Georgia § 9-10-3 - Closed trials authorized in certain cases.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 9-10-3 — Closed trials authorized in certain cases., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-10-3. Closed trials authorized in certain cases.
During the trial in any court of any case in which the evidence is vulgar and obscene or relates to improper sexual acts and tends to debauch the morals of the young, the presiding judge shall have the right, in his discretion and on his own motion, or on motion of the plaintiff or the defendant or their attorneys, to hear and try the case after clearing the courtroom of all or any portion of the audience. (Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 111, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 5296; Ga. L. 1895, p. 49, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 5885; Code 1933, § 81-1006; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 9.) Cross references. - Corresponding provision relating to criminal procedure, § 17-8-53 . Exclusion of public from hearings or trials relating to determination of paternity, § 19-7-53 .
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Section 9-10-3 ("Closed trials authorized in certain cases.") 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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