26 chapters · 1,115 sections in this title.
O.C.G.A. § 15-23-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Court-connected Alternative Dispute Resolution Act.’’ (Code 1981, § 15-23-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1529, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 874, § 1.)
O.C.G.A. § 15-23-10 Determination of need as prerequisite to establishment of program
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No alternative dispute resolution program shall be established for any court unless the judge or a majority of the judges of such court determine that there is a need for such program in that court. The funding mechanism set forth in this chapter shall be available to any court, …
O.C.G.A. § 15-23-11 Compensation of nonvolunteer neutrals by the parties
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(a) Under guidelines promulgated by the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution, a court may set an hourly rate for compensation of nonvolunteer neutrals by the parties. Such costs shall be predicated upon the complexity of the litigation, the skill level needed by the neutral, …
O.C.G.A. § 15-23-12 Contracting by boards of several counties to combine funds; secretary-treasurer for combined fund; chairperson
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board of trustees of each county fund is authorized by contract to combine such fund with the fund of any other county or counties within the same judicial circuit, within the same administrative district, or in any other c…