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This summary is provided as a broad outline of current Georgia records keeping laws. It is intended as a reference tool to assist in understanding the many laws regarding public record keeping and not as a definitive legal resource. Questions regarding any of summaries provided should be directed to your legal counsel. 

Archives, Established

O.C.G.A. 45-13-40: establishes the Department of Archives and History as part of the Secretary of State’s office.

Archives, Responsibilities and Duties

O.C.G.A. 45-13-41: ensures the retention and preservation of the records of any state or local government agency.

O.C.G.A. 50-18-93: states that the Department of Archives and History shall establish and administer a records management program; develop and issue procedures, rules and regulations establishing standards for a records management program; assist state agencies with their records management programs; and operate a records center or centers.

O.C.G.A. 50-18-99(f): states that the Department of Archives and History shall provide local governments with a common record retention schedules and advise which historical records may be deposited in the Georgia Archives.

Attorney General Opinion 75-84: states that the responsibilities of the Department of Archives and History are limited to the distribution of rules and regulations, training and consultative visits to agencies.

County Documents, Definition

O.C.G.A. 36-9-5: defines a "county document" as any record documenting property rights, deeds, and wills and tax records documenting ownership and the latest valuations.

County Documents, Storage of

O.C.G.A. 36-9-5: requires county documents to be stored in a fireproof safe, vault or container or on microfilm or at a location that is not more than 100 miles from the county and within the State of Georgia.

O.C.G.A. 50-1: states that the department of Archives and History shall advise local governments of historical records that may be stored in the Georgia Archives.

Court Records, Storage of

O.C.G.A. 15-6-86: states that the clerk of superior court with the written permission of the governing authority and the superior court judge may store court records in a data storage and retrieval facility outside the originating county provided the facility meets certain contractual requirements and the facility is in the State of Georgia.

Inspection of Public Records

O.C.G.A. 50-18-70 et. seq.: provides guidelines and criteria for the inspection of public records. Also known as the "Open Records Act".

Local Government, Governing Body, definition

O.C.G.A. 50-18-99a)(1) defines "governing body’ as the governing body or authority of any county, municipality, consolidated government and school board.

Local Government, Responsibilities

O.C.G.A. 36-9-5(3): requires the county governing authority to furnish fireproof equipment, microfilming equipment or some other safe facility for county documents.

Micrographics

O.C.G.A. 50-18-93: permits the Department of Archives and History has the authority to develop and issue standards for the microfilming of records.

O.C.G.A. 50-18-120: provides the authority to establish microform standards with the state records committee.

Microfilm Resolution, approved 1-18-1996: permits the destruction of all paper records of state agencies and local governments that have been filmed in accordance with micrographic standards approved by the state records committee unless specifically prohibited.

Ownership and Title of Public Records

O.C.G.A. 50-18-98: states that the ownership and title of records transferred to the Georgia Archives transfers with those records and that the ownership and title to records transferred to the (a) records center remains with the creating agency.

Public Agency, Definition

O.C.G.A. 50-14-1: states that every state department, agency, board, bureau, commission, public corporation, and authority; every county, municipal corporation, school district, or other political subdivision of this state; every department, agency, board, bureau, commission, authority, or similar body of each such county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the state; every city, county, regional, or other authority established pursuant to the laws of this state; and any nonprofit organization which has a direct allocation of tax funds from a governing authority of any agency that is than 33 1/3 percent of the total funding for that organization is a public agency.

O.C.G.A. 50-18-70(a): states that any association, corporation, or other similar organization which has a membership or ownership primarily of counties, municipal corporations, or school districts and derives a substantial portion of its operating budget from these political subdivisions is an "agency" or "public agency".

O.C.G.A. 50-18-91(1): defines an "agency" as any state office, division, board, bureau, commission, authority, or other unit of state government created or established by law.

Public Record, Definition

O.C.G.A. 50-18-70(a): defines "public records" as all documents, papers, letters, maps, books, tapes, photographs, computer based or generated information, or similar material prepared and maintained or received in the course of the operation of a public office or agency. This also means such items that are received or maintained by a private person, firm, corporation or other private entity in the performance of a service or function on behalf of a public office or agency.

O.C.G.A. 50-18-91(5): defines "records" as all documents, papers, letters, maps, books, microfilm, magnetic tape, or other material, regardless of physical form of characteristics, made or received pursuant to law or ordinance or in performance of functions by an agency.

O.C.G.A. 50-18-99(c): states that all records created or received in the performance of a public duty of paid for by public funds by a governing body are deemed to be public property and shall constitute a record of public acts.

Records Management Officer (RMO)

O.C.G.A. 50-18-94: requires every state agency to designate a records management officer to operate the agency records management program.

State Records Committee

O.C.G.A. 50-18-92: creates the state records committee with the authority to review, approve, disapprove, amend or modify retention schedules.

State Agency Head

O.C.G.A. 50-18-95<: states that agency heads have the authority to determine the nature and form of records required for the administration of their departments.

Attorney General Opinion 75-84: states that the agency head has direct supervisory control over his/her agency records management officer and subject to state records committee approval direct control over his/her records management program

State Agency Responsibility

O.C.G.A. 50-18-94: lists the duties and responsibilities of state agencies as pertaining to the establishment and maintenance of an agency records management program.

Vital Records, Definition

O.C.G.A. 50-18-91(10): defines any record that is vital to the resumption, continuation, or maintenance of an agency’s operations and responsibilities.

Court Personnel and Departments

All numbers are within the (912) dialing area.

The following dress code for the Superior Court, State Court Juvenile Court and Drug Court of Wayne County is applicable to all persons entering the courtrooms of the four courts. 

GENERAL ORDER 

It appearing to the Court that a prescribed dress Code and a guideline for conduct in the courtroom is needed. 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that all persons entering the courtrooms (in Wayne County) as spectators or participants shall be dressed in the following manner: 

Male : shall wear long pants, dress shirts and shoes; no earrings or body piercing jewelry; all shirts to be tucked in; are expected to wear collar (tie and coat recommended but optional). 

Female: shall wear dresses, long pants or skirts, blouses, shoes, shirts tucked in; no bare midriffs; no body piercing jewelry (other than earrings/one per ear); may wear a pantsuit, skirt or dress. 

NO JEANS OR SHORTS ARE ALLOWED!

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that there shall be no pagers nor cellular telephones in the courtroom. Any deviation from this order shall be approved on a case-by-case basis by the presiding judge. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order shall be provided to the Sheriff of Wayne County and filed in the minutes of the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court, State Court, Juvenile Court and Drug Court of Wayne County. 

SO ORDERED, this 3rd day of May, 2002.

Superior Court (Brunswick Judicial Circuit)

E.M. Wilkes, III, Chief Judge, Superior Courts

Stephen G. Scarlett, Sr., Judge, Superior Courts

Anthony L. Harrison, Judge, Superior Courts

Roger B. Lane, Judge, Superior Courts

Jerry Caldwell, Judge, Superior Court

State Court of Wayne County

R. Violet Bennett, Judge, State Court

Juvenile Court of Wayne County

Jerry Caldwell, Judge, Juvenile Court

Drug Court of Wayne County

Stephen D. Kelley, Judge, Superior Courts

1. To make sure the player arrives at practices and games on time.
2. To ensure player brings proper equipment for practice and games.
3. To stay at practice and games whenever possible, and to support the player and team.
4. To help the coach whenever possible - perhaps assisting in practice or participating - with the coach’s agreement.
5. To inform coach if player cannot attend practice or a game.
6. To encourage your child and team but not insult or discourage the opposition.
7. To acknowledge the opposition’s good plays.
8. To support and not criticize the officials.
9. To support and not criticize the coach.
10. To use mechanisms within the league if you think the coach is unsuitable.
11. To be positive and not let winning or losing change your attitude.
12. Above all, to let your child be what he or she is - - - a child.

Specifications: 

- T-ball (4,5 and 6 yr olds) 

- Baseball Pee Wee leagues 

Directions: Hinson Mosely Rd. off Sunset Blvd, turn between Bill Morris Park and the Unity Church of God; can also be accessed from Highway 84 at the Hinson Mosely traffic light. 

For more information feel free to call the Wayne County Recreation Department: 

Contact: (912) 427-5916 

Hinson Mosely Rd.

Jesup, Ga 31545

Overview

Unique among all drug courts and is used for the model of other courts in Georgia for funding purposes. 

Screening and Eligibility:

The responsibility for screening offenders for legal eligibility is placed on the District Attorney's Office. Referrals may be made by the public defender or private attorneys to the District Attorney. The Sheriff of each county will notify the Judge of that county of the arrests of drug offenders within 24 hours. The judge presiding over the Drug Court shall review the list for persons accused of drug violations. Those persons shall not be allowed to bond out of jail except through a bond issued by the Judge presiding over the Drug Court. Within seven days the District Attorney will determine which of these arrestees are candidates for Drug Court treatment. Those candidates will be screened by the treatment providers within the next seven days. If the participant is eligible according to the treatment staff then the defendant must make a decision with the advise of counsel as to whether the defendant wants to enter the drug court treatment program. If the defendant elects not to enter the drug treatment program the presiding Judge sets bond. If the defendant elects to enter the program the defendant enters a plea of guilty, signs a contract and other relevant documents and receives an own recognizance bond. Adjudication is withheld at this time. Treatment begins the day the defendant decides to enter the drug court treatment program. Persons not entitled to drug treatment are immediately bonded by the judge presiding over the drug court. This judge also presides over all drug cases whether in drug program treatment or not. 

In summary, cases are presented as follows: 

• Cases come into the drug court by means of post-arrest screening by the District Attorney with referral by Defense Attorney. 
• If an offender who is a first offender successfully completes the drug court program, the criminal prosecution against them is resolved by allowing the defendant to withdraw his or her plea and the case is dismissed. 
• If an offender does not complete the drug court program the criminal prosecution against them is resolved by removing the case from the special procedures applicable to cases referred to the program and returning it to normal criminal case procedures which would include 20 to 24 months in a detention center. If the defendant has a prior conviction for a nonviolent drug offense but has had no chance at treatment, that defendant may be allowed in treatment. In that case, the defendant is given a prison term which is suspended so long as the defendant successfully completes drug treatment. 

Clinical Screening: 

• The clinical screening process is completed by qualified personnel who screen for substance use/abuse, mental health issues, motivation for treatment, residential needs, and level of care. The ASI and the SASSI are the major screening/assessment instruments used. 
• he time period for initial screening is seven days after arrest. After the screening, if the defendant qualifies and agrees to enter the drug court program, a contract is entered into between the defendant and the court. The contract will specify the terms of the treatment program, incentives, and sanctions. The contract orders that the defendant pay a minimum fee of $1,000.00 into the drug court program over the course of the two year treatment period. These funds will be used to assure future funding of the Drug Court when grant funds have been exhausted. 

Clinical Assessments: 

• Assessments are the responsibility of the treatment coordinator/program manager and the treatment team. Assessments will begin on the day the client arrives in treatment and may continue for six weeks before a final level of care is assigned. For those clients who need detoxification, appropriate referrals will be made. Ambulatory detox clients and others are assigned to an evaluation group. Residential needs are addressed immediately and placements made when appropriate. 
• Assessment criteria includes: substance abuse history, medical/health assessments, criminal history, mental health assessment (including potential for suicide), family history, relationship and support system, education and employment assessments, history of treatment. 
• Level of care is assigned - Four levels of care can be provided by the drug court treatment team: ASAM Level 1, 2.1, 3.1, and Level 4. Medically needed detoxification will be provided by the locally state run facility or by a private hospital. 

Treatment Continuum and Plan: 

• The treatment plan is developed by certified addiction counselors, licensed clinical social workers, registered nurses with medical and legal consultation. 
• The treatment plan is updated periodically, reviewed, and approved by the Judge. 
• The substance abuse treatment services available to participants are as follows: Addiction group counseling, in conjunction with self-help groups (AA, NA), addiction education, related group sessions and individual counseling which includes: (1.) An individualized program plan which is updated as patient needs change (2.) Case management (3.) Referral to specialty programs and (4.) Group and individual programs related to "living" problems, which emphasize relationships and family issues and anger management. Education and vocational training will be provided as necessary. 
• Drug Testing. Participants are required to wear dry patches provided by Pharm Chem. These patches test for marijuana, opiates, cocaine, amphetamines, and PCP. Random urine screens are used for Benzodiazepines. If a screen is positive, sanctions will be imposed within 48 hours. All drug testing follows a strict chain of custody and is performed by trained professionals hired by the Court. 
• The ancillary health services available to participants include screens for Hepatitis B and C, HIV, and TB. Hospital inpatient detoxification is available. Acupuncture will also be available as a treatment option. 

Sanctions and Incentives:

Sanctions include admonition from the judge, increased frequency of court status hearings, increased frequency of drug testing, community service, increased treatment intensity, monitoring, progressively longer incarceration stays, curfews, in-court sentencing, and termination from program and sentencing to include incarceration. 

Generally, sanctions are applied as follows: 

1. Intermediate sanctions will be used to address non-compliance with the treatment program and/or a positive screen. The ultimate sanction of expulsion and resumption of prosecution of the criminal charge in the normal manner will be reserved for instances of new criminal behavior (other than drug use detected by program screening) and failure to conform to the obligations imposed by the program after less severe sanctions have been imposed. 
2. Mandatory expulsion will result from new felony offenses or violent misdemeanor offenses or driving wile under the influence (DUI). 
3. Expulsion will be considered by the court upon recommendation of the treatment team after three positive drug screens and after repeated failure to attend mandated treatment programs or court appearances. 

Incentives include passing to another phase of the program which requires less frequent random testing and less time in mandatory treatment, praise from the judge, peer praise, placement on a peer counseling team, and graduation from program and dismissal of charges. 

Graduation:

In order to graduate from the drug court program the participant must ave successfully completed the twenty four month treatment program, had one consecutive year of negative drug screens, no additional violations of the law, enhancement of educational and/or vocational skills, and regular attendance at counseling, self-help programs, court status meetings, payment of all fees, and provided services to charity of their choice.

Secretary of State Kemp Alerts Georgia Corporations About Solicitations

Georgia corporations, limited liability companies and limited partnerships are formed by filing with the Corporations Division. Some foreign (out of state) entities that do business in the state of Georgia are required to file with the Corporations Division. The Division serves as custodian of the filings and provides copies and/or certifications of the documents. As an administrative filing agency, the Division does not have authority to intervene in disputes between consumers and businesses, disputes between businesses, or disputes between shareholders, members, officers or other persons involved in an enterprise.

Information provided on this site should aid in the process of forming a business entity. While simple to form, the question of whether or not a particular entity should be formed is complex. The Corporations Division recommends that the decision to establish a legal entity be made in consultation with an attorney and an accountant.

 Important announcement regarding reinstatement of a domestic corporation or limited liability companies

Request for Reinstatement Application for Administratively Dissolved Entities (Adobe Reader Required)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Non-Profit Corporation and Foreign Limited Partnership Annual Registration Refund Process

• Important information on corporate identity theft

• Notice of proposed amendment to Corporations rules 590-7-1-.08 and 590-7-1-.13 - Fees, Penalties, and Refunds

• Important announcement regarding reinstatement of a domestic corporation or limited liability companies

• Print Your 2011 Annual Registration Form Here

• Important Information from the IRS

• All About Administrative Dissolutions

• Refund Requests

• Active Entity Statistics

• Georgia entrepreneur & small business quick facts
  (From the Georgia Department of Economic Development)

• Notice of proposed amendment to Corporations rule 590-7.4-06 - Annual Registration Notifications

Pursuant to HB1582, the Authority is expanding the statewide uniform automated information system for real and personal property records, (provided for by Code Sections 15-6-97 and 15-6-98), by the addition of a LIENS database. This effort will provide for public access to real estate and personal property information, including liens filed pursuant to Code Section 44-2-2. The system is legislatively mandated to be operational Jan. 1, 2004 for all counties to submit lien index data and images. Participating counties will be indicated by the available list of searchable counties in the on-line search screens. 

Name Search

Search the Georgia Consolidated Lien Indexes alphabetically by name. 

Book Page Search

Search the Georgia Consolidated Lien Indexes by County, book and page.

This is a course for deer season. 

The slow moving waters of the Altamaha River flow effortlessly through some of the South's last remaining harwood bottomlands, cypress swamps, historic rice fields and tidal marshes.  Unhampered by dams, the Altamaha River winds 137 miles from the confluence of the Ocmulgee and Oconee rivers to its coastal terminus near the historic fishing town of Darien.  

Adult Softball

Wayne County Parks & Recreation Department offers a great softball program for all Adults. Teams are formed by representatives who sign the team up at the beginning of the year. Teams are still able to sign up on line or at the office unitl the end of the registration period.

Registration: January - March 

Ages: Adult Coed

Fees: $400 per team

1. Bring all equipment needed for practices and games.
2. Be respectful to coaches, players, and officials.
3. Always try your best no matter the score or situation you are faced with.
4. To get to practice and games on time.

Located approximately 4.5 miles south down Highway 203 off Highway 84 is Lake Lindsay Grace.  Lake Grace has approximately 240 acres of surface water and 25 acres of surrounding park area. There are two park areas; park 1 has 3 pavilions and a public restroom facility, park 2 has 1 pavilion and a public restroom facility.  Lake Grace has 3 launch pads that provide access to the water via boat. Two launch pads are located on the west side of the lake and one launch pad is located on the east side.  This huge, beautiful body of water is ideal for fishing, boating, skiing, picnicking or just sunbathing along the acres and acres of manicured shore line. 

Information in the World Wide Web domain provided by the Clerk of the Superior Court, State Court, Juvenile Court, Child Support and Drug Court of Wayne County, Georgia is for the benefit of users. This website is provided for educational and informational purposes only. The Clerk expressly disclaims any representation or warranty, express or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to documents available from this domain or any sub-domain. Persons accessing this information assume full responsibility for the use of the information, and understand and agree that the Clerk is not responsible or liable for any claim, loss, or damage arising from the use of the information. Reference to specific products, apparatuses, processes, or services does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Clerk; and the Clerk is not related to any of those companies, which are listed only for general information for the World Wide Web user.

The goal of the Clerk is to provide general information and references for the public, businesses, and professionals working within the local judicial system. Information contained herein is derived from many different sources. Please do not assume that this domain is completely error-free. Verification of information in certain circumstances may be necessary. The user should contact the Clerk at 912-427-5930 or by e-mail elouise.ogden@gsccca.org when in doubt about the accuracy of data.

The Wayne County Recreation and Parks Department offers an exciting basketball program for ages 7 to 17. 

Our program provides an opportunity for youth to participate in a fun, organized and safe basketball environment. Emphasis is placed on the enjoyment of playing basketball while learning basic skills of the game. 

The Youth Basketball season runs from November through February. Practices begin in December and the season begins in January. 

WCRD requires that all participants have a copy of their birth certificate on file to participate in any and all programs. 

Registration: October - end of November

In Office registration: October - end of November

Ages: 4-17 Coed 

Control Date: Age PRIOR TO September 1, previous year  

Fees: $35

Register Now!

All coaches are NYSCA certified!

Click HERE for more NAYS information!

General Civil - $207.00 

Plus applicable service fees. ALL cases except:

1. Family violence
2. Abandoned motor vehicle actions
3. Incoming transfers See below for additional sums in condemnation and bond validation cases. 

**State, Municipalities, counties political subdivisions or agencies are exempt from $15 POPIDF-B and $125 Judicial Operations Fund fees. 

Motions or petitions requesting an order filed 30 or more days after judgment or dismissal require a new action filing cost. 

Family Violence - No Fee

Incoming Transfer from:              

Superior Court - $50.00

Probate Court ($50 plus add JOF fee of $125) - $175.00

Magistrate Court ($60 plus add JOF fee of $125) - $185.00               

*Note that ADR and POPIDF-8 has already been collected and disbursed in Magistrate Court. - Minus fee transferred from Magistrate Court

**File upon receipt of the fee transferred from Magistrate Court and send filing party a bill for outstanding balance.

Appeals from Lower Courts (same as General Civil Fee) - $207.00

Abandoned Motor Vehicle         

• Filing petition (includes JOF fee applicable to Superior court) - $152.00
• Plus ADR fees, if applicable - $7.00
• Motor Vehicle Judgment Certificate - $3.00

Condemnation and Validation of Bond Action per Bond

• To be collected at conclusion of action in addition to General Civil Costs above   
• up to 500 bonds - $1.00
• over 500 bonds - $0.50

Per page for recording - $1.50

Subpoena - $5.00

Issuing Execution - $0.00

The drug court team consists of the Superior Court Judge, the prosecuting attorney, the Public Defender and private defense counsel, the State Probation Officer, the treatment program manager, treatment team coordinator and case manager. 

The roles and responsibilities of the drug court team are: 

• The Superior Court Judge coordinates, monitors and supervises the program. The Judge convenes the formal Drug Court session in each county once a week, imposes sanctions, and provides incentives.
• The District Attorney determines appropriate candidates for the drug court program and represents the State's interest in the court and makes recommendations to the court on decisions affecting participants in the program.
• The Public Defender and private defense counsel represent the interests of the offenders in the drug court each week, and in the event legal problems arise during the course of their clients' participation in the program.
• The State Probation Officer oversees drug screening, collects drug court fees, supervises participants, and attends court staffing sessions and court status meetings.
• The Program Manager supervises and coordinates all treatment activities including supervision of all treatment providers. As a member of the drug court team the program manager provides weekly updates to the drug court team and communicates with drug court team members as necessary.

The following are the communication mechanisms for the key players:

There are weekly staff meetings by the drug court team which are attended by the Judge, the District Attorney, the Public Defender, the State Probation Officer, the treatment coordinator, and the case manager. These meetings will be the means for preparing the weekly drug court sessions in each county. There will also be a monthly meeting, which will include the above named team members and the treatment providers. These meetings will be used to assess the status, needs, and progress of the participants, as well as any programmatic concerns or changes.

DDS launches Secure ID program to prepare for upcoming Real ID Act 

Why Secure ID? 

Secure ID ensures that Georgia will continue to produce the most secure Driver’s License’s (DL) and Identification (ID) cards that our state has ever produced. It will also place Georgia in compliance with the Federal Real ID Act of 2005, which was codified to adopt some of the 9/11 Commission’s findings from their studies of the events that led up to the terrorist attacks. The Real ID Act prohibits the federal government from accepting DL/ID cards issued by non-compliant states to board a commercial flight or to enter a federal building. 

DDS began issuing its most recent generation of high security DL/ID cards in 2010 under the SAFFE DL (Secure Automated Fast Friendly Easier Driver’s License) Program. Georgia’s new Secure ID Program builds on the advances of SAFFE DL by further enhancing the integrity and security of Georgia DL/IDs. 

Who will be affected? 

Starting July 3, 2012, all Georgia residents who are applying for their first GA Drivers License (DL) and/or Identification Card (ID), who are renewing an existing GA DL/ID, or who are reinstating a suspended DL, will be issued a Secure ID. 

What is required for a Secure ID? 

• The requirements for being issued a Secure ID are not that different from when a customer first applied for a Georgia DL/ID. All customers who are being issued a Secure ID will need to: 
• Provide documents that prove their identity and current full legal name (if a name change has taken place);
• Provide two documents to prove their current residential address;
• Provide a document to prove their full Social Security Number (SSN);
• Non-citizens will also need to provide a document approved by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prove legal presence;
• Have their photograph and signature collected in person at least once every 16 years.

As a customer convenience, DDS has created a website. Customers will be able to create a Custom Checklist or print the full list of acceptable documents from our website. 

Additionally documents for SSN, naturalized citizen and non-citizen must be verified electronically for validity. After presenting documentation at DDS and their information is verified, customers will be issued a new DL/ID with a gold star symbol in the upper right corner. 

What if I don’t have all my documents or my information cannot be verified? 

Existing DL/ID customers will be issued an interim DL/ID for 120 days (or up to the date of the customer’s allowable legal presence) in order to allow time to gather the required documents or to resolve verification issues with SSA or DHS. 

What if my current DL/ID does not need to be renewed right now? 

The new Secure ID process will be phased-in with existing DL/IDs remaining valid until it’s expiration date. Customers with a current Georgia DL/ID may continue to use it for driving and as an acceptable form of identification and/or for boarding a commercial flight and entering federal building as long as it is valid. 

Will there be any changes in the DL/ID fees? 

Fees will remain the same as they are today. 

How will On-Line services be impacted? 

Customers renewing their DL/ID will be required to visit a CSC to present their documents and have a Secure ID issued. Once issued, customers will be able to perform all eligible On-Line requests as long as the photograph on their DL/ID card does not exceed 16 years. Current customers requesting a replacement DL/ID or an address change outside of their renewal cycle will be allowed to use On-Line Services. All other On-Line Services such as ordering an MVR, checking your points, replacement of a lost license and change of address will continue to be available for customers who do not have a Secure ID.

A Safer More Secure DL & ID Pamplet

Pursuant to HB1582, Act 820, the Authority is expanding the statewide uniform automated information system for real and personal property records, (provided for by Code Sections 15-6-97 and 15-6-98), by the addition of a database for Map and Plat records. This effort will provide for public access to real estate and personal property information, including map and plat images and searchable index data. The system is legislatively mandated to be operational Jan. 1, 2004 for all counties to submit map and plat index data and images. Counties, as they begin to participate, will be indicated by the available list of searchable counties in the on-line search screens. 

Name Search

Search the Georgia Consolidated Plat Indexes alphabetically by name. 

Book Page Search

Search the Georgia Consolidated Plat Indexes by County, book and page.

NOTICE TO CITIZENS OF WAYNE COUNTY  

SUBJECT: REVISION OF LOCAL JURY LISTS 

Click here for Facts and Information About Jury Service 

If you have served as a juror in the past, you may need to complete a new questionnaire to update your status as a juror. 

Residents of Wayne County who have a Georgia Drivers License and the official registered voters list of the county are used as a source for obtaining names of jurors, as is required by law. Even though you are not registered to vote, your name may still be added to the jury list(s) of the county. 

To be eligible for jury duty, an individual must be a legal resident of Wayne County (have lived here for six months or longer), be eighteen (18) years of age or older, and be intelligent and upright. Persons convicted of a felony (or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude) who have not been pardoned or had their civil rights restored are not eligible for jury service. 

By law, the only persons exempt from jury service are individuals: 

1. 70 years of age or older (application must be made in writing to the Jury Commission to inactivate);
2. U.S. military personnel on active-duty status;
3. Non-residents;
4. Deceased;
5. Permanently physically or mentally unable to serve (and they are required to have an appropriate physician or professional file an affidavit with the clerk certifying the existence of the disability). 

Click Here for a Juror Affidavit

All other persons are eligible jurors. 

Any citizen whose name is placed on the jury list(s) of the county is eligible for service upon being randomly selected by the electronic, computer-based jury selection system of the Clerk of Superior Court and State Court. No one may be compelled to serve as a juror in successive terms of court within a year, nor for longer than four weeks within a year, except upon special order of the court or if a trial juror is selected as a grand juror during the next term of court. 

The average length of service for a trial juror (also called a "petit" or “traverse” juror) is two-and-a-half (2½) days. Grand jurors have an average length of service of five (5), although they may be required to return for three or four additional days during the term of court in which they serve to receive criminal presentments. Trial jurors are summoned for either civil or criminal trials. 

Persons who hold elective office, public office, or who have held office within two years preceding service as a grand juror, are not eligible. 

Should you have questions or need additional information, please contact Elouise Ogden, Clerk of Wayne Superior Court (Post Office Box 920; Jesup, Georgia 31598 Telephone (912) 427-5930 

Your cooperation and assistance is greatly appreciated.

The official management of statistics and outcomes has been contracted on the National level to American University, Department of Public Affairs. On the state level, reviews and outcomes are delegated to the Administrative Office of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Reviews and outcomes are performed quarterly. Outcomes generated are: 

• Currently 175 participants are in Drug Court treatment (six more will be accepted this week). We will met our goal of 200 participants by October 2000 and anticipate graduating 15 participants in November 2000. Our goal is to serve 400 participants in 4 years.
• Cost per participant is approximately $300/month. Length of stay is a minimum of two years, the longest treatment period of any court in the country.
• Nineteen (19) participants are in residential placements (ranging from intensive treatment to halfway houses).

Outcomes: 

• 8,500 drug screens have been performed with only four percent, or 340, positive screens. Most common drug of choice reported by 2/3 of the participants is alcohol followed closely by marijuana and crack/cocaine. Methamphetamine use is reported by less than 10% of participants, but this is a significant number since we have not seen this drug in Glynn County before the controlled drug screens of the Drug Court.
• Approximately 9,000 jail days or the equivalent of $360,000 have been saved.
• Seventeen (17) babies have been born to drug-free families.
• All participants have full-time jobs and attend treatment six days a week, two hours a day.
• 26 participants have received their GEDs. All participants must have at least a GED before graduation (at least five participants will learn to read and at least five are retarded and are in recovery programs designed for the treatment of retarded or brain damaged participant).
• All participants must pay a $1,000 treatment fee (the highest fee of any drug court).
• Only 10% of participants have been terminated or are awaiting termination because of re-arrest.
• All Phase Four participants must contribute voluntary hours to the charity of their choice before graduation.
• Aftercare is available as needed from Drug Court staff for three years. Participants are required to report annually for three years.

Anecdotal Outcomes: 

• Adjusted program to better reflect the participants need in understanding the influence of street life on the addiction process.

Sanctions have been refined to reflect more therapeutic use of jail time.