HB 1172: Spalding County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee

House Bill 1172 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representatives Camp of the 135th and Mathiak of the 82nd

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

To authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Spalding County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

(a) The clerk of the Magistrate Court of Spalding County is hereby authorized to charge and collect a technology fee to be set by the judge of the magistrate court in an amount not to exceed $15.00 for the filing of each civil action with the court and not to exceed $15.00 as a surcharge upon each fine assessed by the court. Such technology fees shall be used exclusively to provide for technological needs of the Magistrate Court of Spalding County. Such uses shall include only the following:

(1) Computer hardware, software, and accessory purchases;

(2) Lease, maintenance, and installation of computer hardware;

(3) Purchase, lease, maintenance, and installation of audio-visual, imaging, scanning, facsimile, communications, projection, recording, and printing equipment and software; and

(4) Procurement of technical support services.

(b) Funds collected pursuant to this section shall be maintained in a segregated account by the clerk of the magistrate court and shall be used only for the purposes authorized in this section as directed by the chief judge of the court.

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.