O.C.G.A. § 9-6-20

When mandamus may issue; exceptions

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case A.A.A. Always Open Bail Bonds, Inc. v. Dekalb County (2005)

Most recently applied in A.A.A. Always Open Bail Bonds, Inc. v. Dekalb County (April 2005)

Orig

All official duties should be faithfully performed, and whenever, from

any cause, a defect of legal justice would ensue from a failure to perform or from improper performance, the writ of mandamus may issue to compel a due performance if there is no other specific legal remedy for the legal rights; provided, however, that no writ of mandamus to compel the removal of a judge shall issue where no motion to recuse has been

filed, if such motion is available, or where a motion to recuse has been

denied after assignment to a separate judge for hearing.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.