The authority for the establishment of microform standards shall be vested in the State Records Committee. All powers and duties of the State Records Committee as provided in Article 5 of this chapter shall be applicable to the establishment and maintenance of microform standards in this state. With respect to microform standards for the courts, the concurrence of The Council of Superior Court Clerks of Georgia and the Judicial Council of Georgia shall be required for the establishment of such standards.
(Code 1981, §50-18-120, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1154, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 173, § 1-40/HB 665.)
The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, substituted "The Council of Superior Court Clerks of Georgia and the Judicial Council of Georgia" for "the Administrative Office of the Courts" in the middle of the last sentence.
Cross references.- Authorization of use of photostatic and photographic equipment by clerks of superior courts, § 15-6-87.
Admissibility of duplicates, § 24-10-1003.
Admissibility of microfilm, microphotographic and other records, § 50-18-96.
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Application of article.
- O.C.G.A. Art. 6, Ch. 18, T. 50 does not apply to the judicial branch of government as the word agency, absent further definition, does not extend beyond the executive branch of government. 1982 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 82-29 (decided under former law making microform requirements applicable to any "agency" of state government).