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Senate Bill 317
By: Senator Goodman of the 8th
AS PASSED SENATE
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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Clinch County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the2
administration of such technology fee and funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal3
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5
SECTION 1.6
(a) The governing authority of Clinch County is authorized to adopt a resolution authorizing7
the clerk of the Magistrate Court of Clinch County to charge and collect a technology fee in8
an amount not to exceed $5.00, as set from time to time by the governing authority by9
resolution, for every civil action filed, every estate filed, each conviction, as well as a10
surcharge on each fine assessed by the magistrate court, and each filing of an affidavit,11
except for affidavits of indigency. The magistrate court technology fee shall be assessed and12
collected not more than once per party within any one action or proceeding. Such technology13
fees shall be used exclusively to provide for technological needs of the Magistrate Court of14
Clinch County. Such uses shall include only the following:15
(1) Computer hardware, software, and accessory purchases;16
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(2) Lease, maintenance, and installation of computer hardware;
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(3) Purchase, lease, maintenance, and installation of imaging, scanning, facsimile,18
communications, projection, and printing equipment and software; and19
(4) Procurement of services or equipment for the conversion of court records and20
archives to digital content for public access.21
(b) Funds collected pursuant to this Act shall be collected by the clerk of the magistrate22
court and remitted to the governing authority of the county on a monthly basis. Such23
proceeds shall be maintained by the governing authority of the county in a separate,24
segregated account; provided, however, that as long as the probate judge and magistrate25
judge are consolidated, the probate court technology fee and the magistrate court technology26
fee may be maintained in a joint consolidated account and shall be expended solely for the27
purposes enumerated in subsection (a) of this Act. Such account shall be audited by such28
governing authority annually.29
SECTION 2.30
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.31
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