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GA SB345
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/3/2014
Primary Sponsor
Jesse Stone
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AI Summary
- Establishes the "Court Technology Funding Act," authorizing an additional civil filing fee of up to $5.00 and an additional criminal/traffic penalty of up to $5.00 to fund court-related technology needs across all levels of Georgia courts
- Requires the governing authority of each participating county or municipality to adopt a resolution placing the fee in effect; approval is deemed granted if the governing authority does not act within 30 days of a request
- Collected fees must be deposited into a specially designated technology fund administered by the clerk of court, with expenditures limited to purposes such as computer hardware/software, electronic courthouse systems, networking, IT staffing, and technology training
- Preempts all local Acts creating court technology fees as of July 1, 2014, while allowing funds previously collected under local Acts to continue being used or folded into a new technology plan
- Expands permissible uses of county law library funds to include technology expenses aligned with the new act, and includes an automatic repeal of the entire article on July 1, 2020
Legislative Description
Courts; to provide for a technology fee to be collected under certain circumstances
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/4/2014
Full Bill Text
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