Georgia Law


The Georgia General Assembly makes an unannotated version of the Georgia Code available on its website, as well as pending and unpassed bills. The Georgia Supreme Court has some court documents on its website but refers the researcher to Lexis One for searchable opinions.

  1. Georgia State Agencies
    Alphabetical list of state agencies with links. Agency websites may include forms, rules, online services, and other information.

  2. Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts: Legislative bill tracking
    Georgia legislative bill tracking. Browse for bills by number, issue, or committee, retrieve tables with bill status, including showing bills that have passed.

  3. Georgia Constitution
    Revised January 2007, it is available from the Secretary of State's office as a PDF.

  4. Georgia Code
    Unannotated Georgia Code. Search the full-text of the code or the table of contents.

  5. Georgia General Assembly
    Legislative links including bills, calendars, and committee members. Retrieve bills by number or search by keyword or code title. Summary of general statutes enacted is arranged by code title.

  6. Georgia Supreme Court
    Recent published opinions (in PDF format), court rules and forms, the court's calendar, and docket search.

  7. Georgia Rules and Regulations
    Search or browse state agency rules and regulations.

  8. Georgia Attorney General's Office
    Maintains information on its staff, history, mission, organization, etc. Also provides the ability to search the opinions of the Attorney General (1994-current).

  9. Georgia Legislative Documents Project
    A database available through GALILEO that currently contains the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia for the years 1799-1999, with a few gaps. In the future, the Georgia House and Senate Journals will be added.

  10. Building and construction codes.  O.C.G.A. §8-2-20 adopts certain uniform construction codes.

    Public Resource. Download entire pdf volumes of Georgia 2005 and 2006 building, electrical, energy, fire, fuel & gas, mechanical, and plumbing codes.

    Georgia Department of Community Affairs.  Download Georgia amendments to construction codes.


Local City and County Law

  1. Local courts. Court websites may include forms, dockets, calendars, and information on local cases.

    DeKalb County: See the Online Judicial System to search cases and inmate reports, or Family Law for forms.

    Fulton County: Find forms, case search, and court calendars.

    Gwinnett County: Party, case, and calendar search, rules, and forms. 
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