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title: O.C.G.A. § 46-3-502. Fees for furnishing certified copies of documents, instruments, and papers and for furnishing a certificate of search or a certificate of good standing.
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# O.C.G.A. § 46-3-502. Fees for furnishing certified copies of documents, instruments, and papers and for furnishing a certificate of search or a certificate of good standing.

The Secretary of State shall charge and collect:

(1) For furnishing a certified copy of any document, instrument, or paper relating to an electric membership corporation or foreign electric cooperative, 30¢ per page and $1.00 for the certificate and affixing the seal thereto;

(2) For furnishing a certificate of search or a certificate of good standing, $5.00;

(3) At the time of any service of process on him as resident agent of an electric membership corporation or foreign electric cooperative, $10.00, which amount may be recovered as taxable costs by the party to the action causing such service to be made if such party prevails in the action.

## History

Code 1933, § 34C-1403, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 1587, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1474, § 4.