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title: Title 36, Chapter 32. Municipal Courts
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date: 2025
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heading: MUNICIPAL COURTS
title_heading: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
section_count: 29
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# Title 36, Chapter 32. Municipal Courts

Title 36. Local Government

29 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 36-32-1, Establishment of municipal court; punishments; selection, election, or appointment of mayor pro tempore or recorder pro tempore, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-1.md
- 36-32-1.1, Municipal court judges; qualifications to serve, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-1.1.md
- 36-32-2, Appointment of judges, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-2.md
- 36-32-2.1, Removal of judges, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-2.1.md
- 36-32-3, Powers of judges, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-3.md
- 36-32-4, Authority of municipal corporations to provide for forfeiture of appearance bonds, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-4.md
- 36-32-5, Sentences and fines which may be imposed, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-5.md
- 36-32-6, Jurisdiction in marijuana possession cases; disposition of fines and bond forfeitures; transfer of cases, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-6.md
- 36-32-6.1, Jurisdiction in cases involving transactions in drug objects; disposition of fines; transfer of cases, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-6.1.md
- 36-32-7, Jurisdiction in cases of operating motor vehicle without effective insurance; retention of fines and bond forfeitures; transfer of cases, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-7.md
- 36-32-8, Jurisdiction in cases of operating motor vehicle without certificate of emission inspection; disposition of fines and bond forfeitures; transfer of cases, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-8.md
- 36-32-9, Misdemeanor theft by shoplifting or misdemeanor refund fraud; transfer of cases; penalties; disposition of fines and bond forfeitures; reports, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-9.md
- 36-32-10, Jurisdiction in cases of furnishing alcoholic beverages to and purchase and possession of alcoholic beverages by underage persons; disposition of fines and bond forfeitures; transfer of cases; penalties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-10.md
- 36-32-10.1, Jurisdiction in counties without state court regarding criminal trespass; disposition of fines and bond forfeitures; transfer of cases; penalties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-10.1.md
- 36-32-10.2, Trial upon citation, summons, or accusation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-10.2.md
- 36-32-10.3, Jurisdiction over littering offenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-10.3.md
- 36-32-11, Required training for judges, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-11.md
- 36-32-12, Municipal court held outside municipality, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-12.md
- 36-32-13, Municipal court clerks; role of Municipal Courts Training Council, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-13.md
- 36-32-20, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-20.md
- 36-32-21, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-21.md
- 36-32-22, Establishment of Georgia Municipal Courts Training Council; membership, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-22.md
- 36-32-23, Oath of office, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-23.md
- 36-32-24, Election of chairman and vice-chairman; secretary; quorum; minutes; annual report, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-24.md
- 36-32-25, Remuneration, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-25.md
- 36-32-26, Functions, powers, and responsibilities, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-26.md
- 36-32-27, Training requirements, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-27.md
- 36-32-40, Creation of council; membership and organization; purpose; expenses; contracts; assistance to council; members not ineligible to hold office of judge; notifications, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-40.md
- 36-32-41, Savings plans and deferred compensation plans for council members, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-32-41.md