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Título 15. COURTS · Capítulo 10. MAGISTRATE COURTS · Artículo 2. MAGISTRATES

15-10-22. Qualifications; restrictions on practice of law.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

  1. (a)

    Each magistrate taking office on or after July 1, 2019, shall:#

    1. (1)

      Have been a resident of the county for two years next preceding the beginning of his or her term of office;#

    2. (2)

      Be at least 25 years of age;#

    3. (3)

      Remain a resident of such county during his or her term of office;#

    4. (4)

      Be a citizen of the United States;#

    5. (5)

      Be a registered voter; and#

    6. (6)

      Have obtained a state accredited high school diploma or state approved high school equivalency (HSE) diploma.#

  2. (b)

    Additional qualifications for the office of chief magistrate or magistrate or both may be imposed by local law.#

  3. (c)

    A magistrate who is an attorney may practice in other courts but may not practice in the magistrate’s own court or appear in any matter as to which that magistrate has exercised any jurisdiction.#

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

History

Code 1981, § 15-10-22, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 2-1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1096, § 3; Ga. L. 1987, p. 430, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 658, § 3/HB 257; Ga. L. 2022, p. 168, § 1/SB 397.

Amendments

The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, substituted “state approved high school equivalency (HSE)” for “general educational development (GED)” in paragraph (a)(6).

Leer la página oficial (el PDF del estado, abierto en la página de la que se leyó este texto).

Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Texto leído de t15-ch1-11a-(v13)-pdf.pdf, Volumen V13, edición 2020, suplemento de 2025, páginas 111 a 112; acción de fusión: replaced; SHA-256 del archivo d86fd6e4449f.