Georgia Code
Article 5 - Depositions and Discovery
§ 9-11-30. Depositions Upon Oral Examination

The plaintiff’s attorney shall sign the notice, and said attorney’s signature constitutes a certification by him or her that, to the best of his or her knowledge, information, and belief, the statement and supporting facts are true. If a party shows that, when he or she was served with notice under this paragraph, he or she was unable through the exercise of diligence to obtain counsel to represent him or her at the taking of the deposition, the deposition may not be used against such party.
(2) Upon payment of reasonable charges therefor, the officer shall furnish a copy of the deposition to any party or to the deponent.
History. Ga. L. 1966, p. 609, § 30; Ga. L. 1967, p. 226, § 14; Ga. L. 1972, p. 510, § 3; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1315, § 4; Ga. L. 1996, p. 266, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1225, § 3.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2000, p. 1225, § 8, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section is applicable to civil actions filed on or after July 1, 2000.
U.S. Code.
For provisions of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 30, see 28 U.S.C.
Law reviews.
For article discussing the use of videotape for civil trial depositions, in light of Mayor of Savannah v. Palmerio, 135 Ga. App. 147 , 217 S.E.2d 430 (1975), see 13 Ga. St. B.J. 87 (1976).
For survey article on torts, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 271 (1982).
For article, “Use and Misuse of O.C.G.A. § 9-11-30(b)(6),” see 10 Ga. St. B.J. 12 (No. 4, 2004).
For note discussing possible uses of videotape and its admissibility as evidence, see 5 Ga. St. B.J. 393 (1969).
For note, “Preferential Treatment of the United States Under Federal Civil Discovery Procedures,” see 13 Ga. L. Rev. 550 (1979).

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