07 LC 14
9572/AP
House
Bill 349 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Royal of the
171st,
Rynders of the
152nd,
and Houston of the
170th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating the State Court of Colquitt County (originally the City
Court of Colquitt County and established as the Civil and Criminal Court of
Colquitt County by Ga. L. 1968, p. 2139), approved August 7, 1931 (Ga. L. 1931,
p. 293), as amended, so as to prohibit the judge of such court from engaging in
the practice of law; to provide for the compensation of such judge; to provide
for construction and 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 Colquitt County (originally the City Court of
Colquitt County and established as the Civil and Criminal Court of Colquitt
County by Ga. L. 1968, p. 2139), approved August 7, 1931 (Ga. L. 1931, p. 293),
as amended, is amended by adding a new section as follows:
"SECTION
10A.
(a)
The position of judge of the State Court of Colquitt County shall be a full-time
position and, as provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 15-7-21of the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the full-time judge of the state court shall
not engage in the private practice of law.
(b)
The judge of said court shall receive an annual salary equal to 70 percent of
the gross salary as defined in subsection (c) of this section which shall be
payable out of the funds of Colquitt County at the same intervals as
installments are paid to other county employees.
(c)
For the purposes of subsection (b) of this section, the term 'gross salary'
shall mean the annual salary received by a superior court judge of the Southern
Judicial Circuit, from state funds only, effective July 1, 2007, plus any
increases in said annual salary for superior court judges, from state funds
only, on or after July 1, 2007.
(d)
Pursuant to Code Section 15-7-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the
governing authority of Colquitt County is authorized to supplement the
compensation established by subsections (b) and (c) of this
section.
(e)
The provisions of this section shall supersede and control over any other
provisions to the contrary, including, but not limited to, Section 10 of this
Act and Section 3 of an Act approved April 4, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p.
3191)."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2007.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.