Title 15 — Courts
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O.C.G.A. § 15-21-91 Implementation of constitutional provision
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This article is enacted pursuant to Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI of the Constitution of Georgia, which provision authorizes additional penalty assessments in criminal and traffic cases and cases involving violations of ordinances of political subdivisions and provides th…
O.C.G.A. § 15-21-95 Expenditure of moneys
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Moneys collected pursuant to this article and placed in the county jail fund shall be expended by the governing authority of the county or counties solely and exclusively for constructing, operating, and staffing county jails, county correctional institutions, and detention facil…
O.C.G.A. § 15-21A-1 Legislative findings and intent
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(a) The General Assembly finds that over the years, at various times, there have been enacted into the law and Constitution of this state numerous provisions relating to court costs, fees, and criminal penalty and bond surcharges for various stated purposes and that additional co…
O.C.G.A. § 15-21A-3 Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority as custodial trustee
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(a) As used in this Code section the term ‘‘court’’ means all trial courts within this state including, but not limited to, superior, juvenile, state, magistrate, probate, municipal, and special courts, whether called mayor’s courts, recorder’s courts, police courts, civil courts…
O.C.G.A. § 15-21A-4 Procedure for reporting and remittance of funds
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(a)(1) Each clerk of any court or any other officer or agent of any court receiving any funds required to be remitted to the authority under this chapter on or after July 1, 2004, shall remit all such funds to the authority by the end of the month following the month in which suc…
O.C.G.A. § 15-21A-6.1 Judicial operations fund fee; collection and reporting procedure
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(a) In addition to all other legal costs, there shall be charged to the filing party and collected by the clerk an additional filing fee of $125.00, to be known as a judicial operations fund fee, in each civil action or case filed in a superior court except that the state, includ…
O.C.G.A. § 15-21A-7 Rules, regulations, reporting, and accounting
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(a) As used in this Code section the term ‘‘court’’ means all trial courts within this state including, but not limited to, superior, juvenile, state, magistrate, probate, municipal, and special courts, whether called mayor’s courts, recorder’s courts, police courts, civil courts…
O.C.G.A. § 15-21A-8 Penalty for failure to remit funds
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Any clerk of court or any other officer or agent receiving any funds subject to this chapter who knowingly fails to pay over any such funds to the authority as required by this chapter, after receiving notice from the authority that such funds are delinquent, shall be guilty of a…
O.C.G.A. § 15-22-1 Creation of Commission
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(a) There is created the Judicial, District Attorney, and Circuit Public Defender Compensation Commission for the purpose of conducting periodic comprehensive reviews of all aspects of compensation paid to justices, judges, district attorneys, and circuit public defenders. (b) As…
O.C.G.A. § 15-22-2 Creation of Commission
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Composition of commission; term of members; vacancies; designation of chairperson; election of officers; staff support. Effective date. — The chapter became effective May 6, 2015. Editor’s notes. — The former chapter consisted of Code Sections 15-22-1 through 15-22-8, relating to…
O.C.G.A. § 15-22-3 Meetings; quorum; expense allowance
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(a) The commission may conduct meetings at such places and times as it deems necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and purposes of this chapter. The commission shall hold meetings at th…
O.C.G.A. § 15-22-4 Duties; powers; utilization of resources
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(a) The commission shall have the following duties: (1) To review the conditions, needs, issues, and problems related to the efficient use of resources and caseload balance of the justice system in this state and the compensation paid to justices, judges, district attorneys, and …
O.C.G.A. § 15-22-5 Sunset
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This chapter shall be repealed effective June 30, 2020, unless continued in effect by the General Assembly prior to that date. (Code 1981, § 15-22-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 919, § 3-1/HB 279.) 514 T.15, C.23 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION 15-23-1 CHAPTER 23 COURT-CONNECTED AL…
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. § 15-23-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Alternative dispute resolution’’ or ‘‘ADR’’ refers to any method other than litigation for resolution of disputes. Alternative dispute resolution methods include mediation, arbitration, early case evaluation or early neutral evaluation, su…
O.C.G.A. § 15-23-4 Secretary-treasurers of boards; creation of office; duties
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There is created an office to be known as secretary-treasurer of the board of trustees of the County Fund for the Administration of Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs in each county. The secretary-treasurer shall be selected and appointed by the board and shall serve at the …
O.C.G.A. § 15-23-5 Secretary-treasurers of boards; surety bonds
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The secretary-treasurer of the board shall give a good and sufficient surety bond, payable to the fund in such an amount as may be 517 15-23-7 determined by the board, to account faithfully for all funds received and disbursed by him or her. The premium on the bond shall be paid …
O.C.G.A. § 15-23-6 Powers and duties of boards
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(a) The board is given the following powers and duties: (1) To provide for the collection of all money provided for in this chapter; (2) To manage, control, and direct such fund and the expenditures made therefrom; (3) To distribute the moneys coming into the fund in such manner …
O.C.G.A. § 15-23-7 Short title
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Definitions. Board of Trustees of County Fund for the Administration of Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs. Secretary-treasurers of boards; creation of office; duties. Secretary-treasurers of boards; surety bonds. Powers and duties of boards. Additional costs in civil action…
O.C.G.A. § 15-24-1 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Protocol committee’’ or ‘‘committee’’ means a multidisciplinary, multiagency sexual assault committee established for a county pursuant to Code Section 15-24-2. The protocol committee is charged with developing local protocols to investiga…
O.C.G.A. § 15-25-3 Law reviews
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— For article, ‘‘The Majority That Wasn’t: Stare Decisis, Majority Rule, and the Mischief of Quorum Requirements,’’ see 58 Emory L. J. 831 (2009). For article, ‘‘ ‘Clientless’ Prosecutors,’’ see 51 Ga. L. Rev. 693 (2017). For article, ‘‘Reconstructing Professionalism,’’ see 51 Ga…