06 LC 21
8796
House
Bill 1355
By:
Representatives Smyre of the
132nd,
Hugley of the
133rd,
Smith of the
131st,
Smith of the
129th,
and Buckner of the
130th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 15-6-61 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to duties of clerks generally, use of computerized record-keeping system, and
printed copies of the grantor and grantee indices, so as to delete the
requirement for certain printed records; to repeal conflicting laws; and for
other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 15-6-61 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to duties of
clerks generally, use of computerized record-keeping system, and printed copies
of the grantor and grantee indices, is amended by striking in its entirety
subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(b)
Nothing in this Code section shall restrict or otherwise prohibit a clerk from
electing to store for computer retrieval any or all records, dockets, indices,
or files; nor shall a clerk be prohibited from combining or consolidating any
books, dockets, files, or indices in connection with the filing for record of
papers of the kind specified in this Code section or any other law, provided
that any automated or computerized record-keeping method or system shall provide
for the systematic and safe preservation and retrieval of all books, dockets,
records, or indices. When the clerk of superior court elects to store for
computer retrieval any or all records, the same data elements used in a manual
system shall be used, and the same integrity and security maintained.
If
Regardless
of the automated or computerized system
elected,
each
does not
provide terminals for use by the public,
the clerk shall maintain and make readily
available to the
public,
complete, printed copies of the real estate grantor and grantee indices updated
regularly, prepared in compliance with paragraph (15) of subsection (a) of this
Code section and Code Section
15-6-66."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.