GEORGIA CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE VI SECTION 2
VENUE

ART. VI §2 ¶1 | DIVORCE CASES

Divorce cases shall be tried in the county where the defendant resides, if a resident of this state; if the defendant is not a resident of this state, then in the county in which the plaintiff resides; provided, however, a divorce case may be tried in the county of residence of the plaintiff if the defendant has moved from that same county within six months from the date of the filing of the divorce action and said county was the site of the marital domicile at the time of the separation of the parties, and provided, further, that any person who has been a resident of any United States army post or military reservation within the State of Georgia for one year next preceding the filing of the petition may bring an action for divorce in any county adjacent to said United States army post or military reservation.

ART. VI §2 ¶2 | LAND TITLES

Cases respecting titles to land shall be tried in the county where the land lies, except where a single tract is divided by a county line, in which case the superior court of either county shall have jurisdiction.

ART. VI §2 ¶3 | EQUITY CASES

Equity cases shall be tried in the county where a defendant resides against whom substantial relief is prayed.

ART. VI §2 ¶4 | SUITS AGAINST JOINT OBLIGORS, COPARTNERS, OR JOINT TRESPASSERS

Suits against joint obligors, joint tort-feasors, joint promisors, copartners, or joint trespassers residing in different counties may be tried in either county.

ART. VI §2 ¶5 | SUITS AGAINST MAKER, ENDORSER, ETC.

Suits against the maker and endorser of promissory notes, or drawer, acceptor, and endorser of foreign or inland bills of exchange, or like instruments, residing in different counties, shall be tried in the county where the maker or acceptor resides.

ART. VI §2 ¶6 | ALL OTHER CASES

All other civil cases, except juvenile court cases as may otherwise be provided by the Juvenile Court Code of Georgia, shall be tried in the county where the defendant resides; venue as to corporations, foreign and domestic, shall be as provided by law; and all criminal cases shall be tried in the county where the crime was committed, except cases in the superior courts where the judge is satisfied that an impartial jury cannot be obtained in such county.

ART. VI §2 ¶7 | VENUE IN THIRD-PARTY PRACTICE

The General Assembly may provide by law that venue is proper in a county other than the county of residence of a person or entity impleaded into a pending civil case by a defending party who contends that such person or entity is or may be liable to said defending party for all or part of the claim against said defending party.

ART. VI §2 ¶8 | POWER TO CHANGE VENUE

The power to change the venue in civil and criminal cases shall be vested in the superior courts to be exercised in such manner as has been, or shall be, provided by law.

ART. VI §2 ¶9 | VENUE OF STATE-WIDE BUSINESS COURT

All cases before the statewide business court may conduct pretrial proceedings in any county as provided by law. Any trial of a case that is before the state-wide business court shall take place in the county as is otherwise prescribed by this section.

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GEORGIA CONSTITUTIONARTICLE VI SECTION 2VENUE

ART. VI §2 ¶1 | DIVORCE CASES

ART. VI §2 ¶2 | LAND TITLES

ART. VI §2 ¶3 | EQUITY CASES

ART. VI §2 ¶4 | SUITS AGAINST JOINT OBLIGORS, COPARTNERS, OR JOINT TRESPASSERS

ART. VI §2 ¶5 | SUITS AGAINST MAKER, ENDORSER, ETC.

ART. VI §2 ¶6 | ALL OTHER CASES

ART. VI §2 ¶7 | VENUE IN THIRD-PARTY PRACTICE

ART. VI §2 ¶8 | POWER TO CHANGE VENUE

ART. VI §2 ¶9 | VENUE OF STATE-WIDE BUSINESS COURT

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