Except as provided in Chapter 7 of Title 9 or Code Section 17-7-130.1, 17-10-66, 29-4-11, 29-5-11, 31-14-3, 31-20-3, 44-6-166.1, 44-6-184, or 44-6-187, the following procedures shall govern the appointment, compensation, and presentation of testimony of court appointed experts:
History. Code 1981, § 24-7-706 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24; Ga. L. 2012, p. 97, § 3/HB 744.
Cross references.
Court appointed expert witnesses, Fed. R. Evid. 706.
The 2012 amendment, effective January 1, 2013, substituted “44-6-166.1, 44-6-184, or 44-6-187,” for “or 44-6-166.1,” near the middle of the introductory paragraph.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2011, “and proceedings” was deleted following “civil proceedings” in the second sentence of paragraph (2).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2012, p. 97, § 1/HB 744, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act.’