Notwithstanding any other law, in all counties having a population in excess of 400,000 according to the United States decennial census of 1990 or any future such census or in counties where the county site is located in an unincorporated portion of the county, the judge of the probate court or his or her clerk shall be authorized to issue the marriage licenses provided for by Code Section 19-3-30 and to take and perform any and all other actions prescribed in Code Section 19-3-30 either at the courthouse located at the county site or at any permanent satellite courthouse within the county which has been established and constructed by the governing authority of the county and has been designated by the governing authority of the county as a courthouse annex or by similar designation has been established as an additional courthouse to the courthouse located at the county site.
History. Code 1933, § 53-201a, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 684, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 531, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 19; Ga. L. 1995, p. 567, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1159, § 5.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 3 - Marriage Generally
Article 2 - License and Ceremony
§ 19-3-30. Issuance, Return, and Recording of License
§ 19-3-30.1. Premarital Education; Fees; Special Requirements if Marriage Applicant Is 17 Years Old
§ 19-3-31. Issuance of Licenses at Satellite Courthouses in Certain Counties
§ 19-3-32. Penalty for Improper Issuance of License
§ 19-3-33. Application for Marriage License; Contents; Supplement Marriage Report
§ 19-3-33.1. Use of Surname in Application for Marriage License
§ 19-3-34. Marriage Application to Be Filed; Use as Evidence; Transmission to the State Registrar
§ 19-3-35. Issuance of License to Applicants Otherwise Eligible
§ 19-3-35.1. Aids Brochures; Listing of Hiv Test Sites; Acknowledgment of Receipt
§ 19-3-36. Proof of Age of Applicants
§ 19-3-39. Certification and Recordation of Marriage After Publication of Banns
§ 19-3-40. Blood Test for Sickle Cell Disease; Information to Be Provided
§ 19-3-41. Department of Public Health Marriage Manual; Distribution; Rules and Regulations
§ 19-3-41.1. Fact Sheet for Distribution by Premarital Education Providers; Requirements
§ 19-3-42. Effect on Marriage Due to the Lack of Authority in Person Officiating
§ 19-3-43. Marriage in Another State; Effect in This State
§ 19-3-44. Return of License to Parties
§ 19-3-46. Forfeiture for Officiating at Marriage Without License or Banns
§ 19-3-47. Penalty for Filing False Information in Application for License
§ 19-3-48. Penalty for Officiating at Illegal Marriage Ceremony
§ 19-3-49. Acceptance by Judges of Tips, Consideration, or Gratuities