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2239/AP
House
Bill 1399 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representative Ralston of the
7th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to magistrate courts, so as to provide that a
magistratés
salary may be waived under certain circumstances; to provide that monthly
contingent expenses may be waived under certain circumstances; to provide for
related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to magistrate
courts, is amended by striking paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of Code Section
15-10-23, relating to minimum compensation for magistrates, and inserting in
lieu thereof the following:
"(5)
All magistrates other than chief magistrates who serve in less than a full-time
capacity or on call shall receive a minimum monthly salary of the lesser of
$19.69 per hour for each hour worked as certified by the chief magistrate to the
county governing authority or 90 percent of the monthly salary that a full-time
chief magistrate would receive according to paragraph (2) of this subsection;
provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provisions of this subsection,
no magistrate who serves in less than a full-time capacity shall receive a
minimum monthly salary of less than $525.08
unless a
magistrate waives such minimum monthly salary in
writing."
SECTION
2.
Said
chapter is further amended by striking Code Section 15-10-23.1, relating to
monthly contingent expense allowance for the operation of the office of
magistrate court, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"15-10-23.1.
In
addition to any salary, fees, or expenses now or hereafter provided by law,
unless a
magistrate waives such expenses in
writing, the governing authority of each
county is authorized to provide as contingent expenses for the operation of the
office of magistrate court, and payable from county funds, a monthly expense
allowance to each magistrate of not less than the amount fixed in the following
schedule:
|
Population Minimum
Monthly Expenses
|
|
|
0 — 11,889
|
$
100.00
|
|
11,890 — 74,999
|
200.00
|
|
75,000 — 249,999
|
300.00
|
|
250,000
— 499,999
|
400.00
|
|
500,000
or more
|
500.00"
|
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.