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GA SB276
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/8/2021
Primary Sponsor
John Kennedy
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AI Summary
- Amends Code Section 36-15-9 to expand the types of courts where additional law library fees may be charged and collected, adding county recorders' courts and magistrate courts to the existing authorization for municipal courts
- Allows county governing authorities, not just municipal governing authorities, to approve the charging and collection of law library fees by ordinance or resolution
- Removes the prior limitation that restricted fee collection authorization only to courts "of a municipality," broadening it to county-level courts
- Removes the blanket exemption for "courts which are not courts of record" from the law library fee requirement, provided the relevant governing authority opts in
- Sponsored by Senators Kennedy, Strickland, Mullis, Harper, and Dugan; passed the Georgia Senate in the 2021 legislative session
Legislative Description
County Law Libraries; authorize the charging and collection of law library fees in county recorders' courts and magistrate courts; allow county governing authorities
Last Action
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
4/1/2022
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/9/2021
Judiciary3/1/2021
Full Bill Text
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