| 10 | 6 | | provide for written report disclosures regarding collection of passport application and2 |
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| 11 | 7 | | processing fees by clerks of superior courts and probate court judges; to provide for3 |
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| 12 | 8 | | applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting4 |
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| 13 | 9 | | laws; and for other purposes.5 |
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| 14 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6 |
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| 15 | 11 | | SECTION 1.7 |
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| 16 | 12 | | Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, is amended in Code8 |
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| 17 | 13 | | Section 15-6-77, relating to fees and construction of other fee provisions, by revising9 |
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| 18 | 14 | | subsection (c) as follows:10 |
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| 21 | 16 | | county treasury less and except such sums as are otherwise directed to be paid by the12 |
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| 22 | 17 | | clerk to another entity according to some other general law expressly providing for same,13 |
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| 23 | 18 | | including, but not limited to, any sums pursuant to Code Section 15-6-61 and such sums14 |
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| 24 | 19 | | as are collected pursuant to Code Section 15-6-77.4, 15-6-98, 36-15-9, 45-17-4,15 |
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| 25 | 20 | | or 47-14-51, which sums shall be remitted to such authorities as provided by law.16 |
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| 27 | 22 | | - 1 - 24 LC 44 2504S |
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| 28 | 23 | | (2) Fees Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, fees, sums, or17 |
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| 29 | 24 | | other remuneration for the performance of duties provided for under the laws of the18 |
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| 30 | 25 | | United States or regulations promulgated pursuant to such laws shall be as provided in19 |
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| 31 | 26 | | such laws or regulations as personal compensation to the clerk of the superior court for20 |
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| 32 | 27 | | the performance of such duties.21 |
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| 33 | 28 | | (3)(A) Fees, sums, or other remuneration for the performance of passport duties22 |
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| 34 | 29 | | provided for under the laws of the United States or regulations promulgated pursuant23 |
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| 35 | 30 | | to such laws, including, but not limited to, passport application or processing fees, shall24 |
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| 36 | 31 | | be subject to the requirements and limitations of this paragraph except as otherwise25 |
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| 37 | 32 | | provided in such laws or regulations.26 |
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| 38 | 33 | | (B) The clerk of the superior court shall disclose in a written report to the county27 |
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| 39 | 34 | | governing authority on a quarterly basis the total amount of all passport application or28 |
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| 40 | 35 | | processing fees, sums, or other remuneration received by the clerk during the previous29 |
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| 41 | 36 | | quarter."30 |
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| 42 | 37 | | SECTION 2.31 |
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| 43 | 38 | | Said title is further amended in Code Section 15-9-60, relating to fees of probate courts, by32 |
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| 44 | 39 | | adding a new subsection to read as follows:33 |
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| 45 | 40 | | "(c.1)(1) Fees, sums, or other remuneration for the performance of passport duties34 |
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| 46 | 41 | | provided for under the laws of the United States or regulations promulgated pursuant to35 |
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| 47 | 42 | | such laws, including, but not limited to, passport application or processing fees, shall be36 |
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| 48 | 43 | | subject to the requirements and limitations of this subsection to the extent not otherwise37 |
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| 49 | 44 | | required in such laws or regulations.38 |
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| 50 | 45 | | (2) The judge of the probate court shall disclose in a written report to the county39 |
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| 51 | 46 | | governing authority on a quarterly basis the total amount of all passport application or40 |
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| 52 | 47 | | processing fees, sums, or other remuneration received by the judge during the previous41 |
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| 53 | 48 | | quarter."42 |
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