History. Ga. L. 1966, p. 609, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 850, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 4, § 9; Ga. L. 2006, p. 648, § 1/HB 1195; Ga. L. 2017, p. 632, § 2-1/SB 132.
The 2017 amendment, effective January 1, 2018, substituted “by the Judicial Council of Georgia” for “in Code Section 9-11-133” at the end of the second sentence of subsection (b).
Cross references.
Authority of Superior Court clerks, § 15-6-60 .
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2000, p. 4, § 10, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section is applicable to civil actions commenced in superior or state court on or after July 1, 2000.
Ga. L. 2006, p. 648, § 3/HB 1195, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section shall apply to actions and judgments filed on or after July 1, 2006.
U.S. Code.
For provisions of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 3, and annotations pertaining thereto, see 28 U.S.C.
Law reviews.
For annual survey of trial practice and procedure, see 58 Mercer L. Rev. 405 (2006).
For note, “How to Fill a Procedural Loophole: Re-evaluating the Ragan and Walker Analysis in Light of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(M),” see 52 Ga. L. Rev. 581 (2018).
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