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GA SB262
Bill
Status
Passed
4/26/2016
Primary Sponsor
Jesse Stone
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AI Summary
- Judges, judicial officers, grand jurors, and trial jurors are disqualified from presiding or serving in a case when related by consanguinity or affinity within the third degree (computed under civil law) to any interested party, standardizing the disqualification threshold across all roles
- Superior courts may authorize electronic filing of pleadings, documents, and acceptance of payments and remittances by court rule or standing order
- State courts are granted the same authority as superior courts to provide for electronic filing and electronic payment acceptance by court rule or standing order
- Magistrate courts may establish procedures for electronic fund transfers associated with filings, and electronically filed documents are deemed filed at the time of receipt by the electronic filing service provider
- Clerks retain independent authority to accept payments and remittances by electronic means regardless of whether their court has adopted an electronic filing rule
Legislative Description
Courts; when a judge, judicial officer, grand juror; may be disqualified by being related by consanguinity/affinity to a party; provisions
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2016
Full Bill Text
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