25 LC 47 3145
House Bill 33
By: Representatives Cannon of the 172
nd
and Ford of the 170
th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of
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Cook County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the2
termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds; to provide for related3
matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5
SECTION 1.6
(a) The clerk of the Magistrate Court of Cook County is hereby authorized to charge and7
collect a technology fee to be set by the chief magistrate in an amount not to exceed $5.008
for the filing of each civil action with the court. Such technology fees shall be used9
exclusively to provide for technological needs of the Magistrate Court of Cook County. 10
Such uses shall include only the following:11
(1) Computer hardware and software purchases;12
(2) Lease, maintenance, and installation of computer hardware; and13
(3) Purchase, lease, maintenance, and installation of imaging, scanning, facsimile,14
communications, projection, and printing equipment and software.15
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(b) Funds collected pursuant to this section shall be maintained in a segregated account by
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the clerk of the magistrate court, subject to audit by an auditor approved by the governing17
authority of Cook County, and shall be used only for the purposes authorized in this section.18
(c) The authority to assess the technology fee pursuant to this Act shall terminate on19
July 1, 2030, and any residual funds remaining in the account established by subsection (b)20
of this section shall remain dedicated to general Cook County technology uses; provided,21
however, that, if the Magistrate Court of Cook County determines there to be a surplus of22
such funds, the chief magistrate of said court may declare a surplus once a year and transfer23
such surplus to the governing authority of Cook County.24
SECTION 2.25
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.26
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