ARTICLE IV. JUDICIAL BRANCH
Plain English: what this chapter covers
The Charter is Ashburn's founding document, kind of like the city's constitution. It was passed by the Georgia General Assembly in 2001. It sets up a council of a mayor and five councilmembers, a hired city manager who runs day-to-day operations, the municipal court, how elections and vacancies work, and the city's taxing, budgeting and borrowing powers. Anything the Charter doesn't cover is handled by city ordinance or state law.
What's in here
- Section 4.10 Municipal court; creation
- Section 4.11 Chief judge; associate judge1
- Section 4.12 Convening
- Section 4.13 Jurisdiction; powers1
- Section 4.14 Certiorari
- Section 4.15 Rules for court
- Section 4.16 Authorizing and funding a system of indigent defense and a prosecutor in the municipal court of the City of Ashburn
- Section 4.17 Technology fee1
This is a plain-English guide, not legal advice. The official code is on Municode and at City Hall. Our copy is from April 30, 2026.
Online: https://jamesburgessleads.com/city-code/PTICH_ARTIVJUBR
Official version: https://library.municode.com/GA/Ashburn/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTICH_ARTIVJUBR
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