Except as provided in subsection (g) of Code Sections 15-10-43 and 15-10-50, proceedings in the magistrate court shall not be subject to Chapter 11 of Title 9, the “Georgia Civil Practice Act.”
History. Code 1981, § 15-10-42 , enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 2-1; Ga. L. 2014, p. 482, § 4/SB 386.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2014, p. 482, § 10/SB 386, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this Act shall apply to any filings made on or after July 1, 2014.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 10 - Magistrate Courts
§ 15-10-40. Applicability of Article
§ 15-10-41. [Effective Until July 1, 2023. See note.] No Jury Trials; Appeal
§ 15-10-41. [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] No Jury Trials; Appeal
§ 15-10-42. Applicability of the Civil Practice Act
§ 15-10-45. Compulsory and Permissive Counterclaims
§ 15-10-46. Ordering Deferred Partial Payment of Judgment
§ 15-10-47. Effect, Recordation, Execution, and Enforcement of Money Judgments; Fee for Recordation
§ 15-10-48. Form of Statement of Claim, Verification, and Notice
§ 15-10-49. Procedure in Attachment, Garnishment, Dispossessory, and Distress Warrant Proceedings
§ 15-10-50. Interrogatories to Judgment Debtor; Form; Contempt; Authorized Discovery Procedures
§ 15-10-51. Authorizing Clerks to Sign Notices and Summonses
§ 15-10-52. Party Name in Action
§ 15-10-53. Filing Documents by Electronic Means
§ 15-10-54. Use of Personally Identifiable Data in Court Documentation; Redaction