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DeKalb County Georgia State Court

House Bill 77

House Bill 77 Legislation effective January 1, 2022 designates name change for Jury and Traffic Divisions of DeKalb County State Court. Click the link for

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March 1, 2023

Filing Fees Update

Effective January 1, 2020, filing fees will increase as reflected at Jury Division Filing Fees. House Bill 288 was passed by the Georgia General Assembly

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December 31, 2019

Standing Order

As of 01/04/2017 The Court has issued an order for the appointment of permanent process servers for 2017. Please click on the link for the

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January 4, 2017

Legislative Announcements

(Jury) Division A:

House Bill 77 Legislation passed in July 2021 and made effective January 1, 2022. The new law, provides that the current Jury Division be renamed DIVISION A. The name Jury Division will not be used on and forward of January 1, 2022 and shall be referred to as DIVISION A of DeKalb County State Court. Please click the following link to access House Bill 77 Legislation. https://gov.georgia.gov/document/2021-signed-legislation/hb-777/download

(Traffic) Division B:

House Bill 77 Legislation passed in July 2021 and made effective January 1, 2022. The new law, provides that the current Traffic Division be renamed DIVISION B and courtrooms enumerated as State Court Divisions B-8 (formerly Division A), Division B-9 (formerly Division B), Division B-10 (formerly Division C), and Division B-11 (formerly Division D). The name Traffic Division will not be used on and forward of January 1, 2022 and shall be referred to as DIVISION B of DeKalb County State Court. Please click the following link to access House Bill 77 Legislation. https://gov.georgia.gov/document/2021-signed-legislation/hb-777/download