History. Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 574; Code 1863, § 250; Code 1868, § 244; Ga. L. 1871-72, p. 23, § 1; Code 1873, § 256; Code 1882, § 256; Civil Code 1895, § 4348; Civil Code 1910, § 4879; Code 1933, § 24-2702; Ga. L. 2022, p. 319, § 1/HB 1346.
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, designated the existing provisions of this Code section as subsection (a), substituted “Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, the” for “The” at the beginning of subsection (a), and added subsection (b).
Cross references.
Regulation of practice of law generally, § 15-19-50 et seq.
Law reviews.
For article surveying legislative and judicial developments in Georgia local government law for 1978-79, see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 155 (1979).
Structure Georgia Code
Article 2 - Clerks of Superior Courts
§ 15-6-50.1. Superior Court Clerks Training Council
§ 15-6-50.2. Council of Superior Court Clerks of Georgia
§ 15-6-50.3. Criminal Case Data Exchange Board Created; Membership; Operation; Role; Public Access
§ 15-6-51. Eligibility to Serve as Other Court Clerk
§ 15-6-52. Practice of Law Restricted
§ 15-6-53. Appointment of Clerk; Actions by Interim Clerk; Special Elections
§ 15-6-54. Appointment by Probate Judge Pending Filling of Vacancy; Duration of Appointment
§ 15-6-55. Emergency Service by Probate Court Judge; Appointment of Interim Deputy Clerk
§ 15-6-57. Election to Break Tie
§ 15-6-59. Bond; Appointment of Deputies
§ 15-6-61. Duties of Clerks Generally; Computerized Record-Keeping System
§ 15-6-62. Additional Clerk Duties
§ 15-6-63. Obtaining of Names of Grantors and Grantees Prior to Recordation of Title Transfer
§ 15-6-65. Entry of Civil Cases on Dockets; Order for Trial
§ 15-6-66. Grantor-Grantee Index
§ 15-6-67. Recordation of Plats and Condominium Plans; Specifications
§ 15-6-68. Public Access to Maps, Plats, and Plans
§ 15-6-69. Effect of Map and Plat Recordation Requirements
§ 15-6-70. Recordation of Bankruptcy Petition, Decree, or Order; Fees
§ 15-6-72. Recordation and Index of Military Service Records; Confidentiality
§ 15-6-73. Destruction of Obsolete Records
§ 15-6-74. Preservation of Newspapers Containing Advertisements
§ 15-6-76.1. Investing or Depositing Funds; Depositing Funds Paid Into Court Registry
§ 15-6-77. Fees; Construction of Other Fee Provisions
§ 15-6-77.4. Additional Divorce Case Filing Fee for Children’s Trust Fund
§ 15-6-78. Veterans Not to Be Charged for Recordation of Discharge Certificates
§ 15-6-80. Payment of Transcript Costs to Clerk Before Transmittal
§ 15-6-81. Failure to Perform Duty Punishable as Contempt
§ 15-6-82. Governor Ordering Investigation of Clerk of Court; Suspension of Clerk
§ 15-6-84. Clerk’s Liability After Retirement
§ 15-6-85. Clerks’ Offices Subject to Grand Jury Examination; Written Report
§ 15-6-87. Furnishing of Fixtures, Supplies, and Equipment to Clerk
§ 15-6-88. Minimum Annual Salary Schedule
§ 15-6-88.2. Monthly Contingent Expense Allowance Schedule for the Clerk’s Office
§ 15-6-89. Additional Remuneration for Certain Services
§ 15-6-90. Longevity Increases; Operational Expenses; Local Laws
§ 15-6-91. Effect of Salary Provisions on Local Legislation
§ 15-6-94. Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority
§ 15-6-98. Collection and Remittal of Fees