Georgia Code
Article 2 - Jurisdiction, Power, and Duties
§ 15-9-37. Duties of Clerks or Probate Judges Acting as Clerks; Storage of Records for Retrieval From Automated or Computerized Record-Keeping Method or System; Installation and Use of Photostatic Equipment or Other Photographic Equipment for Recordi...

History. Orig. Code 1863, § 316; Code 1868, § 377; Code 1873, § 344; Ga. L. 1882-83, p. 70, § 1; Code 1882, § 344; Civil Code 1895, § 4250; Civil Code 1910, § 4808; Code 1933, § 24-1804; Ga. L. 1958, p. 354, § 1; Ga. L. 1974, p. 383, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1617, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 12; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1753, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 15; Ga. L. 2018, p. 356, § 1-21/SB 436; Ga. L. 2019, p. 693, § 40/HB 70.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, added subsection (c).
The 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2020, substituted the present provisions of subparagraph (a)(8)(B) for the former provisions, which read: “Record of all letters of administration and guardianship;”; and substituted the present provisions of subparagraph (a)(8)(C) for the former provisions, which read: “Record of all bonds given by administrators and guardians;”.
Law reviews.
For article, “Pitfalls in Probate Practice and Procedure,” see 21 Ga. B.J. 169 (1958).

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 15 - Courts

Chapter 9 - Probate Courts

Article 2 - Jurisdiction, Power, and Duties

§ 15-9-30. Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Powers and Duties Generally; Copy of Official Code of Georgia Annotated Furnished for Each Judge; Authority of Probate Court Judges

§ 15-9-30.1. Jurisdiction in Cases Involving Removal of Obstructions From Roads

§ 15-9-30.2. Approval of Bonds, Qualification of Officers, and Delivery of Commissions

§ 15-9-30.3. Jurisdiction Over Game and Fish Code Misdemeanor Violations

§ 15-9-30.4. Jurisdiction Over Violations of Code Section 12-3-10 Involving Parks, Historic Sites, and Recreational Areas

§ 15-9-30.5. Jurisdiction Over Certain Violations of “Georgia Boat Safety act.”

§ 15-9-30.6. Jurisdiction Over Certain Drug and Alcohol Offenses

§ 15-9-30.7. Jurisdiction Over Certain Cases Involving Litter

§ 15-9-30.8. Jurisdiction Over Certain Cases Involving Operation of Off-Road Vehicle

§ 15-9-30.9. Jurisdiction Over Certain Animal Control Cases

§ 15-9-31. Authority of Judge of Probate Court to Grant Administration

§ 15-9-32. Jurisdiction Over Estate of Nonresident With Property or Cause in Several Counties

§ 15-9-33. Authority to Administer Oaths

§ 15-9-34. Contempt Powers

§ 15-9-35. Power to Cite Absconding Fiduciaries; Publication of Order; Communication With Appointing Court in Another State

§ 15-9-36. Judges of Probate Courts as Clerks Thereof; Chief Clerk; Powers of Clerks; Uncontested Matters; Oaths

§ 15-9-37. Duties of Clerks or Probate Judges Acting as Clerks; Storage of Records for Retrieval From Automated or Computerized Record-Keeping Method or System; Installation and Use of Photostatic Equipment or Other Photographic Equipment for Recordi...

§ 15-9-38. Filing of Wills; Confidentiality of Files; Public Docket

§ 15-9-39. Docket of Applications and Cases

§ 15-9-40. Filing and Recording of Proceedings

§ 15-9-41. Minutes of Proceedings

§ 15-9-42. Docket of Fiduciaries; Storage of Records for Retrieval From Automated or Computerized Record-Keeping Method or System

§ 15-9-43. Preservation of Newspapers

§ 15-9-46. Validity of Photostatic Records

§ 15-9-47. Default Judgments; Governing Provisions