10 SB
7/HCSFA
HOUSE
SUBSTITUTE TO SENATE BILL 7
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to magistrate courts, so as to provide that the General Assembly may at any time
specify by local law who shall serve as clerk of magistrate court; 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.
Chapter
10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to magistrate
courts, is amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 15-10-105,
relating to magistrate court clerks, and by adding a new subsection to read as
follows:
"(a)
The General Assembly may
at any
time provide by local law for the superior
court clerk or state court clerk to serve as clerk of magistrate court or for
the selection of some other person as the clerk of magistrate court and for the
compensation of the clerk of magistrate court. In the absence of local law, the
selection and compensation of the clerk of magistrate court shall be as provided
by subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this Code section."
"(h)
Unless otherwise provided by local law, any time a vacancy occurs in the office
of clerk of magistrate court, the county governing authority shall give notice
to the clerk of superior court and the clerk of state court at least one week
prior to appointing a
successor."
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laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.