15-6-11.1Superior court judges performing ordered military duty.
  14. 15-6-12Judges’ jurisdiction coextensive with limits of state; authority when serving in other circuits.
  15. 15-6-13Disqualified judge to procure replacement; failure as ground of impeachment.
  16. 15-6-14Selection of replacement judge when disqualified judge fails to act.
  17. 15-6-15Assignment by Governor of alternate for disabled judge; duty of judge assigned.
  18. 15-6-16Authority of superior court judges.
  19. 15-6-17Time and place of holding court generally; habeas corpus and other nonjury proceedings; satellite courthouses.
  20. 15-6-18Alternative locations; conditions and limitations; force and effect as if done at regular courthouse.
  21. 15-6-19Length of terms of courts.
  22. 15-6-20Special terms.
  23. 15-6-21Time for deciding motions; filing and notification; noncompliance as ground for impeachment.
  24. 15-6-22Adjournments.
  25. 15-6-23Signing documents in any county in circuit.
  26. 15-6-24Payment of court’s contingent expenses.
  27. 15-6-25Employment of secretary authorized.
  28. 15-6-26Supplementation of secretary’s salary by county.Repealed
  29. 15-6-27Procedure for hiring personnel employed by superior court judges; local supplements.
  30. 15-6-28Law assistants and court administrators for judicial circuits; circuits having institutions for carrying out death sentences.
  31. 15-6-28.1Employment of law clerks by chief judges of circuits having institutions for carrying out death sentences.Repealed
  32. 15-6-29Salary of judges.
  33. 15-6-29.1Accountability court supplement.
  34. 15-6-29.2Locality pay for judges.
  35. 15-6-30Travel expenses.
  36. 15-6-31Transfer of administrative functions.
  37. 15-6-32Expenses for attendance at educational programs.
  38. 15-6-33Convention for recommending rules.
  39. 15-6-34Creation of The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia; composition; purpose; expenses; acceptance and publication of uniform standards; notifications.
  40. 15-6-35Selection of bailiffs by sheriff; appointment of additional bailiffs.
  41. 15-6-36Notice of student’s felony conviction to school superintendent.

Article 2. CLERKS OF SUPERIOR COURTS

  1. 15-6-50Clerk’s term of office; qualifications; training requirements; appointment of clerk pro tempore during training.
  2. 15-6-50.1Superior Court Clerks Training Council.
  3. 15-6-50.2The Council of Superior Court Clerks of Georgia.
  4. 15-6-50.3Criminal Case Data Exchange Board created; membership; operation; role; public access.Repealed
  5. 15-6-51Eligibility to serve as other court clerk.
  6. 15-6-52Practice of law restricted.
  7. 15-6-53Appointment of clerk; actions by interim clerk; special elections.
  8. 15-6-54Appointment by probate judge pending filling of vacancy; duration of appointment.Repealed
  9. 15-6-55Emergency service by probate court judge; appointment of interim deputy clerk.
  10. 15-6-56Election to fill vacancy; term of office; filling of vacancies in counties with chief deputy clerk.Repealed
  11. 15-6-57Election to break tie.
  12. 15-6-58Oath of office.
  13. 15-6-59Bond; appointment of deputies.
  14. 15-6-60Powers of clerks.
  15. 15-6-60.1Location of retained records; request for access to records; contracting for retention; online access.
  16. 15-6-61Duties of clerks generally; computerized record-keeping system.
  17. 15-6-62Additional clerk duties.
  18. 15-6-62.1Back-up records.
  19. 15-6-63Obtaining of names of grantors and grantees prior to recordation of title transfer.
  20. 15-6-64Duty to give notice to purchasers of real property in certain counties.Repealed
  21. 15-6-65Entry of civil cases on dockets; order for trial.
  22. 15-6-66Grantor-grantee index.
  23. 15-6-67Recordation of plats and condominium plans; specifications.
  24. 15-6-68Public access to maps, plats, and plans.
  25. 15-6-69Effect of map and plat recordation requirements.
  26. 15-6-70Recordation of bankruptcy petition, decree, or order; fees.
  27. 15-6-71Record of sex criminal convictions; furnishing record to Georgia Bureau of Investigation.Repealed
  28. 15-6-72Recordation and index of military service records; confidentiality.
  29. 15-6-73Destruction of obsolete records.
  30. 15-6-74Preservation of newspapers containing advertisements.
  31. 15-6-75Investment of certain funds; disposition of income; repeal of Code section.Repealed
  32. 15-6-76Deposit of funds in interest-bearing account; repeal of Code section.Repealed
  33. 15-6-76.1Investing or depositing funds; depositing funds paid into court registry.
  34. 15-6-77Fees; construction of other fee provisions.
  35. 15-6-77.1Additional fees in counties with populations of 550,000 or more; disposition of such fees.Repealed
  36. 15-6-77.2Costs for clerk’s services in counties with populations of 640,000 or more; time for payment of costs; disposition of such costs.Repealed
  37. 15-6-77.3Additional fees in counties with populations in unincorporated areas of 350,000 or more.Repealed
  38. 15-6-77.4Additional divorce case filing fee for Children’s Trust Fund.
  39. 15-6-78Veterans not to be charged for recordation of discharge certificates.
  40. 15-6-79Payment of unpaid costs in felony cases.Repealed
  41. 15-6-80Payment of transcript costs to clerk before transmittal.
  42. 15-6-81Failure to perform duty punishable as contempt.
  43. 15-6-82Governor ordering investigation of clerk of court; suspension of clerk.
  44. 15-6-83Clerk’s liability.
  45. 15-6-84Clerk’s liability after retirement.
  46. 15-6-85Clerks’ offices subject to grand jury examination; written report.Repealed
  47. 15-6-86Location of clerk’s office in place other than courthouse; storage of archival or inactive records in different location; county documents exception.
  48. 15-6-87Furnishing of fixtures, supplies, and equipment to clerk.
  49. 15-6-87.1Participation in state-wide county computerized information network; authorized fees.Repealed
  50. 15-6-88Minimum annual salary schedule.2 versions
  51. 15-6-88.1Adjustment of schedule for certain counties containing federal land.Repealed
  52. 15-6-88.2Monthly contingent expense allowance schedule for the clerk’s office.
  53. 15-6-89Additional remuneration for certain services.2 versions
  54. 15-6-90Longevity increases; operational expenses; local laws.
  55. 15-6-91Effect of salary provisions on local legislation.
  56. 15-6-92Continuation of fee system.Repealed
  57. 15-6-93Office hours.
  58. 15-6-94Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority.
  59. 15-6-95Priorities of distribution of fines, bond forfeitures, surcharges, additional fees, and costs in cases of partial payments into the court.
  60. 15-6-96Clerk as custodian of records; contracts to market records or computer generated data for profit.
  61. 15-6-97State-wide uniform automated information system; additional powers and duties of Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority.
  62. 15-6-97.1Civil case information system; funding.Repealed
  63. 15-6-97.2Maintenance of uniform automated electronic information system for carbon sequestration registry.
  64. 15-6-97.3Revision of automated information system for state tax execution data; regulatory authority.
  65. 15-6-98Collection and remittal of fees.
  66. 15-6-99Re-creation of grantor and grantee indexes.
  67. 15-6-100Clerk’s expenditure of funds.