— Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2019, a period was substituted for a comma at the end of the third sentence of subsection (a). Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 2019, p. 777, § 5/HB 502, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: ‘‘This Act shall apply to all civil and criminal cases, including, but not limited to, any case currently initiated within any court in this state.’’