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GA HB368
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/13/2023
Primary Sponsor
Chris Erwin
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AI Summary
- Banks County's Superior Court transfers from the Piedmont Judicial Circuit to the Mountain Judicial Circuit effective January 1, 2026, making the Mountain Circuit composed of Banks, Habersham, Rabun, and Stephens Counties and leaving the Piedmont Circuit with Barrow and Jackson Counties
- All pending proceedings, litigations, records, and books in Banks County Superior Court transfer to the jurisdiction of the Mountain Judicial Circuit
- County governing authorities of both the newly constituted Mountain and Piedmont Judicial Circuits must enter into intergovernmental agreements by December 31, 2025, addressing allocation of costs including judge and district attorney salary supplements, forfeiture funds from Banks County criminal cases, and retirement costs
- Part I of the Act takes effect upon the Governor's approval to allow time for intergovernmental agreement preparation, while the remainder of the Act takes effect January 1, 2026
- Banks County's terms of court change from the first Monday in February and August (Piedmont schedule) to January 1 and July 1 (Mountain Circuit schedule)
Legislative Description
Banks County; Superior Court; move from Piedmont Judicial Circuit to Mountain Judicial Circuit
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2/26/2024
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/14/2023
Full Bill Text
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