Georgia Research
Georgia Constitution
Georgia Constitution - Current version is available in PDF from the Georgia Secretary of State website. (The current Georgia constitution which was ratified on November 2, 1982, and became effective July 1, 1983, repeals older constitutions). The annotated version can be found in volume 2 of the print O.C.G.A. and in volumes 2 and 3 of the print West Code of Georgia Annotated.
Georgia Constitution - Earlier versions in HTML - GeorgiaInfo contains the current version and earlier versions from 1777 in HTML.
Georgia Constitutions - Earlier versions as digitized images - Georgia's Virtual Vault: Ad Hoc Collection archived digital images of the eariler constitutions from 1777. To retrieve a digitized image of one of Georgia's earlier constitutions, type in the Search box in upper left corner of home page "constitution of the state of Georgia" and scroll down the page until you get to the word "constitution." Since these are photo images of pages, text may not always be legible; if so, use the HTML versions mentioned above.
Georgia Bills
Bills - Current Legislative Session - Georgia General Assembly website - The Georgia General Assembly has met annually or biennially since 1777. Annual session begin on the 2nd Monday in January and run for 40 Legislative days. Sessions normally end in mid to late March, depending on the number of recess days. Its website contains texts of bills and allows for searching by bill number, status and code numbers. Lexis and Wesltaw also contain current bills. Phone - House - 404-656-5015; Senate - 404-656-5042. See chart of Passing a Law in the Georgia General Assembly from GeorgiaInfo.
Bills - Prior Legislative Sessions 1995 - 1996 forward - Georgia General Assembly website - Search for resolutions and bills introduced, and bills signed or vetoed by the Governor from prior legislative sessions beginning with1995/96 session. Arranged by House and Senate bill numbers. (Westlaw has enacted bills since 1995 and all bills since 1996; Lexis has bills since 1991.) State Library contains bills from 1973 in harcopy, and the Department of Archives and History contains hardcopy bills from 1838.
Georgia "Lawmakers" Blog - provides summaries on some of the bills, issues, and resolutions that this popular public television series follows throughout the current legislative session.
LEXIS - Text of billis in GA;GATEXT. Password restricted.
State Bar Legislative Tracking Lists - tracks legislation affecting the Bar and the practice of law.
WESTLAW - Text of bills and bill tracking in GA-BILLTXT. Older bills back to 1991 in GA-BILLS-OLD. Password restricted. Older House bills beginning in1979, contact the Clerk of the House. Older Senate Bills beginning in 1969, contact the Secretary of the Senate. Very old bills beginning in 1838, including enrolled, engrossed and published bills, contact the Georgia State Archives at 678-364-3700 and connect to Research.
Georgia Session Laws
Georgia Laws - 1799 - 1999 available through Galileo - Searchable full text collection of the Acts of the General Assembly, the House Journals, and the Senate Journals. This collection is housed on the UGA/GALILEO server and maintained by the University of Georgia. This is the only online source for full retrospective coverage. [For session laws since 1999, use either the print Georgia Laws, the Georgia General Assembly website, HeinOnline, Westlaw and Lexis Advanced Legislative Service databases, or their OCGA archived databases.] You can search by keyword, or, if you have a citation to Georgia Laws, i.e., 1992 Ga. Laws 32 you can select Year / Page Search in the left frame and type in the citation.
Georgia Laws - hardcopy - the print source that contains the session laws; includes the Senate or House bill number of the enacted law. Georgia Laws is cited as (year) Ga. Laws. (page). Ex.: 1982 Ga. Laws 256. The law library's collection is complete from 1820. Each volume is indexed, and there are no cumulative indices. Location in Library: GA1.
HeinOnline - Georgia session laws in PDF from 1941. Session laws are also available on LLMC from 1900.
LEXIS - New legislation from the advance legislation service. Older legislation back to Feb. 6, 1990 in GA;GAALS. Password restricted.
New Legislation Online - Bills signed and vetoed by the Governor for 2009. To perform a Title search, e.g., Title 45, use Advanced Legislative Search.
Prior Legislation Online - Bills signed and vetoed by the Governor from 1995/1996 forward. Arranged by House and Senate bill numbers. To perform a Title search, e.g., Title 45, use Advanced Legislative Search.
WESTLAW - New legislation from the advance legislation. Older legislation back to 1990 is in GA-LEGIS-OLD. Password restricted.
Georgia Code
Code of Georgia Annotated - hardcopy - published since 1935 by the Harrison Co., and commonly referred to as the "Code of 1933." It was discontinued in 2002. Note: To convert a former Harrison code section number to the O.C.G.A. code section number, consult a Tables volume accompanying either the O.C.G.A. or Code of Georgia Annotated. Editions and archived versions of the hardcopy Code of Georgia Annotated are located in library storage - please consult a librarian for access.
Georgia Code Website - Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.) freely available on the Georgia General Assembly website through LexisNexis.
Lexis - annotated version of the O.C.G.A. (password required). Note: Archived versions of the O.C.G.A. back to 1988.
Lexis - search topical areas of law to determine if the law is subject to agency regulation, or search separate databases for opinions. Lexis also has a database Federal Agency Decisions, Combined, FEDAGN.
Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A) - hardcopy - contains the official version of Georgia statutes currently in force and includes only laws of general applicability (local and special acts are located in Georgia Laws). This code became effective November 1, 1982, and is commonly refererred to as the "Code of 1981." The OCGA recodified and reclassified the general laws of Georgia, eliminated obsolete and unconstitutional laws, and repealed the "Code of 1933." Laws become effective July 1st of the year of passage, unless specified otherwise. Westlaw contains the OCGA in GA-STMANN from 1988 and Lexis also contains OCGA from 1988. Locations in Library: GA1, Reference, Reserve. (Older OCGA volumes since 1982, and bound pocket parts since 1994, are located in Third Floor Storage.)
West's Code of Georgia Annotated - hardcopy - the unofficial publication of Georgia statutes currently in force. This publication also includes references to applicable state regulations and West/Westlaw topic and key numbers following a code section. Began publication in 2002. Location in Library: GA1. Also available on Westlaw in GA-STANN with archived versions back to 2002.
Westlaw - - annotated version of the O.C.G.A. in GA-STMANN (password required). Note: Archived versions of the O.C.G.A. back to 1988.
Other Legislative Information
Description of the Georgia General Assembly - Article from The New Georgia Encyclopedia online provides an overview of the legislative process and history of the Georgia General Assembly.
Georgia Track - Individuals can subscribe to "Georgia Track" to monitor the status of bills as they move through the General Assembly.
Legislative Information from georgia.gov - Provides current and past budget reports, lobbyist information, and legislative and congressional districts for Georgia.
Prime Time Lawmakers - Watch Prime Time Lawmakers every Legislative day at 7 pm on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Senate - Locate your current State Senator and Senate Committee information. Search for prior senators and committee members from 1995 (click on the year, and then click on Georgia Senate or Senate Legislation).
Georgia Legislative History
50 States - To obtain information on how to research legislative histories for all 50 states, the Indiana University School of Law Library - Bloomington, provides a good start.
Georgia Official and Statistical Register - The Georgia Official and Statistical Register was published from 1923-1990 by the Georgia Archives. Considered an important reference work for historical research, the Register covers Georgia’s executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government, providing biographical sketches of elected and other state officials. Georgia members of U.S. Congress and federal judges are included, as are county officials and regents of the university system. The Register contains election returns, provides basic reference data on Georgia counties, and covers Georgia miscellany, such as the state flag, state flower, state song, rosters of Georgia governors, and legal holidays.
Georgia Statutory Construction: The Use of Legislative History - by R. Perry Sentell Jr, Georgia Bar Journal, April 1996. Article detailing when Georgia courts have accepted legislative history.
Lexis - If available, documents in this database, Georgia Legislative Bill History GA:GALH, will provide helpful insight into the legislative history of a particular bill. Password restricted.
Mercer University School of Law: Law Review - Full issues of the Mercer Law Review from 2001 to now, including the Annual Survey of Georgia Law.
Peach Sheets - The fall issue of the Georgia State University Law Review features an annual legislative review known as the Peach Sheets. This review provides the legal community with an in-depth view of the Georgia General Assembly's activities and the legislative intent behind significant bills. Select "Search Peach Sheets Only" in the left column. The Peach Sheets are on Lexis and Westlaw in the Georgia State University Law Review databases. The print versions of the fall issues of GSU Law Review are located in the Mulberry Wing, and the hardcopy versions includes a Table of Code Sections Affected and a bill index.
Westlaw - The GA-LH database contains legislative history documents related to laws passed by the Georgia Legislature. GA-LH is a multibase that combines the GA-LH-REP, GA-LH-VOTES, and GA-LH-MSG databases. GA-LH-REP contains bill histories, Senate amendments, House and Senate Committee amendments, House and Senate Daily reports, House and Senate Weekly Wrap-Ups, and House news releases. The GA-LH-VOTES contains House and Senate vote records. The GA-LH-MSG contains press releases from the Governor of Georgia. Password restricted.
Georgia Courts & Case Law
Georgia Court Structure - Chart
Georgia Supreme Court - The Georgia Supreme Court held its first session in January 1846. It functions as court of review and has exclusive jurisdiction in cases involving a question of constitutionality. It has appellate jurisdiction in cases involving title to land; equity cases; cases involving wills; cases involving extraordinary remedies (mandumus, prohibition, quo warranto); divorce and alimony cases; cases certified to it by the Court of Appeals; and cases in which a sentence of death was imposed or could be imposed. The Court is composed of seven justices and it hears oral arguments every month, except August and December. The calendar normally begins on the second Monday of each month.
Georgia Supreme Court opinions from 1846 - through LexisNexis Academic via the Legal tab (access restricted to on campus).
Georgia Supreme Court opinions from 1846 - through Westlaw (password restricted).
Georgia Supreme Court opinions from 1846 - through Lexis (password restricted).
Map of Georgia State Court Judicial Districts
Map to find Georgia Superior Courts
Georgia Supreme Court
Georgia Supreme Court Briefs and Petitions through Westlaw - selected coverage beginning with 1980 (password restricted).
Georgia Court of Appeals
Georgia Court of Appeals - The Georgia Court of Appeals was authorized by constitutional amendment in 1906. Under the 1983 Consitution, it is a court of review and exercises jurisdiction over appeals from superior, state and juvenile courts in all cases not reserved to the Georgia Supreme Court. The status of all cases since Jan. 2003 are contained in Docket Information, and there are also links to Standards of Review , Caseload Statistics (coverage 2002 -2006), and Judges' Biographies.
Georgia Court of Appeals opinions from 1907 - through Westlaw (password restricted).
Georgia Court of Appeals opinions from 1907 - through Lexis (password restricted).
Georgia Lower Courts
Georgia Superior Courts - The superior court is Georgia's general jurisdiction trial court. It has exclusive jurisdiction over trials in felony cases, divorce, equity, and cases pertaining to land. Superior courts are organized into 10 Judicial Districts, comprised of 49 judicial circuits. Each county has its own superior court, though a judge may serve more than one county. Site also includes a map to find a superior court.
Other Local Courts
Georgia Municipal & Special Courts - Approximately 400 local courts are also part of the Georgia court system. These special courts and courts serving municipalities operate under various names with varying jurisdictions.
Georgia Federal Courts
11th Circuit Court of Appeals - The 11th Circuit was established in October, 1981 (previously in the 5th Circuit). Opinions are from 1995, and includes published and unpublished opinions in PDF and HTML. Also includes FRAP 36 and accompanying Eleventh Circuit Rules and Internal Operating Procedures.
11th Circuit Court of Appeals Briefs - from 1980 on Westlaw (password required).
Georgia Federal District Courts
U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Middle District of Georgia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. Federal District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Other Georgia Court Information
Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts
Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts - Judicial Branch home page.
Georgia Board of Court Reporting
Georgia Judicial Branch Overview - Concise description of the organization and history of Georgia state courts from the online The New Georgia Encyclopedia.
Other Online Sources for Caselaw:
Fastcase - Georgia cases and other primary sources freely available to Georgia state bar members, and to Mercer law students. Fastcase currently contains a citator service, Authority Check, which provides citations to cases that reference a retrieved case. Access Fastcase from the State Bar of Georgia website. Please ask a reference librarian for assistance.
Mercer Law Review Annual Survey of Georgia Law - Each year, the Mercer Law Review publishes articles reviewing recent decisions in major areas of Georgia law.
Georgia Court Rules
Bibb County Civil Court Rules - (PDF)
Federal Appellate Rules - 11th Circuit Rules and Internal Operating Procedures -
LEXIS - Georgia federal and state court rules in GA; GARULE. LEXIS Shepard's also provides cases which have cited to Georgia court rules, including Georgia Uniform Superior Court rules. Shepard's Georgia Citations in print provides citations to cases which have cited Georgia federal and state court rules (password required).
LexisNexis Academic - database accessible through Galileo - Contains the Georgia Rules of Court Annotated through the Legal tab - includes Georgia state courts, Alternative Dispute Resolution rules, Georgia federal district courts, Eleventh Circuit, and State Bar of Georgia rules (access restricted to on campus.)
LLRX.com - comprehensive collection of federal and state court rules.
Rules of the Court of Appeals of Georgia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Georgia - Local Bankruptcy Rules
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Georgia - Local Bankruptcy Rules
Uniform Rules of the Probate Court
WESTLAW - Georgia court rules in GA-RULES. Georgia state trial court rules in GA-TRIALRULES, and Ciminal Justice court rules in GACJ-RULES.
Georgia Administrative Rules and Regulations
Georgia Official and Statistical Register - The Georgia Official and Statistical Register was published from 1923-1990 by the Georgia Archives. Considered an important reference work for historical research, the Register covers Georgia’s executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government, providing biographical sketches of elected and other state officials. Georgia members of U.S. Congress and federal judges are included, as are county officials and regents of the university system. The Register contains election returns, provides basic reference data on Georgia counties, and covers Georgia miscellany, such as the state flag, state flower, state song, rosters of Georgia governors, and legal holidays.
LEXIS - current Georgia rules and regulations. Archived versions back several years. (password required).
Office of Secretary of State Website - Current rules and regulations are available on this website in PDF format. Considered to be more up-to-date than the print version of the Official Compilation. To request earlier versions of a Georgia regulation, contact the Office of Secretary of State, Administrative Procedure Division at 404-656-2865. Westlaw and Lexis contain older administrative codes in their databases but only as far back as a few years.
WESTLAW - current Georgia rules and regulations. Archived versions back several years (password required).
Uniform Laws
Georgia Uniform Laws - website provides links to Georgia Uniform Laws.
National Conference of Uniform Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
Official Code of Georgia Annotated - search "Uniform Laws" in the index of either set for the uniforma laws that Georgia adopted.
Uniform Laws Annotated - Reference KF879.A45U5 - Pamphlet at the end of the set, "Directory of Acts and Tables of Adopting Jurisdictions," identifies which uniform laws promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners that Georgia adopted.
West's Code of Georgia Annotated - search "Uniform Laws" in the index of either set for the uniforma laws that Georgia adopted.
Westlaw - The Uniform Laws Annotated database has the complete set of uniform or model acts, codes and rules. It includes commentaries and notes regarding differences in various enacted state laws (password required).
Georgia City & County Ordinances
Municipal Code Corporation - search Georgia county and city ordinances by subject or by code number. Print sources for Bibb County, City of Macon, and Warner Robins ordinances are located in the Reserve Collection at the Circulation Desk. Note: earlier versions of Macon City Ordinances are available in hardcopy in the law library back to 1889 (check library catalog for location).
State and City Administrative Codes on Public.Resource.org - Called "Code City" on Public.Resource.org, the documents contained on this website are organized by state and are in PDF format. Most are safety, building and energy codes.
Georgia Attorney General Opinions
LEXIS - Georgia Attorney General opinions from 1970 in GA; GAAG (password required).
Opinions of the Attorney General - from 1994 to date are available on the Internet, and can be searched by keyword or number.
WESTLAW - Georgia Attorney General opinions from 1977 in GA-AG (password required).
Georgia Executive Orders & Proclamations
Executive Orders - issued by Governor Sonny Perdue from 2003 through 2009.
Proclamations - issued by Governor's Sonny Perdue from 2005 through 2009. To obtain previous administrations' executive orders and proclamations, contact the Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia (678) 364-3700.
Georgia Legal Forms & Jury Materials
Bankruptcy Forms - from the U.S. Courts website.
U.S. District Court for the Middle District - Forms
U.S. District Court for the Northern District - Forms
Legal Forms:
Domestic Relations Forms Packet - from Fulton County Family Division; interactive forms which can be used in any Georgia county. (Click on Forms link in the left column). Free. Includes: Annulment Change of Custody Child Support Divorce Legitimation Modification of Child Support Modification of Visitation Name Change - Adult Name Change - Child Separation Agreement
Findlaw - almost 8,000 state and federal court forms in pdf format.
Georgia Forms - an expanding collection of a variety of state court forms from Dougherty County Law Library. Free.It includes: Adoption Annulment Change of Custody Child Custody Contracts Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence Emancipation of a Minor Guardianship Forms Landlord/Tenant Legal Separation Living Wills Name Change Paternity and Father's Rights Power of Attorney: Health or Financial Protective Orders Real Estate Transactions Visitation Wills: Mutual or Simple Workers Compensation
Legal Forms on the Internet - includes Georgia forms. Free.
LEXIS - (password required) - To search for Georgia forms on LEXIS, go to "Find a Source" tab and type: Georgia forms. A template arranged by topics will appear. Includes, but is not limited to: Georgia Civil Procedure Forms, Georgia Domestic Relations Forms, Georgia Estate Planning, Will Drafting and Estate Administration Forms, Georgia Real Estate Forms, Georgia Corporate Forms.
Lexis One - searchable resource with thousands of free legal forms available for download. Free, but requires registration.
Securities and Business Regulation forms
UCC Checklist, Filings and Forms
WESTLAW - (password required) - To search for Georgia forms on Westlaw, go to "Search These Databases" and type: Georgia forms. A template arranged by topics will appear. Also, use the Westlaw Directory tab to locate Georgia materials, and then select "Practice, Treatises, and Forms" link . It includes, but is not limited to: Georgia Forms Legal and Business, Georgia Litigation Forms and Analysis, ENFLEX Environmental, Health and Safety Forms, Georgia Forms: Business and Commercial , Elder Care and Nursing Home Litigation in Georgia with forms, Civil Practice, Premises Liability, Family Law, Wills, Real Property, National Transactional forms, Contracts / Commercial Law Forms, Georgia Appellate Practice with forms, Daniel's Georgia Criminal Trial Practice forms, Georgia Securities Practice with forms, Soft Tissue Injuries in Georgia Including Whiplash with forms, Georgia Law of Torts - Forms.
Westlaw Eforms for Georgia - (password required) - this database contains the full text of Federal and State court forms including forms from district and Bankruptcy courts and agency forms, if any. Forms can be viewed in PDF format and can be completed and printed for filing. Adobe(R) LiveCyle(TM) Reader(R) Extensions also allow you to save completed forms, as well as add digital notes, stamps, and signatures to the form.
Jury Verdicts & Instructions:
Georgia Jury Verdict and Settlement Summaries - Westlaw (password required). Verdict and settlement summaries from Georgia state and federal courts supplied by LRP Publications, Inc. 1987 -
Georgia Jury Verdicts - Westlaw (password required) (1988 forward) - Civil jury verdict and settlement summaries for the Atlanta area from the Georgia Trial Reporter.
Pattern Jury Instructions (Civil Cases) website- 11th Circuit - (to the District Judges of the Circuit.)
Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases) website - 11th Circuit (to the District Judges of the Circuit.)
Suggested Pattern Jury Instructions by Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia - (Civil and Criminal) hardcopy - Reserve, KFG542.6.A65.
The Georgia Trial Reporter - hardcopy - Reserve KFG 542.4.G46 (1999 forward) - contains a monthly summary of all available superior and state court civil jury trials in the Atlanta metropolitan area that result in a verdict.
West's Jury Verdicts - Georgia Reports - Westlaw (password required) - summaries of jury verdicts, judgments, settlements, and arbitration awards from Georgia superior courts and federal district courts.
Georgia Ethics & Bar Rules
ABA Center for Professional Responsibility
Links to state codes
Resources
ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct - current ABA Model Code revised in February 2007. (note: as with rules governing lawyers' behavior, each state adopts its own rules for judicial conduct, and many states base their judicial rules on this model).
Ethics and Discipline Rules - for attorneys.
Georgia Code of Judicial Conduct
Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct - for attorneys.
Opinions of the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission
Recent Disciplinary Action - of attorneys.
Rules of the Clerk of the Disciplinary Board
State Bar of Georgia Handbook - See also Mercer Law Library Research Guide "Legal Ethics." This comprehensive guide includes information on locating Georgia and ABA legal ethics opinions, caselaw, codes, and rules governing attorneys and judges. Georgia Court and Bar Rules: Official Manual - hardcopy (Blue tab: Code of Judicial Conduct), REF KFG529.G45
State Ethics Commission - contains lobbyist information, state commission's ethics opinions, forms and publications. The Georgia General Assembly enacted the Ethics in Government Act (O.C.G.A. Section 21-5-1 et seq.) in 1986. The intent of the Act is to protect the integrity of the democratic process and to ensure fair elections with the public disclosure of campaign financing and significant private interests of public officers and candidates for public office.
Topical Index of Advisory Opinions
Attorneys, Judges, & Court Clerks
NAPL Directory of Legal Employers
11th Circuit Court of Appeals Clerk
11th Circuit Court of Appeals Judges Directory
Georgia Court of Appeals Clerk
Georgia Criminal Defense Lawyers Membership Directory
Georgia Probate Court Judges Directory
Georgia State Court Judges Directory
Georgia Superior Court Judges Directory
Georgia Supreme Court Clerk's Office
Macon Bar Association Member Directory
Martindale-Hubbell Directory of Law Firms
Superior Court Clerks by County
The Federal Judges Biographical Database - The Federal Judges Biographical Database contains the service record of all judges who have served on the U.S. District Courts, U.S. Courts of Appeals, the Supreme Court, and other life-tenured courts since 1789. Georgia (state level) Judges Directory on X drive under "Judges Database" - Accessible only to Mercer Law Students. Presented by Mercer Law School Career Services.
U.S. District Court for Middle District Clerk
U.S. District Court for Northern District Clerk
U.S. District Court for Southern District Clerk
Georgia Bar Associations and Legal Associations
Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Georgia Department of Corrections - includes inmate records under Inmate Information > Inmate query.
Georgia Legal Services Program, Macon Office - (telephone number: 751-6261/ 1-800-560-2855; 241 Third Street, Macon, Georgia)
Georgia Local Bar Associations - Directory
Georgia Public Defender Standards Council
Georgia Self-Help Resources - Representing Yourself
State & Local Bar Association Directory - compiled by the ABA.
State Bar of Georgia Directories
Worldwide Bar Associations from Hieros Gamos
Georgia Law Schools & Law Libraries
Emory University School of Law
Emory University School of Law MacMillan Law Library
Emory University School of Law MacMillan Law Library
Emory University School of Law MacMillan Law Library
Georgia State College of Law Library
John Marshall Law School Library
University of Georgia School of Law
University of Georgia School of Law Library
Georgia Public and Academic Libraries
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System
Georgia Public Libraries - "Find My Public Library."
Macon-Bibb County Public Libraries
State Colleges and Universities
Georgia County & City Websites
Bibb County Property Information
Georgia CityScapes - (includes 173 cities)
Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce
Houston County Property Records
Monroe County Property Records
Official City of macon website
The New Georgia Encyclopedia - (Cities and Counties)
Georgia State and Local Government Websites
Georgia Governor's Webstie - This site has information about the governor's press releases, executive orders, proclamations, transcripts of speeches, biographical information, and a directory of the governor's staff.
Georgia State Archives - The mission of the Georgia Archives is to identify, select, preserve, and make accessible records that constitute Georgia's recorded history; to increase the efficiency of State Government through effective records management; and to improve the quality of records and archives management throughout the state.
Georgia's Virtual Vault - This is a portal to some of Georgia's most important historical documents, from 1733 to the present. The Virtual Vault provides virtual access to historic Georgia manuscripts, photographs, maps, and government records housed in the state archives.
GeorgiaInfo - Created by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia, GeorgiaInfo provides useful links to Georgia Government sites, voter information, demographic statistics, Georgia current and historical maps, and Georgia historical documents.
State of Georgia Official Web portal - Georgia's official website is a useful starting point for state research. This portal, maintained by the Georgia Technology Authority, provides links to Georgia's state agencies, city and county sites, legislative, executive, and business information.
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