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History. Laws 1792, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, pp. 350, 351; Laws 1840, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 362; Ga. L. 1851-52, p. 20, § 1; Ga. L. 1857, p. 52, § 3; Code 1863, § 3621; Ga. L. 1866, p. 24, § 1; Code 1868, § 3646; Code 1873, § 3696; Ga. L. 1880-81, p. 90, §§ 1, 2; Code 1882, § 3696; Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 470, § 9; Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 96, § 2; Ga. L. 1894, p. 48, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 5401; Penal Code 1895, § 1107; Ga. L. 1898, p. 58, § 1; Ga. L. 1898, p. 62, § 1; Ga. L. 1906, p. 119, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 5997; Penal Code 1910, § 1134; Ga. L. 1918, p. 226, § 1; Ga. L. 1919, p. 364, § 1; Code 1933, § 24-2823; Ga. L. 1943, p. 591, § 1; Ga. L. 1945, p. 144, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1945, p. 221; Ga. L. 1955, p. 383, § 1; Ga. L. 1968, p. 988, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1976, p. 702, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1979, p. 988, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 15; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1659, §§ 1-4; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 12; Ga. L. 1988, p. 548, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1166, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1311, § 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 883, § 4; Ga. L. 2001, p. 885, § 3; Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-43/HB 1055; Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-62/HB 415; Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 15/HB 142; Ga. L. 2017, p. 124, § 1/HB 14.
The 2017 amendment, effective May 1, 2017, substituted the present provisions of subsection (a) for the former provisions, which read: “Reserved.”.
Cross references.
Giving of receipts for fees and penalty for charging excessive fees, § 15-13-30 et seq.
Costs for transfers between magistrate courts, Uniform Rules for the Magistrate Courts, Rule 36.3.
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.’
Structure Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-16-1. Qualification Requirements for Sheriff; Exemptions
§ 15-16-2. Certain Sureties Ineligible
§ 15-16-3. Basic Training Course; Compensation and Costs
§ 15-16-4.1. Actions in Violation of Oath
§ 15-16-6. Examination and Approval of Bond
§ 15-16-7. Recordation and Filing of Bond
§ 15-16-8. How Vacancies Filled; Failure to Appoint; Certification Required
§ 15-16-10. Duties; Penalties; Electronic Storage
§ 15-16-12. Retention of Newspapers
§ 15-16-13. Law Enforcement Contracts With Municipalities Authorized; Reimbursement to County
§ 15-16-14. Administration of Oaths
§ 15-16-15. Entries and Returns Amendable
§ 15-16-16. Entries and Returns Nunc Pro Tunc
§ 15-16-18. Purchase at Own Sale Not Permitted
§ 15-16-19. Fee System Abolished; Salary
§ 15-16-20. Minimum Annual Salary; Increase; Operating Expenses
§ 15-16-20.1. Additional Salary
§ 15-16-20.2. Monthly Contingent Expense Allowance for the Operation of the Sheriff’s Office
§ 15-16-21. Fees for Sheriff’s Services; Disposition of Fees
§ 15-16-22. Mileage Fees for Service Outside County
§ 15-16-23. Appointment of Deputy Sheriffs; Bond
§ 15-16-24. Liability for Misconduct of Jailers
§ 15-16-25. Liability for Hire Received
§ 15-16-28. Creation of Merit Board; Appeals From Disciplinary Actions