Georgia Code
Title 9 - Civil Practice

§ 9-12-60. When Judgment Becomes Dormant; How Dormancy Prevented; Docketing; Applicability - History. Laws 1823, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 498.; Ga. L....

§ 9-12-64. Revival on Motion After Service of Scire Facias; When Defendant Entitled to Jury Trial - In all cases of scire facias to revive a judgment,...

§ 9-12-65. Scire Facias When Judgment Transferred - When a judgment has been transferred, the scire facias shall...

§ 9-12-66. Venue of Action to Renew Judgment - An action to renew a dormant judgment shall be brought...

§ 9-12-67. Revival of Judgment Against Nonresident; Service by Publication - If the defendant in judgment or other party to be...

§ 9-12-68. Revival of Dormant Decrees for Payment of Money - Decrees for the payment of money shall become dormant like...

Article 4 - Judgment Liens

§ 9-12-80. Equal Dignity and Binding Effect of Judgments - All judgments obtained in the superior courts, magistrate courts, or...

§ 9-12-81. General Execution Docket; When Money Judgment in County of Defendant’s Residence Creates Lien Against Third Parties Without Notice - History. Ga. L. 1889, p. 106, § 2; Civil Code...

§ 9-12-82. When Money Judgment Outside County of Defendant’s Residence Creates Lien Against Third Parties Without Notice - As against bona fide purchasers for value without actual notice...

§ 9-12-83. When Money Judgment Creates Lien on Land Located Outside County in Which Obtained Against Third Parties Without Notice - No money judgment obtained in any court of this state...

§ 9-12-84. When Money Judgment Against Nonresident Creates Lien on Land Within State Against Third Parties Without Notice - History. Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 207, §§ 1, 2; Civil...

§ 9-12-85. Deeds, Mortgages, Judgments, or Liens Between Parties Not Affected by Money Judgments - Nothing in Code Sections 9-12-81 and 9-12-82 shall be construed...

§ 9-12-86. Recordation in County Where Property Located Prerequisite to Lien on Land - History. Ga. L. 1958, p. 379, §§ 1-5; Ga. L....

§ 9-12-87. Judgments From Same Term Considered of Equal Date - History. Laws 1822, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 497.; Code 1863,...

§ 9-12-88. Extent Property Affected by Judgment Pending Appeal - In all cases in which a judgment is rendered and...

§ 9-12-89. Effect of Appellate Proceeding on Lien - A judgment in the trial court which is taken to...

§ 9-12-90. Judgments Relating to Common Disaster - History. Ga. L. 1947, p. 1138, §§ 1, 2.

§ 9-12-91. Effect of Judgment on Promissory Notes - A judgment creates no lien upon promissory notes in the...

§ 9-12-92. Effect of Judgment Lien on Personalty Removed to Another State, Sold, and Returned - When a judgment lien has attached to personal property which...

§ 9-12-93. When Purchased Property Discharged From Lien - When any person has bona fide and for a valuable...

§ 9-12-94. Clerk’s Fees - For entering an execution upon the general execution docket, the...

Article 5 - Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act

§ 9-12-110. Short Title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 9-12-111. Definitions - As used in this article, the term: History. Ga. L....

§ 9-12-112. Applicability; Burden of Proof - History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 479, § 2; Ga. L....

§ 9-12-113. Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign-Country Judgments - History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 479, §§ 3, 4; Ga....

§ 9-12-114. Recognition of Personal Jurisdiction - History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 479, § 5; Code 1981,...

§ 9-12-115. Procedure for Recognition - History. Code 1981, § 9-12-115 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-12-116. Effect of Recognition of Foreign-Country Judgments - If the court in a proceeding under Code Section 9-12-115...

§ 9-12-117. Stay Pending Appeal - If a party establishes that an appeal from a foreign-country...

§ 9-12-118. Uniform Construction - In applying and construing this article, consideration shall be given...

§ 9-12-119. Situations Not Covered by Article - This article does not prevent the recognition under principles of...

Article 6 - Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

§ 9-12-130. Short Title - This article may be cited as the “Uniform Enforcement of...

§ 9-12-131. “Foreign Judgment” Defined - As used in this article, the term “foreign judgment” means...

§ 9-12-132. Filing of Judgment; Force and Effect Following Filing - A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with...

§ 9-12-133. Filing of Foreign Judgment; Notice to Judgment Debtor; Code Section 9-11-4 Inapplicable to Article - History. Code 1981, § 9-12-133 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-12-134. Appeal or Stay of Foreign Judgment; Security for Satisfaction - History. Code 1981, § 9-12-134 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-12-135. Clerk’s Fees - History. Code 1981, § 9-12-135 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-12-136. Actions to Enforce Judgments Preserved - The judgment creditor retains the right to bring an action...

§ 9-12-137. Uniform Construction - This article shall be interpreted and construed to achieve its...

§ 9-12-138. Judgments to Which Article Applies - This article shall apply to foreign judgments of other states...

Chapter 13 - Executions and Judicial Sales

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 9-13-1. Entry and Signing of Judgment Prerequisite to Execution - No execution shall issue until judgment is entered and signed...

§ 9-13-2. Execution Suspended by Appeal - If execution is issued before the expiration of the time...

§ 9-13-3. Execution to Follow Judgment - Every execution shall follow the judgment upon which it issued...

§ 9-13-4. Judge May Frame Executions - The judge of any superior court may frame and cause...

§ 9-13-5. Amendment of Execution — to Conform to Judgment or Time of Return - A writ of fieri facias may be amended so as...

§ 9-13-6. Amendment of Execution — to Conform to Amended Judgment - Where a judgment has been amended by order of the...

§ 9-13-7. Amendment of Execution — to Correct Mistake in Issuance; Alias Execution - History. Ga. L. 1869, p. 137, § 1; Code 1873,...

§ 9-13-8. Issuance of Alias Execution to Replace Lost Original - History. Ga. L. 1857, p. 104, § 1; Code 1863,...

§ 9-13-9. When Execution Returnable - All executions, except as otherwise provided by this Code, shall...

§ 9-13-10. Issuance of Execution; to Whom Directed; on What Property Levied - Except as otherwise provided by law, executions shall be issued...

§ 9-13-11. Direction, Levy, Service, and Return of Execution When Sheriff a Party - All executions, orders, decrees, attachments for contempt, and final process...

§ 9-13-12. Entry of Levy on Process - The officer making a levy shall enter the same on...

§ 9-13-13. Written Notice of Levy on Land - History. Laws 1808, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 509; Laws 1847,...

§ 9-13-14. Bonds Taken by Executing Officers Valid; Rights of Plaintiffs Not Affected - History. Laws 1829, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, pp. 534, 535; Code...

§ 9-13-15. Measure of Damages on Forthcoming Bond - Whenever personal property is levied upon under any judicial process...

§ 9-13-16. Penalty for Fraudulent Levy - Any person who fraudulently causes any process, attachment, distress, or...

Article 2 - Parties in Execution

§ 9-13-30. Execution Against Sureties and Endorsers - When, in a judgment against sureties or endorsers on a...

§ 9-13-31. Execution Against Principal and His Surety on Appeal - In all cases of appeal where security has been given...

§ 9-13-32. Execution Following Death of Defendant - On the death of a defendant after final judgment when...

§ 9-13-33. Executions Using Partnership Name Valid - Executions issued in favor of or against partners, where the...

§ 9-13-34. Right to Transfer Execution; Status of Transferee - Any plaintiff in judgment or transferee may in good faith...

§ 9-13-35. Effect of Transfer by Attorney; Ratification - The transfer of an execution by the attorney of record...

§ 9-13-36. Transfer of Execution Upon Payment; Status of Transferee; Recording Necessary to Preserve Lien; Exception for Tax Executions - History. Ga. L. 1872, p. 75, § 1; Code 1873,...

Article 3 - Property Against Which Execution Levied

§ 9-13-50. Designation by Defendant of Property to Be Levied On; When Sheriff Bound Thereby - History. Laws 1811, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 510; Code 1863,...

§ 9-13-51. Sale of Property Subject to Lien; Order of Application to Payment - Where property is subject to a lien and part of...

§ 9-13-52. When Sheriff May Levy on and Sell Land Outside County - A sheriff or other levying officer shall not sell land...

§ 9-13-53. When Constable May Levy on Land; Sale by Sheriff - No constable, except as provided by this Code, shall be...

§ 9-13-54. When Growing Crop Levied on and Sold - No sheriff or other officer shall levy on any growing...

§ 9-13-55. Seizure Prerequisite to Sale of Personalty - To authorize a sale of personal property there shall be...

§ 9-13-56. Future Interests in Personalty - A future interest in personalty may not be seized and...

§ 9-13-57. Choses in Action - Choses in action are not liable to be seized and...

§ 9-13-58. Corporation’s Disclosure of Worth of Defendant’s Shares Mandated; Refusal Treated as Contempt - Upon demand by any sheriff, constable, or other levying officer...

§ 9-13-59. What Property Liable to Execution in Action Against Joint Contractors or Partners When Not All Served - Where, in an action against two or more joint contractors,...

§ 9-13-60. Taking Up of Debt to Give Defendant Legal Title to Property; Notice of Levy and Sale; Application of Proceeds - History. Laws 1847, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 517; Laws 1850,...

Article 4 - Satisfaction or Discharge of Judgment and Execution

§ 9-13-70. Suspension of Execution for 60 Days Pending Payment; Bond - History. Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 494; Code 1863,...

§ 9-13-71. Sufficient Levy on Personalty Prima-Facie Satisfaction; Effect of Dismissal - A levy upon personal property sufficient to pay the debt,...

§ 9-13-72. Release of Property Subject to Execution - If the plaintiff in execution, for a valuable consideration, releases...

§ 9-13-73. Application of Fund to Younger Lien With Senior Lienholder’s Consent - If an execution creditor having the older lien on a...

§ 9-13-74. Release by Agreement - An agreement for a valuable consideration never to enforce a...

§ 9-13-75. Setoff of Judgments; Collection of Balance - One judgment may be set off against another, on motion,...

§ 9-13-76. Execution by Defendant After Setoff - In all cases of mutual debts and setoffs where the...

§ 9-13-77. Control of Execution After Payment — by Security - The security paying off an execution shall have control thereof....

§ 9-13-78. Control of Execution After Payment — by Joint Debtor - When judgments have been obtained against several persons and one...

§ 9-13-79. Partial Payments to Be Entered - When a payment on an execution is made which does...

§ 9-13-80. Execution to Be Canceled When Satisfied; Private Right of Action; Damages - Any clerk of superior court who cancels of record any...

Article 5 - Claims

§ 9-13-90. Claims Authorized; to Be on Oath - When any sheriff or other officer shall levy an execution...

§ 9-13-91. Bond and Security for Damages; How Damages Determined - The person claiming the property levied on, or his agent...

§ 9-13-92. Affidavit of Indigence - In all claim cases where claimants are unable to give...

§ 9-13-93. Postponement of Sale - When affidavit and bond have been made and delivered as...

§ 9-13-94. Forthcoming Bond for Possession of Property; Amount and Condition; Not Authorized for Realty; When and Where Recoverable - History. Laws 1811, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 532; Laws 1841,...

§ 9-13-95. Execution of Affidavit and Bond by Partner or Joint Owner - One of several partners or persons jointly interested may make...

§ 9-13-96. When Plaintiff in Execution May Give Forthcoming Bond - If the claimant to personal property levied on is unable...

§ 9-13-97. Sale of Property on Claimants’ Application; Order; Advertisement; Disposition of Proceeds - In the event the claimant is unable, and the plaintiff...

§ 9-13-98. When and Where Claim, Levy, and Execution to Be Returned - When an execution issued from a court is levied upon...

§ 9-13-99. Return of Claim or Illegality Against Execution From Probate Court - Whenever an execution issued from a probate court is levied...

§ 9-13-100. Claim to Be Tried by Jury - The court to which a claim is returned shall cause...

§ 9-13-101. Additional Oath of Jurors; Damages and Costs When Claim Made for Delay - Every juror on the trial of the claim of property...

§ 9-13-102. Burden of Proof - Upon the trial of all claims provided for in this...

§ 9-13-103. Withdrawal or Discontinuance of Claim Limited - Whenever a claim of property is made in terms of...

§ 9-13-104. Trial of Damage Issue Where Claim Dismissed or Withdrawn - Whenever a claim is dismissed for insufficiency or is withdrawn,...

§ 9-13-105. How Damages Assessed - Upon the trial of claims to property which may be...

§ 9-13-106. Withdrawal of Original Execution and Filing of Copy - The plaintiff in execution in all claim cases shall have...

Article 6 - Illegality

§ 9-13-120. Affidavit of Illegality — When Authorized; Bond and Security - When an execution against the property of any person issues...

§ 9-13-121. Affidavit of Illegality — to Show Lack of Service; Not Available to Go Behind Judgment - If the defendant was not served and did not appear,...

§ 9-13-122. Affidavit of Illegality — Not Available for Excessive Levy Generally - An affidavit of illegality shall not be a remedy for...

§ 9-13-123. Affidavit of Illegality — by Whom Filed - An affidavit of illegality may be filed by an attorney...

§ 9-13-124. Affidavit of Illegality — When Received - No affidavit of illegality shall be received by any sheriff...

§ 9-13-125. Affidavit of Illegality — When and How Amendable - Affidavits of illegality are, upon motion and leave of court,...

§ 9-13-126. Amount and Condition of Forthcoming Bond - When an execution is levied on personal property and an...

§ 9-13-127. Suspension of Execution; Return of Execution, Affidavit, and Bond; Determination by Court; Issue Tried by Jury - When levy has been made and affidavit and bond delivered...

§ 9-13-128. Damages for Delay; Procedure Following Dismissal or Withdrawal of Illegality - Upon the trial of an issue formed on an affidavit...

§ 9-13-129. Property Subject to Other Executions; Retention of Sale Proceeds to Satisfy First Execution; Release of Bond Pro Tanto - When an execution has been levied on property and an...

Article 7 - Judicial Sales

Part 1 - Advertisement

§ 9-13-140. How Judicial Sales Advertised; Description of Property; Advertisement and Sale of Livestock - History. Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 509; Laws 1850,...

§ 9-13-141. Timing of Advertisements - In all cases where the law requires citations, notices, or...

§ 9-13-142. Requirements for Official Organ of Publication; Designation Where No Journal or Newspaper Qualifies; How Official Organ Changed; Notice to Secretary of State - History. Laws 1850, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 580; Code 1863,...

§ 9-13-143. Rates for Legal Advertisements - In all cases fractional parts shall be charged for at...

§ 9-13-144. Alternate Advertising When Rates Not Agreed On - History. Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 81, § 3; Code 1882,...

§ 9-13-145. Advertising Costs Paid in Advance; Exception When Affidavit of Indigence Filed - No sheriff or deputy sheriff shall be required to advertise...

Part 2 - Conduct and Effect

§ 9-13-160. Time of Conducting Public Sale - History. Ga. L. 1963, p. 366, § 1; Ga. L....

§ 9-13-161. Where and When Sales Under Execution Held; Change of Place of Public Sales by Court Order - History. Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 509; Laws 1821,...

§ 9-13-161.1. Holding of Sales of Personal Property at Place Other Than Courthouse; Advertisement of General Order as to Sale Location - History. Ga. L. 1965, p. 3260, §§ 1-5; Code 1981,...

§ 9-13-162. Continuance of Sale From Day to Day - Any sheriff, coroner, constable, tax collector, guardian, trustee, or any...

§ 9-13-163. Sale of Perishable Property — When and by Whom Ordered; Where Held - Whenever any personal property which is of a perishable nature...

§ 9-13-164. Sale of Perishable Property — Advertisement; Notice; Disposition of Proceeds - History. Ga. L. 1873, p. 48, § 1; Code 1873,...

§ 9-13-165. Sale of Perishable Property — Under Tax Executions - Whenever a tax fi. fa. is levied on property which...

§ 9-13-166. Form of Tender - Purchasers at judicial sales need not tender cash but, as...

§ 9-13-167. Purchaser to Ascertain Title and Condition; Under What Conditions Officer Personally Liable - History. Ga. L. 1853-54, p. 56, § 1; Code 1863,...

§ 9-13-168. Obligations of Purchaser - The purchaser at a judicial sale shall not be bound...

§ 9-13-169. Note or Memorandum Unnecessary - No note or memorandum in writing shall be necessary to...

§ 9-13-170. Liability for Purchase Money; Officer’s Collection Options - History. Laws 1831, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 514; Code 1863,...

§ 9-13-171. When Defendant Bound by Sale Under Void Process - Where property is sold under void process and the proceeds...

§ 9-13-172. When Execution Sale Set Aside - Courts shall have full power over their officers making execution...

§ 9-13-172.1. “Eligible Sale” Defined; Recision of Sale; Damages - the damages that may be awarded to the purchaser in...

§ 9-13-173. Effect of Judicial Sale on Title - A sale regularly made by virtue of judicial process issuing...

§ 9-13-174. When Sheriff’s Successor Empowered to Make Titles - If a sheriff fails to make titles to a purchaser,...

§ 9-13-175. Duty of Officer to Place Purchaser in Possession; Which Persons Officer May Dispossess - When any sheriff or other officer sells any real estate...

§ 9-13-176. How Possession Obtained After Expiration of Court Term or Replacement of Officer - If the purchaser of real estate at sheriff’s and other...

§ 9-13-177. Right to Enforce Covenants - The purchaser at a judicial sale may enforce any covenants...

§ 9-13-178. When Title Deeds Prior to Purchase Must Be Proved - In all controversies in the courts of this state, the...

Chapter 14 - Habeas Corpus

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 9-14-1. Who May Seek Writ - History. Cobb’s 1851 Digest, pp. 1131-1134; Code 1863, § 3909;...

§ 9-14-2. Habeas Corpus on Account of Detention of Spouse or Child - In all writs of habeas corpus sought on account of...

§ 9-14-3. Petition for Writ — Contents - The application for the writ of habeas corpus shall be...

§ 9-14-4. Petition for Writ — Verification; to Whom Presented - The petition for the writ of habeas corpus must be...

§ 9-14-5. When Writ Granted - When upon examination of the petition for a writ of...

§ 9-14-6. Form of Writ - The writ of habeas corpus may be substantially as follows:...

§ 9-14-7. Return Day for Writ - The return day of the writ of habeas corpus in...

§ 9-14-8. Service of Writ - The writ of habeas corpus shall be served by delivery...

§ 9-14-9. When Warrant for Arrest of Person Detained to Be Issued Along With Writ - If the affidavit of the applicant to the effect that...

§ 9-14-10. Respondent’s Return to Writ — When and Where Made - The return of the party served with the writ shall...

§ 9-14-11. Respondent’s Return to Writ — Verification; Production of Person Detained - Every return to a writ of habeas corpus shall be...

§ 9-14-12. Respondent’s Return to Writ — Statement of Transfer of Custody; Procedure When Transfer Made to Avoid Writ - If the return denies the custody or detention of the...

§ 9-14-13. Production of Legal Process - In every case in which detention is justified under legal...

§ 9-14-14. Hearing of Issue - If the return denies any of the material facts stated...

§ 9-14-15. To Whom Notice of Hearing Given - If the person who is the subject of a petition...

§ 9-14-16. When Person Not to Be Discharged - No person shall be discharged upon the hearing of a...

§ 9-14-17. Discharge for Defect in Affidavit, Warrant, or Commitment - If the person in question is detained upon a criminal...

§ 9-14-18. Discharge After Arrest for Offense Committed in Another State - If a person is arrested on suspicion of the commission...

§ 9-14-19. Powers of Court in Cases Not Covered by Code Sections 9-14-16 Through 9-14-18 - In cases other than those specified in Code Sections 9-14-16,...

§ 9-14-20. Recordation of Proceedings by Clerk of Court; Fees - In all habeas corpus cases, the proceedings shall be returned...

§ 9-14-21. Costs of Proceedings - The judge hearing the return to a writ of habeas...

§ 9-14-22. Appeals; Speedy Hearing; Transmittal of Remittitur - History. Ga. L. 1897, p. 53, § 1; Penal Code...

§ 9-14-23. Attachment for Contempt for Disobedience of Writ - Any person disregarding the writ of habeas corpus in any...

Article 2 - Procedure for Persons Under Sentence of State Court of Record

§ 9-14-40. Legislative Intent - History. Ga. L. 1967, p. 835, § 1. Law reviews....

§ 9-14-41. Article as Exclusive Procedure - Notwithstanding the other provisions of this chapter, this article provides...

§ 9-14-42. Grounds for Writ; Waiver of Objection to Jury Composition - History. Code 1933, § 50-127, enacted by Ga. L. 1967,...

§ 9-14-43. Jurisdiction and Venue - A petition brought under this article must be filed in...

§ 9-14-44. Petition — Contents and Verification - A petition brought under this article shall identify the proceeding...

§ 9-14-45. Petition — Service - Service of a petition brought under this article shall be...

§ 9-14-46. Custody and Production of Petitioner - Custody and control of the petitioner shall be retained by...

§ 9-14-47. Time for Answer and Hearing - Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 9-14-47.1 with respect...

§ 9-14-47.1. Petitions Challenging for the First Time State Court Proceedings Resulting in a Death Sentence - History. Code 1981, § 9-14-47.1 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-14-48. Hearing; Evidence; Depositions; Affidavits; Determination of Compliance With Procedural Rules; Disposition - History. Code 1933, § 50-127, enacted by Ga. L. 1967,...

§ 9-14-49. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law - After reviewing the pleadings and evidence offered at the trial...

§ 9-14-50. Transcription of Proceedings - All trials held under this article shall be transcribed by...

§ 9-14-51. Effect of Failure to Raise Grounds for Relief in Original or Amended Petition - All grounds for relief claimed by a petitioner for a...

§ 9-14-52. Appeal Procedure; Application to Supreme Court by Petitioner for Certificate of Probable Cause; Effect of Appeal by Respondent - History. Code 1933, § 50-127, enacted by Ga. L. 1967,...

§ 9-14-53. Reimbursement to Counties for Habeas Corpus Costs - Each county of this state shall be reimbursed from state...

Chapter 15 - Court and Litigation Costs

§ 9-15-1. Which Party Liable for Costs - In all civil cases in any of the courts of...

§ 9-15-2. Affidavit of Indigence; Procedure When Filing Party Not Represented by Counsel - History. Ga. L. 1955, p. 584, §§ 1, 2; Ga....

§ 9-15-3. When Costs May Be Demanded - The several officers of court are prohibited from demanding the...

§ 9-15-4. Deposit Prior to Filing by Clerk; Exception if Affidavit of Indigence Filed; Repayment of Excess; Exemptions - History. Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 100, § 1; Civil Code...

§ 9-15-6. Liability of Attorney of Nonresident Plaintiff for Costs; Prior Payment of Costs in Action Brought by Nonresident Attorney and Plaintiff - History. Laws 1812, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 505; Laws 1839,...

§ 9-15-7. Liability of Attorney Guilty of Willful Neglect or Misconduct for Costs - If any plaintiff is involuntarily dismissed or cast in the...

§ 9-15-8. Liability for Costs of Witnesses of Adverse Party - No party plaintiff or defendant shall be liable for the...

§ 9-15-9. Costs When Recovery on Contract Is Less Than $50.00 - When any action ex contractu is brought in the superior...

§ 9-15-10. Costs in Personal Actions When Damages Are Less Than $10.00 - History. Laws 1767, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 504; Code 1863,...

§ 9-15-11. Inclusion of Costs in Judgment; Itemization and Endorsement on Execution - When a case is disposed of, the costs, including fees...

§ 9-15-12. Liability of Plaintiff and Attorney for Costs When Execution Returned Unsatisfied - If execution issues on a judgment recovered by the plaintiff...

§ 9-15-13. Judgment and Execution Against Attorney for Costs - In all cases in which it is made to appear...

§ 9-15-14. Litigation Costs and Attorney’s Fees Assessed for Frivolous Actions and Defenses - History. Code 1981, § 9-15-14 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-15-15. Attorney’s Fees and Expenses Assessed in Civil Actions Brought Against Judicial Officers - History. Code 1981, § 9-15-15 , enacted by Ga. L....

Chapter 16 - Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act

§ 9-16-1. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 9-16-2. Definitions - As used in this chapter, the term: History. Code 1981,...

§ 9-16-3. Jurisdiction - History. Code 1981, § 9-16-3 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-16-4. Venue - A complaint for forfeiture pursuant to Code Section 9-16-12 or...

§ 9-16-5. Notice to Owner of Seizure of Vehicle - If a seized vehicle is registered to a person or...

§ 9-16-6. Seizure of Property - History. Code 1981, § 9-16-6 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-16-7. Reporting of Seizure; Role of State Attorney - History. Code 1981, § 9-16-7 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-16-8. Forfeiture Lien - History. Code 1981, § 9-16-8 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-16-9. Seized Property Not Subject to Replevin, Conveyance, Sequestration, or Attachment; Release of Property; Assignment of Complaint for Forfeiture; Custodian of Property - History. Code 1981, § 9-16-9 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-16-10. Disposition of Seized Property - History. Code 1981, § 9-16-10 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-16-11. Quasi-Judicial Forfeiture for Property Valued at $25,000.00 or Less; Notice; Procedure - History. Code 1981, § 9-16-11 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-16-12. In Rem Forfeiture - History. Code 1981, § 9-16-12 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-16-13. In Personam Forfeiture - History. Code 1981, § 9-16-13 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-16-14. Restraining Order, Injunction, and Other Measures to Seize, Maintain, or Preserve Property; Hearing - In conjunction with any civil forfeiture proceeding or criminal proceeding...

§ 9-16-15. Stay of Civil Forfeiture Proceedings During Pendency of Criminal Proceedings; Effect of Criminal Conviction - History. Code 1981, § 9-16-15 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-16-16. Recovery by an Injured Person - History. Code 1981, § 9-16-16 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-16-17. Burden of Proof and Presumptions - History. Code 1981, § 9-16-17 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-16-18. Forfeited Property Vests in State at Time Conduct Giving Rise to Forfeiture Committed; Release of Property Upon Entry of Judgment in Favor of Owner - History. Code 1981, § 9-16-18 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-16-19. Disposition of Forfeited Property; Order of Distribution; Annual Report - History. Code 1981, § 9-16-19 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-16-20. Court May Order Forfeiture of Other Property Under Certain Circumstances; Civil Action; Enforcement of Judgments; Persons Having Interest in Property Barred From Collaterally Attacking Forfeiture Proceedings; Limitations - History. Code 1981, § 9-16-20 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-16-21. Effect of Federal Law Forfeitures; Annual Report - History. Code 1981, § 9-16-21 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-16-22. Construction - This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate its remedial...

Chapter 17 - Georgia Uniform Mediation Act

§ 9-17-1. Definitions - As used in this chapter, the term: History. Code 1981,...

§ 9-17-2. Application - History. Code 1981, § 9-17-2 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-17-3. Mediation Communication as Privileged; Use of Mediation Evidence - History. Code 1981, § 9-17-3 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-17-4. Waiver of Privilege; Criminal Activity - History. Code 1981, § 9-17-4 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-17-5. When Communication Privilege Is Inapplicable; Use of Mediation Evidence - History. Code 1981, § 9-17-5 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-17-6. Limited Disclosures by Mediators - History. Code 1981, § 9-17-6 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-17-7. Limited Disclosures of Mediation and Mediation Communications - Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, mediation...

§ 9-17-8. Review of Mediator’s Conflict of Interest; Required Disclosures by Mediator; Exclusion; Special Qualifications Not Required - History. Code 1981, § 9-17-8 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-17-9. Participation With Attorney or Designated Representative - An attorney or other individual designated by a party may...

§ 9-17-10. Application of Federal Model Law - History. Code 1981, § 9-17-10 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-17-11. Application of Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act - This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures...

§ 9-17-12. Uniformity Across Jurisdictions - In applying and construing this chapter, consideration should be given...

§ 9-17-13. Severability - If any provision of this chapter or its application to...

§ 9-17-14. Applicability - This chapter shall apply to all mediation agreements and mediation...

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Georgia Code Title 9 - Civil Practice

Georgia Code
Title 9 - Civil Practice