Procedure for Distribution of Reports; Discontinuance or Resumption of Distribution

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The reporter shall make distribution of the reports which shall be handled in accordance with this Code section:

  1. The reporter shall place all orders for the reports with the publisher;
  2. All volumes distributed within this state to the state or to any of its subordinate departments, agencies, or political subdivisions, or to public officers or public employees within the state, shall be the property of the appropriate public officer or employee during his or her term of office or employment and shall be turned over to his or her successor; and the reporter shall take and retain a receipt from each such public officer or employee acknowledging this fact. The reporter shall at all times use the most economical method of shipment consistent with the safety and security of the volumes; and

    The reporter may add additional recipients or additional copies to named recipients upon written order from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

(3) The reporter shall make distributions of the reports in accordance with the following:

Archives, State ................................................... one copy Court of Appeals of Georgia ...................................... 23 copies Executive Department .............................................. one copy House Judiciary Committee ......................................... one copy Law, Department of .............................................. six copies Legislative Counsel ............................................... one copy Judge of the Probate Court (each county) .......................... one copy Each probate court shall place a written order with the reporter on or before October 1. A written order from a probate court shall remain in effect until changed by a subsequent written order. The reporter shall not provide reports to any probate court without a written order. Reporter Assistant reporter's desk ...................................... one copy Copyright .................................................. three copies Reporter's clerical staff ...................................... one copy Reporter's desk ................................................ one copy Secretary of State ................................................ one copy Senate Judiciary Committee ........................................ one copy Superior Courts District Attorneys (each) ...................................... one copy Judges (each) .................................................. one copy Each superior court judge shall place a written order with the reporter on or before October 1. A written order from a superior court judge shall remain in effect until changed by a subsequent written order. The reporter shall not provide reports to any superior court judge court without a written order. Supreme Court of Georgia ......................................... 18 copies University of Georgia Law School Library ...................... four copies Workers' Compensation, State Board of .......................... six copies

(Ga. L. 1920, p. 237, § 9; Code 1933, § 90-215; Code 1933, § 90-210, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 460, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 741, § 5; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 50; Ga. L. 1982, p. 702, §§ 1, 5; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 39; Ga. L. 1986, p. 855, § 30; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 50; Ga. L. 2008, p. 267, § 8/SB 482; Ga. L. 2010, p. 838, § 8/SB 388.)

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1990, "Workers' Compensation" was substituted for "Worker's Compensation" in paragraph (4) (now paragraph (3)).

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Placement of reports.

- Whether a set of Georgia Reports, Session Laws, Official Code of Georgia, House and Senate Journals and Court Journals is required to be in the probate court of each county as well as in the county law library is governed by Ga. Law 1982, p. 793, and O.C.G.A. § 50-18-31. 1983 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U83-40.

County law libraries are available for use by the general public. 1983 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U83-40.


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