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GA Code § 15-6-34 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-6-34. Creation of the Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia; Composition

  There is created a superior court judges' council to be known as "The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia." The council shall be composed of the judges, senior judges, and judges emeriti of the superior courts of this state. The council is authorized to organize itself and to develop a constitution and bylaws. The officers of said council shall consist of a president, a president-elect, a secretary-treasurer, and an executive committee composed of the administrative judges of the ten judicial administrative districts.   It shall be the purpose of The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia to effectuate the constitutional and statutory responsibilities conferred upon it by law and to further the improvement of the superior courts and the administration of justice.   Expenses of the administration of the council shall be paid from state funds appropriated for that purpose, from federal funds available to the council for that purpose, or from other appropriate sources.     (Code 1981, §15-6-34, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1130, § 1.)
GA Code § 15-6-35 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-6-35. Selection of Bailiffs by Sheriff; Appointment of Additional Bailiffs

 The sheriff shall have the right to select such bailiffs, with the approval of the court, as may be necessary to transact properly the business thereof.Whenever the public interests require it, the judge shall have the power to appoint such additional bailiffs as the judge deems necessary.    (Code 1981, §15-6-35, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1389, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Oath of bailiff attending grand jury, § 15-12-69.    Oath of bailiffs on duty in the superior courts, § 15-12-140.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Sheffield v. State, 270 Ga. App. 576, 607 S.E.2d 205 (2004).
GA Code § 15-6-36 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-6-36. Notice of Student's Felony Conviction to School Superintendent

  For the purposes of this Code section, "conviction" means any felony conviction of a person who is at least 17 years of age.   Within 30 days of any proceeding ending in a conviction, the superior court shall provide written notice of the conviction to the school superintendent or the school superintendent's designee of the school in which the convicted defendant was enrolled, or, if the information is known, of the school in which the convicted defendant plans to be enrolled at a future date. Such notice shall include the specific criminal offense for which the defendant was convicted. A local school system to which such a convicted defendant is assigned may request further information from the court's file.     (Code 1981, §15-6-36, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1436, § 2.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1997, p. 1436, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'School Safety Act'."   Law reviews.   - For article commenting on the enactment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 155 (1997).
GA Code § 15-6-50.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 2 - Clerks of Superior Courts|§ 15-6-50.1. Superior Court Clerks Training Council

  The Superior Court Clerks Training Council is established. The council shall consist of nine voting members and three nonvoting members and shall be composed as follows:   Nine voting members shall be elected to terms of four years by the members of the Superior Court Clerks Association of Georgia or its successor organization; and   Three nonvoting members shall be judges of the superior courts appointed to terms of four years by the Judicial Council of Georgia.  Membership on the training council does not constitute public office, and no member shall be disqualified from holding public office by reason of his or her membership.      The business of the training council shall be conducted in the following manner:   The training council shall hold an annual meeting promptly after the appointment of its members and shall elect from among its voting members a chairperson, a vice chairperson, and a secretary-treasurer who shall serve until the first meeting in the succeeding year. Thereafter, the chairperson, the vice chairperson, and the secretary-treasurer shall be elected at the first meeting of each calendar year;   Five voting members of the training council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; and   The training council shall maintain minutes of its meetings and such other records as it deems necessary.     The members of the training council shall receive no salary but shall be reimbursed for mileage incurred in the performance of their functions in accordance with state travel regulations if sufficient funds are appropriated by the state or accrue from contributions to the training council.   The training council is vested with the following functions and authority:   To meet at such times and places as it may deem necessary;   To recommend to the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia the curriculum, including the methods of instruction, composing the basic certification course for new clerks of superior courts and to approve such curriculum adopted by the institute;   To recommend to the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia the curriculum for the annual recertification training authorized for clerks of superior courts by Code Section 15-6-50 and to approve such curriculum adopted by the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia; and   To do any and all things necessary or convenient to enable it to perform wholly and adequately its duties and to exercise the power granted to it.      (Code 1933, § 24-2701.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 921, § 3; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 15; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 15; Ga. L. 1997, p. 520, § 1.)
GA Code § 15-6-50.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 2 - Clerks of Superior Courts|§ 15-6-50.2. Council of Superior Court Clerks of Georgia

  There is created a superior court clerks' council to be known as "The Council of Superior Court Clerks of Georgia." The council shall be composed of the clerks of the superior courts of this state.The council is authorized to organize itself and to develop a constitution and bylaws.   It shall be the purpose of the council to effectuate the constitutional and statutory responsibilities conferred upon it by law, to further the improvement of the superior courts and the administration of justice, to assist the superior court clerks throughout the state in the execution of their duties, and to promote and assist in the training of superior court clerks.   Expenses of the administration of the council shall be paid from state funds appropriated for that purpose, from federal funds available to the council for that purpose, or from other appropriate sources.   The Council of Superior Court Clerks of Georgia shall be a legal entity and an agency of the State of Georgia; shall have perpetual existence; may contract; may own property; may accept funds, grants, and gifts from any public or private source for use in defraying the expenses of the council; may adopt and use an official seal; may establish a principal office; may employ such administrative or clerical personnel as may be necessary and appropriate to fulfill its necessary duties; shall establish, maintain, and revise the state-wide master jury list as provided in Chapter 12 of this title; shall distribute the county master jury list as provided in Chapter 12 of this title; and shall have other powers, privileges, and duties as may be reasonable and necessary for the proper fulfillment of its purposes and duties.   Notwithstanding any other law, a member of the council shall not be ineligible to hold the office of clerk of a superior court by virtue of his or her position as a member of the council or its executive committee.     (Code 1981, §15-6-50.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 162, § 1; Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-2/HB 415; Ga. L. 2014, p. 451, § 1/HB 776.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-1/HB 415, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Jury Composition Reform Act of 2011.'"
GA Code § 15-6-51 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 2 - Clerks of Superior Courts|§ 15-6-51. Eligibility to Serve as Other Court Clerk

 The clerk of superior court shall be eligible to hold the office of clerk of the municipal, state, or other court in the counties of their residence, on taking the oath and giving bond and security as prescribed by law.   (Ga. L. 1893, p. 106, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 4349; Civil Code 1910, § 4880; Code 1933, § 24-2703; Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 3-11; Ga. L. 2012, p. 173, § 1-3/HB 665.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Clerks of Court, § 8.
GA Code § 15-6-52 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 2 - Clerks of Superior Courts|§ 15-6-52. Practice of Law Restricted

 The clerks of the superior courts are prohibited from practicing law in their own or another's name, as a partner or otherwise, in any court except in their own case.   (Laws 1799, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 574; Code 1863, § 250; Code 1868, § 244; Ga. L. 1871-72, p. 23, § 1; Code 1873, § 256; Code 1882, § 256; Civil Code 1895, § 4348; Civil Code 1910, § 4879; Code 1933, § 24-2702.)   Cross references.   - Regulation of practice of law generally, § 15-19-50 et seq.   Law reviews.   - For article surveying legislative and judicial developments in Georgia local government law for 1978-79, see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 155 (1979).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    This section does not apply to county court clerks. Blount v. Wells, 55 Ga. 282 (1875).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Clerks of Court, § 20 et seq.
GA Code § 15-6-54 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 2 - Clerks of Superior Courts|§ 15-6-54. Appointment by Probate Judge Pending Filling of Vacancy; Duration of Appointment

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2012, p. 173, § 1-5/HB 665, effective July 1, 2012.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Laws 1826, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 213; Code 1863, §§ 254, 256; Code 1868, §§ 248, 250; Code 1873, §§ 260, 262; Code 1882, §§ 260, 262; Civil Code 1895, §§ 4353, 4355; Civil Code 1910, §§ 4884, 4886; Code 1933, §§ 24-2707, 24-2709.
GA Code § 15-6-55 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 2 - Clerks of Superior Courts|§ 15-6-55. Emergency Service by Probate Court Judge; Appointment of Interim Deputy Clerk

  If as a result of any sudden emergency there is a vacancy in the office of clerk of superior court, and a person who meets the qualifications for a clerk of superior court as set forth in Code Section 15-6-50 cannot immediately fill the vacancy pursuant to Code Section 15-6-53, the judge of the probate court shall act as clerk of superior court for a period not to exceed 120 days. Any act done by the probate judge during such period that the clerk could have done shall be valid.   If there is a temporary absence of the clerk of superior court for any reason not specified in Code Section 15-6-53 or if the clerk of superior court for any reason does not act as clerk at the time provided by law for holding a term of the superior courts and there is no chief deputy clerk to perform such duties, notwithstanding local law, the judges of the superior court of the judicial circuit by a majority vote shall appoint an interim deputy clerk who shall hold the office of clerk during the term of court and for ten days thereafter. If a majority of the judges do not agree to the selection of the interim deputy clerk, the chief judge of the superior court shall select the interim deputy clerk. Any act which the chief deputy clerk or the appointed clerk does during such time which the clerk could have done shall be valid.    (Laws 1826, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 213; Code 1863, § 255; Code 1868, p. 249; Code 1873, § 261; Code 1882, § 261; Civil Code 1895, § 4354; Civil Code 1910, § 4885; Code 1933, § 24-2708; Ga. L. 2012, p. 173, § 1-6/HB 665.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   When probate judge may act as clerk.   - Judge of the probate court cannot legally hold the office of superior court clerk; however, if a vacancy occurs at a time other than during the term of the superior court and the vacancy results from an emergency and the probate judge cannot otherwise fill the vacancy in the manner allowed by statute, the judge may act as clerk. 1974 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 74-42.
GA Code § 15-6-56 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 2 - Clerks of Superior Courts|§ 15-6-56. Election to Fill Vacancy; Term of Office; Filling of Vacancies in Counties With Chief Deputy Clerk

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2012, p. 173, § 1-7/HB 665, effective July 1, 2012.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Laws 1826, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 212; Code 1863, §§ 251, 252; Code 1868, §§ 245, 246; Code 1873, §§ 257, 258; Code 1882, §§ 257, 258; Civil Code 1895, §§ 4350, 4351; Civil Code 1910, §§ 4881, 4882; Code 1933, §§ 24-2704, 24-2705; Ga. L. 1981, p. 733, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 877, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 364, § 1.
GA Code § 15-6-57 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 2 - Clerks of Superior Courts|§ 15-6-57. Election to Break Tie

 Should any two or more candidates at an election to fill a vacancy in the office of superior court clerk, or at a regular election, have the highest and an equal number of votes, the judge of the probate court shall set a date and advertise another election in the manner prescribed in Code Section 15-6-53 and shall do so until a choice is made.   (Laws 1826, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 213; Code 1863, § 253; Code 1868, § 247; Code 1873, § 259; Code 1882, § 259; Civil Code 1895, § 4352; Civil Code 1910, § 4883; Code 1933, § 24-2706; Ga. L. 2012, p. 173, § 2-3/HB 665.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Clerks of Court, § 7.   C.J.S.   - 21 C.J.S., Courts, § 327.
GA Code § 15-6-58 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 2 - Clerks of Superior Courts|§ 15-6-58. Oath of Office

  The clerks of superior courts, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, whether appointed, elected, or acting by operation of law besides the oath required of all civil officers, must take and subscribe to the following oath:  "I do swear or affirm that I will truly and faithfully enter and record all the orders, decrees, judgments, and other proceedings of the Superior Court of the County of ________, and all other matters and things which I am required by law to record; and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties required of me, to the best of my understanding. So help me God."    When the oath is taken by the judges of the probate courts or their deputies acting in a certain contingency as clerks of the superior court, they may take it before any person authorized to administer an oath and may enter it on the minutes of the superior court.    (Laws 1799, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 573; Code 1863, § 259; Code 1868, § 253; Code 1873, § 265; Code 1882, § 265; Civil Code 1895, § 4358; Civil Code 1910, § 4889; Code 1933, § 24-2712; Ga. L. 2012, p. 173, § 1-8/HB 665.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Clerks of Court, § 3.   C.J.S.   - 21 C.J.S., Courts, § 324 et seq.
GA Code § 15-6-59 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 2 - Clerks of Superior Courts|§ 15-6-59. Bond; Appointment of Deputies

  The clerk of each of the superior courts shall execute bond in the sum of $150,000.00, which amount may be increased in any county by local Act or by an ordinance or resolution of the governing authority.   The clerks of superior courts shall have the power to appoint a deputy or deputies and, upon making such appointment, shall require from such deputies a bond with good security. The deputies shall take the same oaths as the clerks do before entering upon the discharge of their duties. The oath shall be administered by the clerk of superior court and recorded on the minutes of the superior court. Powers and duties of deputy clerks shall be the same as those of the clerks, as long as their principals continue in office and not longer, for faithful performance of which they and their securities shall be bound. The clerks of superior courts shall also have the authority to appoint one of their deputies as chief deputy clerk.    (Laws 1799, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 573; Laws 1817, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 206; Ga. L. 1851-52, p. 78, § 1; Code 1863, § 260; Code 1868, §§ 254, 255; Code 1873, § 266; Code 1882, § 266; Civil Code 1895, § 4359; Civil Code 1910, § 4890; Code 1933, § 24-2713; Ga. L. 1941, p. 374, § 1; Ga. L. 1965, p. 419, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 923, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 733, § 2; Ga. L. 2012, p. 173, § 1-9/HB 665.)   Cross references.   - Official bonds generally, § 45-4-1 et seq.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   ANALYSIS    General Consideration   Deputy Clerks    OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Minimum age of deputy clerk.    - Since the authorization in former Code 1933, § 24-2713 (see now O.C.G.A. § 15-6-59) for appointment of deputies makes a deputy clerk a public officer of this state under former Code 1933, § 89-101 (see now O.C.G.A. § 45-2-1), a deputy clerk of the superior court must be at least 21 years of age. 1958-59 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 43.   Power of deputy clerk to appoint notary public.    - Because former Code 1933, § 24-2713 (see now O.C.G.A. § 15-6-59) provided that the powers and duties of a deputy clerk shall be the same as those of the clerk, a deputy clerk under former Code 1933, § 71-101 (see now O.C.G.A. § 45-17-1.1) may appoint a notary public in the same manner as the clerk; no other person has this authority. 1958-59 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 60.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Clerks of Court, §§ 3, 41.   C.J.S.   - 21 C.J.S., Courts, § 344 et seq.
GA Code § 15-6-60.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 2 - Clerks of Superior Courts|§ 15-6-60.1. Location of Retained Records; Request for Access to Records; Contracting for Retention; Online Access

  As the county constitutional officer elected by citizens of his or her county to protect and preserve their court and land records, the clerk of superior court is the sole custodian of all original filed records that the clerk is required by law to retain in his or her office or permitted to store and archive in another location as provided by Code Section 15-6-86.   Regardless of the methodology, system, or location used by the clerk of superior court for filing, recording, archiving, and storing records, any request for access to or copies of records, including requests made pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 for access to or copies of any record filed, recorded, or retained by a clerk of superior court, shall be made to the clerk of superior court.   The clerk of superior court may contract with any person or entity or any governmental department, agency, authority, or entity for the purpose of archiving or storing electronic records of the clerk's office. When the clerk executes a contract for such purpose, such service provider shall not provide access to or copies of any records without the express written approval of the clerk of superior court.   Any person or entity or any governmental department, agency, authority, or entity that provides storage or archiving services for records for which the clerk of superior court is custodian shall relinquish possession of all such records and any copies thereof and return such records and copies to the clerk upon request of the clerk. This subsection shall not apply to records provided by the clerk of the superior court to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority pursuant to laws requiring transmittal of records of the clerk's office to such authority.   Records that the clerk of superior court is required by law or rules and regulations to provide to other governmental departments, agencies, authorities, and entities to enable such departments, agencies, authorities, and entities to perform their duties or to support the functions assigned to such departments, agencies, authorities, and entities shall not be used for any purpose other than the performance of such duties or functions.   Records provided by the clerk of superior court to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority shall be used by the authority only for the performance of its statutory duties, including providing online access to such records.   Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to require or otherwise affect the appropriation of public funds by a local governing authority to a clerk of superior court.     (Code 1981, §15-6-60.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 1065, § 2-1/SB 135.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 20 Am. Jur. 2d, Courts, § 22 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 21 C.J.S., Courts, §§ 243 et seq., 334 et seq.
GA Code § 15-6-62.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 2 - Clerks of Superior Courts|§ 15-6-62.1. Back-Up Records

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Authority" means the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority.   "Back-up record" means an electronic copy of any record that a clerk of superior court is required to create pursuant to Code Sections 15-6-61 and 15-6-62.     A clerk of a superior court electing to record in digital format any record of which he or she is the custodian shall maintain a back-up record in at least two ways:   By the clerk permanently retaining the back-up record on the clerk's secure file server, either controlled and operated by the clerk or personnel employed by the clerk or provided for the exclusive benefit of the clerk's office through a contractual relationship between the clerk and a public or private entity for such purpose; and   By the clerk submitting all digitally formatted records that the clerk is statutorily authorized and required to archive with the authority for permanent archiving, as set forth in subsection (c) of this Code section.     The clerk of superior court shall submit the clerk's records to the authority in a format acceptable to the authority at least monthly, but not later than the fifteenth day following the last day of each month. Upon receipt of such records, the authority shall permanently and securely maintain such records. Excluding records to which the authority is required by law to provide online access, the authority shall not provide access to or copies of records maintained by it to any person requesting such records without the express written approval of the clerk of superior court who originally maintained such records. All requests for access to such records shall be made to such clerk.     (Code 1981, §15-6-62.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 1001, § 3; Ga. L. 2013, p. 594, § 2-6/HB 287; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1065, § 2-2/SB 135.)
GA Code § 15-6-63 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 6 - Superior Courts|Article 2 - Clerks of Superior Courts|§ 15-6-63. Obtaining of Names of Grantors and Grantees Prior to Recordation of Title Transfer

  The clerk of the superior court, prior to recordation of any deed which has the effect of transferring title, shall obtain the name and address of the grantor(s) and the grantee(s) either in the deed or on the real estate transfer tax declaration form.   The failure of the clerk to obtain the name and address as required in subsection (a) of this Code section shall in no way affect the title to the real estate involved, the marketability of title, or the notice intent of the recorded deed.    (Ga. L. 1978, p. 1654, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Recording and registration of deeds and other instruments generally, § 44-2-1 et seq.