Georgia § 50-18-20 - Definitions.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 50-18-20 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 50-18-20. Definitions.
As used in this article, the term: "Publisher" means the state publisher of court reports who has been awarded the contract as defined in this article. "Reporter" means the reporter of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals whose duties are set forth in Chapter 4 of Title 15. "Reports" means the official reports of the decisions of the Supreme Court or of the Court of Appeals, together with the usual title pages, indexes, etc., as well as the advance reports of the decisions of each court. "Rules compilation" means a compilation of rules applicable in the courts of this state. The rules compilation shall include the Rules of the Supreme Court, the Rules of the Court of Appeals, the Unified Appeal, the Uniform Transfer Rules, the Uniform Rules for the various classes of courts, the Rules of the Judicial Qualifications Commission, the Georgia Code of Judicial Conduct, the Bar Admissions Rules, the Rules and Regulations for the Organization and Government of the State Bar of Georgia, and any other rules or amendments as promulgated by the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals, together with all applicable forms. (Ga. L. 1920, p. 237, § 2; Code 1933, § 90-201; Code 1933, § 90-201, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 460, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1432, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 838, § 5/SB 388; Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 50/HB 142.) Law reviews. - For article, "Researching Georgia Law," see 34 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 741 (2015).
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