History. Ga. L. 1945, p. 137, § 1; Ga. L. 1959, p. 236, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 9; Ga. L. 2019, p. 845, § 3-1/HB 239.
The 2019 amendment, effective May 7, 2019, inserted “and the Georgia State-wide Business Court” near the middle of subsections (a) and (b).
Cross references.
Actions for declaratory judgment regarding validity of agency rules, § 50-13-10 .
Law reviews.
For article, “The Civil Jurisdiction of State and Magistrate Courts,” see 24 Ga. St. B. J. 29 (1987).
For article, “Tracing Georgia’s English Common Law Equity Jurisprudential Roots: Quia Timet,” see 14 The Journal of Southern Legal History 135 (2006).
For survey article on real property law, see 67 Mercer L. Rev. 193 (2015).
For article on the 2019 amendment of this Code section, see 36 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2019).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 4 - Declaratory Judgments
§ 9-4-1. Purpose and Construction of Chapter
§ 9-4-2. Declaratory Judgments Authorized; Force and Effect
§ 9-4-3. Further Relief; Interlocutory Extraordinary Relief to Preserve Status Quo
§ 9-4-4. Declaratory Judgments Involving Fiduciaries
§ 9-4-5. Filing and Service; Time of Trial; Drawing of Jury
§ 9-4-6. Submission of Fact Issues to Jury
§ 9-4-7. Only Parties Affected; When Municipality Made Party; When Attorney General Served and Heard
§ 9-4-8. When Court May Refuse Declaratory Judgment