Georgia Code
Article 7 - Transitional Provisions
§ 15-10-123. Local Law References to Justices of the Peace Deemed References to Magistrates

Unless otherwise apparent from the context, references in local laws to justices of the peace and their courts shall be deemed on and after July 1, 1983, to refer to magistrates and magistrate courts.
History. Code 1981, § 15-10-123 , enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 2-1.

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