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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-23-11. Compensation of nonvolunteer neutrals by the parties.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-23-11. Compensation of nonvolunteer neutrals by the parties.

(a) Under guidelines promulgated by the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution, a court may set an hourly rate for compensation of nonvolunteer neutrals by the parties. Such costs shall be predicated upon the complexity of the litigation, the skill level needed by the neutral, and the litigants’ ability to pay.

(b) Under guidelines promulgated by the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution, a court may set a user’s fee for alternative dispute resolution processes.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-23-11, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1529, § 1.