Bill Text: GA HB1142 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Gwinnett County Recorder's Court; clerk's compensation; change provisions

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)

Status: (Passed) 2012-04-11 - Effective Date [HB1142 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB1142-Introduced.html

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House Bill 1142 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representatives Brockway of the 101st, Rice of the 51st, Sheldon of the 105th, Thomas of the 100th, Floyd of the 99th, and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act to create and establish for and in the County of Gwinnett a court to be known as the Recorder's Court of Gwinnett County, approved March 27, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 3125), as amended by an Act approved March 5, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3765), so as to change provisions relating to the clerk's compensation; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

An Act to create and establish for and in the County of Gwinnett a court to be known as the Recorder's Court of Gwinnett County, approved March 27, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 3125), as amended by an Act approved March 5, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3765), is amended by revising Section 8 as follows:

"SECTION 8.
Clerk; Duties; Bond and compensation.

The clerk of said recorder's court shall be appointed by the chief judge of the Superior Court of Gwinnett County and the chief judge of the State Court of Gwinnett County, whose duty it shall be to keep a record of all proceedings of said court, to collect all costs, fines and forfeitures, and to remit same by the fifteenth day of the following month to the director of finance of Gwinnett County or such other person as may be designated by the governing authority of Gwinnett County, for deposit in the county depository, as general funds of Gwinnett County. The clerk shall further be authorized and empowered to issue summons, subpoenas, rules to forfeit bonds, and such other similar rules as may be by law authorized. The clerk shall be bonded to Gwinnett County in the sum of $5,000.00 for the faithful performance of the duties of office and for the accounting for all funds coming into the possession of the clerk by virtue of the office and to insure the county against loss of any such funds and said bond premium to be paid from county funds as an expense of said court. The clerk may appoint a sufficient number of deputy clerks as may be needed, who shall give bond in like manner as the clerk. The clerk shall receive as compensation for services a salary which shall be determined by applying the classification system that is used to determine the pay grade for management positions in Gwinnett County to the clerk's position. Compensation for services shall be paid by the governing authority of Gwinnett County."

SECTION 2.

This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 3.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.