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House Bill 624 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Smith of the 18
th
, Huddleston of the 72
nd
, Howard of the 71
st
, and Smith
of the 70
th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the State Court of Carroll
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County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination2
of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds; to provide for related matters; to3
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 State Court of Carroll County is hereby authorized to charge and collect7
a technology fee to be set by the judge of the state court in an amount not to exceed $15.008
for the filing of each civil action with the court and not to exceed $15.00 as a surcharge upon9
each fine assessed by the court. Such technology fees shall be used exclusively to provide10
for technological needs of the State Court of Carroll County. Such uses shall include only11
the following:12
(1) Computer hardware, software, and accessory purchases;13
(2) Lease, maintenance, and installation of computer hardware;14
(3) Purchase, lease, maintenance, and installation of imaging, scanning, facsimile,15
communications, projection, and printing equipment and software; and16
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(4) Procurement of services or equipment for the conversion of court records and
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archives to digital content for public access.18
(b) Funds collected pursuant to this section shall be maintained in a segregated account by19
the clerk of the state court, subject to audit by an auditor approved by the governing authority20
of Carroll County, and shall be used only for the purposes authorized in this section.21
(c) The authority to assess the technology fee pursuant to this Act shall terminate on22
July 1, 2035, and any residual funds remaining in the account established by subsection (b)23
of this section shall remain dedicated to general Carroll County technology uses.24
SECTION 2.25
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.26
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