The Act provides that youths convicted of driving with alcohol in their blood shall be confined at a camp, institution, or, if neither of those are available, a regional youth detention center, and the youth shall be segregated from youths convicted of other offenses. Youths under the age of twenty-one
The Act relates to juvenile proceedings. It provides that superior courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the trial of certain felony offenses involving juveniles and also provides that those offenses are bailable only before a judge of the superior court. Further, the Act states that certain designated felonies are not
The Act allows a party to recover attorney's fees and expenses incurred in seeking a court order for payment of attorney's fees and expenses relating to the underlying litigation.
Download PDF
The Act provides that in civil actions when the burden of proof rests on the plaintiff, the plaintiff shall be entitled to make the opening and concluding arguments. The Act entitles the defendant to make opening and concluding arguments if the defendant does not introduce any evidence or if the
The Act makes several changes to the provisions relating to the affidavit that must be filed by a plaintiff when suing for professional malpractice. The Act provides that the affidavit requirement also applies in such an action against a licensed healthcare facility alleged to be liable based upon malpractice by
The Act adds to the criteria that a Georgia court can use in determining where proper venue lies for a nonresident. The Act provides for venue over a nonresident to lie in the county where a resident joint obliger or joint tortfeasor lives. The Act also provides for the maintenance
