Georgia § 15-5A-1 - Establishment.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 15-5A-1 — Establishment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-5A-1. Establishment.
There shall be a state-wide business court as provided for in Article VI of the Constitution of this state to be known as the Georgia State-wide Business Court. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude a superior court from creating or continuing an existing business court division for its circuit on or after May 7, 2019, or preclude a state court from creating or continuing an existing business court division on or after May 7, 2019, in the manner provided by law. (Code 1981, § 15-5A-1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 845, § 1-1/HB 239; Ga. L. 2020, p. 493, § 15/SB 429.) The 2020 amendment, effective July 29, 2020, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted "on or after May 7, 2019" for "on or after the May 7, 2019" near the end of the second sentence of this Code section. Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2019, "May 7, 2019," was substituted for "the effective date of this chapter" in two places in the second sentence.
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What does Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 15-5A-1 cover?
Section 15-5A-1 ("Establishment.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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