Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-10-2. General Jurisdiction; Authority of Magistrate to Act

History. Code 1981, § 15-10-2 , enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 2-1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1003, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 701, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 399, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 448, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1032, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 320, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 338, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 834, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1155, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 324, § 15/SB 455; Ga. L. 2016, p. 178, § 8/SB 356; Ga. L. 2018, p. 666, § 2/HB 381; Ga. L. 2019, p. 872, § 1/HB 307; Ga. L. 2021, p. 423, § 1-5/HB 635.
The 2018 amendment, effective May 1, 2019, deleted “and” at the end of paragraph (14), substituted “; and” for a period at the end of paragraph (15), and added paragraph (16).
The 2019 amendment, effective September 1, 2019, deleted “and” at the end of paragraph (15), added “; and” at the end of paragraph (16), and added paragraph (17). See Editor’s note for effective date.
The 2021 amendment, effective May 4, 2021, designated the existing provisions of this Code section as subsection (a) and added subsection (b).
Cross references.
Statewide applicability of magistrate court rules, Uniform Rules for the Magistrate Courts, Rule 1.3.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2019, p. 872, § 8/HB 307, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective upon approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval for purposes of developing the required forms and shall become effective on September 1, 2019, for all other purposes.” This Act was signed by the Governor on May 7, 2019.
Law reviews.
For annual survey of trial practice and procedure, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 383 (1986).
For article, “The Civil Jurisdiction of State and Magistrate Courts,” see 24 Ga. St. B. J. 29 (1987).
For article, “Contempt of Court in Georgia,” see 23 Ga. St. B. J. 66 (1987).
For note on 1999 amendment to this Code section, see 16 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 53 (1999).
For annual survey on real property law, see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 209 (2018).

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