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LC 14 9023
Senate
Bill 104
By: Senators Wiles of the 37th, Stoner of the 6th, Hill of the 32nd, Rogers of the 21st and Thompson of the 33rd
By: Senators Wiles of the 37th, Stoner of the 6th, Hill of the 32nd, Rogers of the 21st and Thompson of the 33rd
AS PASSED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964
(Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 30, 2003
(Ga. L. 2003, p. 3693), so as to change the compensation of the
solicitor_general; to change the provisions relating to the compensation of
assistant solicitors; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective
date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L.
1964, p. 3211), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 30, 2003 (Ga. L.
2003, p. 3693), is amended by striking paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of
Section 27 of said Act and inserting in its place a new paragraph to read as
follows:
"(1)
On the effective date of this Act, the solicitor_general of Cobb County shall
receive an annual salary of $125,265.00 to be paid in biweekly installments from
the funds of Cobb
County."
SECTION
2.
Said
Act is further amended by striking subsection (d) of Section 27 and inserting in
its place a new subsection (d) to read as follows:
"(d)
The solicitor_general shall have the authority to appoint the same number of
assistant solicitors as the number of judges of Division I and Division II of
the State Court of Cobb County and the same number of additional assistant
solicitors as the number of magistrates of the Magistrate Court of Cobb County,
plus three additional assistant solicitors, one of whom shall be the chief
assistant solicitor, one of whom may be the deputy assistant solicitor, and one
of whom may serve as an intake attorney at the Cobb County Adult Detention
Center. The compensation of such assistant solicitors shall be determined by the
solicitor_general. The compensation of the chief assistant solicitor shall not
exceed $91,227.00, payable in biweekly installments from the funds of Cobb
County. The compensation of the deputy assistant solicitor shall not exceed
$85,164.00, payable in biweekly installments from the funds of Cobb County. The
compensation of other assistant solicitors shall not exceed $74,869.00 and shall
be paid in the same manner as all other assistant solicitors. The
solicitor_general shall prescribe the duties and assignments of said assistant
solicitors and, while so employed, they shall not engage in the private practice
of
law."
SECTION
3.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.