Bill Text: GA SB516 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Magistrate Court of Chatham County; provide for the collection of additional costs as law library fees

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-03-29 - House First Readers [SB516 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SB516-Introduced.html
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Senate Bill 516
By: Senator Carter of the 1st

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT


To amend an Act making provisions for the Magistrate Court of Chatham County and abolishing the Magistrate Court of Savannah, approved March 21, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4422), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4222), so as to provide for the collection of additional costs as law library fees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
An Act making provisions for the Magistrate Court of Chatham County and abolishing the Magistrate Court of Savannah, approved March 21, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4422), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4222), is amended by revising subsection (a) of Section 7.1 as follows:
"(a) The collection of additional costs in cases before the Magistrate Court of Chatham County, civil or criminal, shall be made for the benefit of the Chatham County Law Library. The amount of such fees shall not exceed $5.00. The amount of such fees shall be determined by the chief judge of the Superior Court of Chatham County."

SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
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