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GA HB1328

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/10/2010

Primary Sponsor

Roger Lane

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Origin

House of Representatives

2009-2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases the superior court clerk's fee for civil case services from $58 to $91, raises the fee for preparing appellate records from $1.50 to $8.00 per page, and increases notary public appointment fees from $13 to $20, among numerous other superior court fee adjustments for inflation
  • Raises probate court costs for initial decedent estate proceedings from $90 to $109, minor guardianship proceedings from $60 to $73, and sterilization/involuntary treatment proceedings from $75 to $91, with similar increases across dozens of other probate court fees
  • Increases the magistrate court maximum civil filing deposit from $20 to $43, raises the maximum cost for county ordinance violation convictions from $30 to $63, and increases the arrest/search warrant hearing fee cap from $10 to $16
  • Adjusts sheriff's civil service fees upward, including process serving from $25 to $39 per copy, witness summoning from $6 to $9, and levy/writ of fieri facias from $25 to $38, while repealing obsolete sheriff fees for court attendance, election duty, and per-mile mileage
  • Repeals several outdated fee categories, including superior court fees for jury scrip issuance, clerk per diem court attendance, and incorporation filing proceedings, and corrects related cross-references in statutes governing professional associations and rural telephone cooperatives

Legislative Description

Courts; adjust certain fees for inflation; provisions

Last Action

House Withdrawn, Recommitted

3/24/2010

Committee Referrals

Judiciary - Non-Civil3/10/2010

Full Bill Text

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