History. Code 1981, § 38-3-61 , enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 420, § 3; Ga. L. 2011, p. 701, § 3/HB 339; Ga. L. 2021, p. 452, § 1/SB 163.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, substituted “Except as provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 38-3-62, an order” for “An order” at the beginning of subsection (b).