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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-10-23.1. Monthly contingent expense allowance for the operation of the magistrate court.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-10-23.1. Monthly contingent expense allowance for the operation of the magistrate court.

In addition to any salary, fees, or expenses now or hereafter provided by law, unless a magistrate waives such expenses in writing, the governing authority of each county is authorized to provide as contingent expenses for the operation of the office of magistrate court, and payable from county funds, a monthly expense allowance to each magistrate of not less than the amount fixed in the following schedule: Population Minimum Monthly Expenses

0 — 11,889 ................................................. $ 100.00

11,890 — 74,999 ................................................. 200.00

75,000 — 249,999 ................................................. 300.00

250,000 — 499,999 ................................................. 400.00

500,000 or more ................................................. 500.00

## History

Code 1981, § 15-10-23.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 902, § 9; Ga. L. 2006, p. 875, § 2/HB 1399; Ga. L. 2015, p. 5, § 15/HB 90.