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05 LC 29 1841S

The House Committee on Judiciary Non-civil offers the following substitute
to HB 594:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 17-6-30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fees of sureties, so as to change the basis of the bondsmeńs fees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
Code Section 17-6-30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fees of sureties, is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(a) Sureties on criminal bonds in any court shall not charge or receive more than 12 percent of the principal amount of bonds face amount of the bond set in the amount of $10,000.00 or less, which amount includes the principal and all applicable surcharges, and shall not charge or receive more than 15 percent of the principal amount of bonds face amount of the bond set in an amount in excess of $10,000.00, which amount includes the principal and all applicable surcharges, as compensation from defendants or from anyone acting for defendants."

SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.