Senate Bill 350
By: Senators Jackson of the 41st, Mangham of the 55th, Parent of the 44th, Jones of the 10th
and Anderson of the 43rd
AS PASSED
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend an Act providing for the compensation of certain county officers and officials of
DeKalb County, approved March 31, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 3986), as amended, so as to
revise the compensation of certain judges, judicial officers, and county officers; to make
conforming changes related to court names changed by general law; 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 providing for the compensation of certain county officers and officials of DeKalb
County, approved March 31, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 3986), as amended, is amended by
revising Section 1 as follows:
"SECTION 1.
As used in this Act, the term 'gross salary' shall mean the higher of $218,990.30 or the
highest annual salary provided to any Superior Court judge from State funds."
SECTION 2.
Said Act is further amended by adding a new section to read as follows:
"SECTION 1.2.
Pursuant to Section 1 of an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the
O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding superior courts, approved May 6, 2024
(Ga. L. 2024, p. 738), as of January 1, 2025, the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit shall be
known and may be referred to as the DeKalb Judicial Circuit. Any reference in this Act
to the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit shall be deemed to refer to the DeKalb Judicial
Circuit."
SECTION 3.
Said Act is further amended by revising Sections 2 and 2.1 as follows:
"SECTION 2.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the annual salary of each of
the officials of DeKalb County listed below shall be the following percentages of the gross
salary as defined in Section 1:
(1) Chief Executive Officer......................................................................................100%
(2) District Attorney................................................................................................100%
(3) Sheriff.................................................................................................................100%
(4) Clerk of the Superior Court.................................................................................80%
(5) Tax Commissioner...............................................................................................75%
(6) Members of the Board of Commissioners..............................................................32%
SECTION 2.1.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the annual salary of each judge
of the State Court of DeKalb County, the Chief Magistrate of DeKalb County, the judge of
the Probate Court of DeKalb County, each judge of the Juvenile Court of DeKalb County,
and the Solicitor-General of DeKalb County shall be the higher of $208,040.00 or 90 percent
of the gross salary as defined in Section 1 of this Act."
SECTION 4.
Said Act is further amended by revising Sections 3 and 3.1 as follows:
"SECTION 3.
(a) Each full-time associate magistrate of DeKalb County shall receive an annual salary
equal to 90 percent of the annual salary provided in this Act paid to the Chief Magistrate
of DeKalb County.
(b) Each part-time associate magistrate of DeKalb County shall be paid an hourly rate
commensurate with the annual salary provided in this Act paid to a full-time associate
magistrate of DeKalb County.
SECTION 3.1.
The annual salaries provided in this Act shall be paid in equal monthly installments from
funds of DeKalb County."
SECTION 5.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.