Georgia Code
Title 15 - Courts
Chapter 13 - Officers of Court Generally

Article 1 - Liability for Official Acts

§ 15-13-1. Officers of Court Liability - All sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, coroners, jailers, constables, and other officers...

§ 15-13-2. Liability of Sheriffs to Damage Action or Contempt - Any sheriff shall be liable to an action for damages...

§ 15-13-3. Demand for Money Collected; Interest From Date of Demand; Verified Copy as Evidence - History. Laws 1822, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 578; Laws 1841,...

§ 15-13-4. Rule Nisi; Service - The judges of the superior courts, judges of the probate...

§ 15-13-5. Verified Answer; Jury Trial; Disposition - The officer called on by rule nisi, as provided in...

§ 15-13-6. When Rule Absolute Granted Without Notice - If a sheriff or other officer designedly absents himself from...

§ 15-13-7. Liability of Magistrates and Constables to Rule Nisi - Magistrates and constables shall be considered officers of the superior...

§ 15-13-8. Retired Officers Subject to Court Order - Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, coroners, clerks of the superior courts, magistrates,...

§ 15-13-9. Deputy Sheriff’s Liability; Effect on Sheriff - All deputy sheriffs shall be liable to be ruled and...

§ 15-13-10. Appointment of Special Officer to Execute Rule or Order Against Sheriff or Deputy - Whenever the sheriff or his deputy is a party to...

§ 15-13-11. Rule Absolute as Lien on Officer’s Property - When a rule absolute has been obtained against any officer...

§ 15-13-12. Date of Lien Against Officer’s Property - Unless otherwise provided by law, a rule absolute granted against...

§ 15-13-13. When Officer May Pay Money Over to Plaintiff; Claims; Distribution by Court; Effect on Notified Parties - History. Civil Code 1895, § 4776; Civil Code 1910, §...

§ 15-13-14. Punishment for Improper Return or Failure to Pay Over Money Received - If any sheriff or other officer fails to make a...

Article 2 - Fees

§ 15-13-30. Fees Not Generally Charged to State; Exceptions - None of the fees which clerks of the superior courts,...

§ 15-13-31. Receipt for Fees to Be Given; Penalty - Every public official mentioned in Code Section 15-13-30, his deputy,...

§ 15-13-32. Penalty for Excessive Fees - If a public official mentioned in Code Section 15-13-30 takes...

§ 15-13-33. Table of Fees to Be Kept - History. Laws 1792, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 357; Code 1863,...

§ 15-13-34. Treble Costs Against Plaintiffs - When an action based on Code Sections 15-13-30 through 15-13-33...

§ 15-13-35. Demanding Excessive Costs; Penalty - Except as otherwise provided by law, any officer of court...

§ 15-13-36. Restrictions on Charging Prosecuting Attorneys Fees for Certified Copies of Records - No clerk of any superior court or state court shall...