Georgia Code
Article 3 - Practice and Procedure
§ 15-7-42. Prosecution for Misdemeanors; Trials on Merits Conducted in Open Court; Proceedings Allowed in Chambers

History. Code 1981, § 15-7-42 , enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1419, § 2; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 15; Ga. L. 2018, p. 550, § 2-2/SB 407.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, added subsection (a); designated the existing provisions as subsections (b) and (c); and, in subsection (c), inserted “not included in subsection (b) of this Code section” in the middle of the first sentence and inserted “or she” near the end of the last sentence.
Law reviews.
For article on the 2018 amendment of this Code section, see 35 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 45 (2018).