06 LC 29
1950/AP
House
Bill 1328 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Fleming of the
117th,
Burmeister of the
119th,
and Harbin of the
118th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating the Magistrate Court of Columbia County, approved May 6,
2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3959), so as to change the educational requirements for
magistrates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act creating the Magistrate Court of Columbia County, approved May 6, 2005
(Ga. L. 2005, p. 3959), is amended by striking Section 2 and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"SECTION
2.
To
qualify for the office of chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Columbia
County, a person shall meet the qualifications as provided by Chapter 10 of
Title 15 of the O.C.G.A. and shall have been a member in good standing of the
State Bar of Georgia for at least one year. Any chief magistrate holding office
on the effective date of this Act shall continue in office until the expiration
of his or her term of
office."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.