Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 67 - Trials; grounds for continuance; party presiding in another court

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Code Sections - 9-10-150.1

1. Buck  135th


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HB 67                                             LC 18 6495






                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Article 7 of Chapter 10 of Title 9 of the Official
  1- 2  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to continuances, so as
  1- 3  to provide for grounds for continuance for the presiding of
  1- 4  a party or attorney as a judge or recorder in another court;
  1- 5  to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws;
  1- 6  and for other purposes.

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 7  Article 7 of Chapter 10 of Title 9 of the Official Code of
  1- 8  Georgia Annotated, relating to continuances, is amended by
  1- 9  adding a new Code section immediately following Code Section
  1-10  9-10-150 to be designated Code Section 9-10-150.1, to read
  1-11  as follows:

  1-12    "9-10-150.1. (Index)

  1-13    It shall be the duty of the judge of any trial court of
  1-14    this state to continue, on or without motion, any case in
  1-15    the court when any party thereto or such party's attorney
  1-16    shall, when the case is reached, be absent from the court
  1-17    by reason of such party's presiding as a judge or recorder
  1-18    in another court or if lead counsel in such case shall be
  1-19    absent, by reason of his or her service presiding as a
  1-20    judge or recorder in another court.  Any such continuance
  1-21    shall last during the entire length of the term of such
  1-22    other court, unless the party, in the absence of the
  1-23    party's attorney, or the attorney, in the absence of the
  1-24    party, shall, on the call of the case, announce ready for
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  1-26    attorneys engaged by a party, a continuance shall be
  1-27    granted upon a showing by the party or the other counsel
  1-28    that the absent counsel is necessary or desirable for the
  1-29    proper handling of the case."

                         SECTION 2.

  1-30  This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the
  1-31  Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.




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                         SECTION 3.

  2- 1  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  2- 2  repealed.













































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