History. Code 1933, § 59-602a, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 270, § 1; Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-37/HB 415; Ga. L. 2016, p. 186, § 4/HB 941.
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, in subsection (a), inserted “or her”, and inserted “, on motion or petition of the district attorney,” near the middle.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-1/HB 415, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Jury Composition Reform Act of 2011.’ ”
Law reviews.
For annual survey on criminal law, see 64 Mercer L. Rev. 83 (2012).