Georgia § 36-32-12 - Municipal court held outside municipality.
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§ 36-32-12. Municipal court held outside municipality.
Notwithstanding any other contrary provision of law, local or general, sessions of a municipal court may be held outside the municipality for which the municipal court is established if such sessions are held within a county in which the municipality is located or has its legal situs. (Code 1981, § 36-32-12 , enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 1025, § 1.)
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