Bill Text: GA HB1230 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: DeKalb County Recorder's Court; payment of costs in such court; provide

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-04-11 - Effective Date [HB1230 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB1230-Comm_Sub.html

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12 LC 21 1807S

The House Committee on Intragovernmental Coordination - Local Legislation offers the following substitute to HB 1230:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act creating and establishing the Recorder's Court of DeKalb County, approved March 17, 1959 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 3093), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 3565), so as to provide for the payment of costs in such court; 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 creating and establishing the Recorder's Court of DeKalb County, approved March 17, 1959 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 3093), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 3565), is amended by revising Section 21 as follows:

"SECTION 21.

Each person who is ordered to pay a fine for, is convicted of, or pleads guilty or enters a plea of nolo contendere to any violation shall pay court costs of $25.00 unless otherwise ordered by the sentencing judge. Such court costs may be included in an order of probation and paid during the probated part of any sentence. Such court costs shall be used to defray the cost of operating the recorder's court."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.