Georgia Code
Article 2 - Clerks of Superior Courts
§ 15-6-61. Duties of Clerks Generally; Computerized Record-Keeping System

History. Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 573.; Laws 1807, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 199.; Laws 1810, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 577.; Laws 1850, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 455.; Ga. L. 1851-52, p. 77, § 1; Code 1863, § 262; Code 1868, § 256; Code 1873, § 267; Code 1882, §§ 267, 4710a; Ga. L. 1882-83, p. 55, § 1; Ga. L. 1889, p. 99, § 1; Ga. L. 1889, p. 106, § 1; Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 208, § 1; Ga. L. 1892, p. 68, § 1; Civil Code 1895, §§ 4360, 4361; Penal Code 1895, § 797; Civil Code 1910, §§ 4891, 4892; Penal Code 1910, § 797; Code 1933, §§ 24-2714, 24-2715; Ga. L. 1939, p. 345, § 2; Ga. L. 1946, p. 726, § 1; Ga. L. 1950, p. 108, § 1; Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 304, § 1; Ga. L. 1956, p. 785, § 1; Ga. L. 1960, p. 120, § 1; Ga. L. 1960, p. 196, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1962, p. 639, § 1; Ga. L. 1962, p. 662, § 1; Ga. L. 1965, p. 625, § 1; Ga. L. 1967, p. 648, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1787, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 15; Ga. L. 1982, p. 2107, § 5; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 12; Ga. L. 1989, p. 395, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1550, § 8; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1693, § 14; Ga. L. 1997, p. 565, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 15; Ga. L. 2000, p. 850, § 6; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1205, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1001, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 799, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 2004, p. 343, § 2; Ga. L. 2008, p. 324, § 15/SB 455; Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-3/HB 415; Ga. L. 2012, p. 173, § 1-10/HB 665; Ga. L. 2014, p. 126, § 1/HB 215; Ga. L. 2014, p. 451, § 2/HB 776; Ga. L. 2017, p. 632, § 2-5/SB 132; Ga. L. 2018, p. 550, § 1-2/SB 407; Ga. L. 2019, p. 845, § 6-2/HB 239; Ga. L. 2022, p. 121, § 6/SB 441.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, in subparagraph (a)(4)(B), added “in accordance with rules promulgated by the Criminal Case Data Exchange Board” at the end of the first sentence, deleted “at the discretion of the presiding judge and which shall be called only at the judge’s pleasure” following “docketed” at the end of the second sentence, and deleted “thus” following “When a case is” near the beginning of the third sentence; and, in paragraph (a)(18), substituted the present provisions of the first sentence for the former provisions, which read: “To electronically collect and transmit to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority all data elements required in subsection (g) of Code Section 35-3-36 in a form and format required by the Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority and The Council of Superior Court Clerks of Georgia.”, and substituted “Any” for “The” at the beginning of the second sentence.
The 2019 amendment, effective May 7, 2019, inserted “any postjudgment proceeding filed more than 30 days after judgment or dismissal in an action,” near the end of subparagraph (a)(4)(A).
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, substituted “The Council of Superior Court Clerks of Georgia” for “the Criminal Case Data Exchange Board” at the end of the first sentence in subparagraph (a)(4)(B), and rewrote paragraph (a)(18).
Cross references.
Requirement that execution on property be entered on execution docket before money judgment will create lien against third parties without notice, § 9-12-81 et seq.
Use of photostatic and photographic equipment by clerks, § 15-6-87 .
Duty of clerk to prepare and file list of persons who appear to be disqualified from voting by reason of conviction of crime, § 21-2-232 .
Delivery of absentee ballots to clerk upon conclusion of primary or election, § 21-2-390 .
Delivery of ballots and list of voters to clerk upon completion of election returns, § 21-2-500 .
Powers and duties of clerks with regard to recording of deeds and other instruments generally, § 44-2-1 et seq.
Requirement that clerk make written request to Secretary of State to obtain Georgia Laws, § 45-13-22(f).
Standards governing use of microforms by agencies of state government or any of its political subdivisions, § 50-18-120 et seq.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1989, “record-keeping” was substituted for “record keeping” in subsection (b).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2000, “this Code section” was substituted for “ Code Section 15-6-61” near the end of subsection (b).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2012, “subsection (i) of Code Section 50-18-71” was substituted for “subsection (c) of Code Section 50-18-70” in the last sentence of subsection (b).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2004, p. 343, § 5, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the 2004 amendment becomes effective only when funds are specifically appropriated for purposes of that Act in an appropriations Act making specific reference to that Act. Funds were appropriated at the 2006 session of the General Assembly.
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.’ ”
Ga. L. 2022, p. 121, § 1/SB 441, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “(a) The General Assembly finds that:
“(1) The state’s current system for sharing criminal case data is not adequate to provide to all appropriately interested parties, including, but not limited to, law enforcement agencies and officers, courts, crime victims and other impacted individuals, housing providers, and employers, complete criminal case data;
“(2) One recent report indicates there may be as many as 7 million criminal charges without a final disposition indicated, and, of those, as many as 5.4 million criminal charges have languished for years;
“(3) Georgia’s citizens and businesses are harmed by incomplete criminal case data. For example, in thousands of cases, as a result of incomplete criminal case data, citizens’ employability and housing opportunities have been negatively impacted; and
“(4) A more uniform, modern system and framework for handling criminal case data will support the state in meeting its obligations to victims to keep them informed as their perpetrators make their way through the criminal justice system.
“(b) It is the intent of the General Assembly that criminal case data be complete and accurately reported to the appropriate state data base and be accessible to state and local criminal justice agencies, employers, housing providers, victims, and all citizens.”
Ga. L. 2022, p. 121, § 2/SB 441, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Criminal Records Responsibility Act.’”
Law reviews.
For note on 1993 amendment of this Code section, see 10 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 41 (1993).
For note on the 1994 amendment of this Code section, see 11 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 70 (1994).
For article on the 2018 amendment of this Code section, see 35 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 45 (2018).
For article on the 2019 amendment of this Code section, see 36 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2019).

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