This article shall be interpreted and construed so as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws of the states which enact it and shall be applicable only to such states as shall enact reciprocal powers to this state relative to the matter of securing attendance of witnesses as provided in this article.
(Code 1981, §24-13-97, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 73 Am. Jur. 2d, Statutes, § 227 et seq.
C.J.S.- 82 C.J.S., Statutes, § 505.
ARTICLE 5 UNIFORM INTERSTATE DEPOSITIONS AND DISCOVERY ACT
Effective date.
- This article becomes effective January 1, 2013. See editor's note for applicability.
Editor's notes.- Ga. L. 2012, p. 651, § 2-1/HB 46, effective January 1, 2013, repealed the Code sections formerly codified at this article and enacted the current article. The former article consisted of Code Sections24-13-110 through24-13-112, relating to the Uniform Foreign Depositions Act, and was based on Code 1981, §§ 24-13-110 -24-13-112, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.
Ga. L. 2012, p. 651, § 3-1(b)(1)/HB 46, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this article shall apply to subpoenas served on or after July 1, 2013, and in actions pending on or after July 1, 2013.