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GA HB939
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/25/2016
Primary Sponsor
Betty Price
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AI Summary
- Amends Georgia's setoff debt collection procedures (Article 7, Chapter 7, Title 48 of the O.C.G.A.) to allow the Administrative Office of the Courts to transfer collected setoff amounts directly to the court to whom the debt is owed, minus the administrative collection assistance fee
- Requires courts receiving transferred funds to hold them in escrow accounts until final determination of debt validity, with any accrued interest retained by the fund-holding entity to cover administrative costs
- Shifts responsibility for debtor notification of setoff finalization from the Administrative Office of the Courts to the court to whom the debt is owed, including providing a final accounting of the refund set off
- Establishes that when a debtor contests a setoff within 30 days, funds shall not be disbursed to either the debtor or the court until a hearing and final determination are completed, with appeals available to superior court within 10 days of a hearing officer's decision
- Corrects minor statutory references, including changing "Internet Revenue Code" to "Internal Revenue Code" and standardizing the hyphenation of "third-party"
Legislative Description
Revenue and taxation; setoff debt collections by the Administrative Office of the Courts; revise terms and procedures
Last Action
Senate Read Second Time
3/16/2016
Full Bill Text
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