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As used in this article, the term:

1. "Certified magistrate" means a magistrate judge who has the appropriate required certificate of training issued by the council and on file with the council or a magistrate judge who is exempt from such training by subsection (d) of Code Section 15-10-137.
2. "Council" means the Georgia Magistrate Courts Training Council.
3. "School" means any school, college, university, academy, or training program approved by the council and the Judicial Council of Georgia which offers basic, in-service, advanced, specialized, or continuing judicial training or a combination thereof and includes within its meaning a combination of course curriculum, instructors, and facilities which meet the standards required by the council.

(Code 1981, §15-10-131, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 2-1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1416, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 15.)

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Editor's notes.

- In light of the similarities of the statutory provisions, opinions under former Code 1933, T. 24, C. 16A and § 24-1602a are included in the annotations for this Code section.

No certificate to be issued if course not completed.

- Georgia Justice (now Magistrate) Courts Training Council is not to issue certificates to judicial officers who have not completed its course of training, whether or not completion of training is a prerequisite to the collection of fees, charges, and costs by such officers. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-91 (decided under former Code 1933, T. 24, C. 16A).

Probate judges who hold courts of inquiry pursuant to former Code 1933, § 27-401 (see now O.C.G.A. § 17-7-20) need not obtain training and certification from the Georgia Justice (now Magistrate) Courts Training Council. 1982 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 82-69 (decided under former Code 1933, § 24-1602a).

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