Georgia Code
Article 2 - Mandamus
§ 9-6-28. Appeal

History. Ga. L. 1882-83, p. 103, §§ 3, 5; Civil Code 1895, §§ 4874, 4875; Civil Code 1910, §§ 5447, 5448; Code 1933, §§ 64-110, 64-111; Ga. L. 1946, p. 726, § 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 865, § 3-5/HB 927.
The 2016 amendment, effective January 1, 2017, deleted “to the Supreme Court,” following “may appeal” in the first sentence of subsection (a) and substituted “on appeal” for “in the Supreme Court” in the middle of subsection (b). See Editor’s notes for applicability.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2016, p. 865, § 1-1/HB 927, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Appellate Jurisdiction Reform Act of 2016.’ ”
Ga. L. 2016, p. 865, § 6-1/HB 927, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that: “Part III of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2017, and shall apply to cases in which a notice of appeal or application to appeal is filed on or after such date.”
Law reviews.
For article on the 2016 amendment of this Code section, see 33 Georgia St. U. L. Rev. 205 (2016).