History. Code 1981, § 4-13-5 , enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2398, § 2; Ga. L. 2016, p. 178, § 7/SB 356.
The 2016 amendment, effective April 26, 2016, substituted “of competent jurisdiction to hear civil cases” for “which is competent to hear civil cases, including, but not limited to, magistrate courts” in the first sentence of subsection (b).
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