Text of GA HB 351 (2023)

23 LC 47 2036 H. B. 351 - 1 - House Bill 351 By: Representative Crowe of the 118th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Butts 1 County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination 2 of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for 3 related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 5 SECTION 1. 6 (a) The clerk of the Probate Court of Butts County is hereby authorized to charge and collect 7 a technology fee to be set by the judge of the probate court in an amount not to exceed $5.00 8 for the filing of each civil action or proceeding with the court and not to exceed $5.00 as a 9 surcharge upon each fine assessed by the court. Such technology fees shall be used 10 exclusively to provide for technological needs of the Probate Court of Butts County. Such 11 uses shall include only the following: 12 (1) Computer hardware and software purchases; 13 (2) Lease, maintenance, and installation of computer hardware and software; 14 23 LC 47 2036 H. B. 351 - 2 - (3) Purchase, lease, maintenance, and installation of audio-visual, imaging, scanning, 15 facsimile, communications, recording, projection, and printing equipment and software; 16 and 17 (4) Procurement of services and equipment for the conservation of court records and 18 archiving the same to digital contents for public access. 19 (b) Funds collected pursuant to this section shall be maintained in a segregated account by 20 the clerk of the probate court and shall be used only for the purposes authorized in this 21 section. 22 (c) The authority to assess a technology fee pursuant to this section shall terminate on 23 July 1, 2033, and any residual funds remaining in the fund established by this section shall 24 remain dedicated to general Butts County technology uses. 25 SECTION 2. 26 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. 27

23 LC 47 2036/AP H. B. 351 - 1 - House Bill 351 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representative Crowe of the 118th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Butts 1 County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination 2 of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for 3 related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 5 SECTION 1. 6 (a) The clerk of the Probate Court of Butts County is hereby authorized to charge and collect 7 a technology fee to be set by the judge of the probate court in an amount not to exceed $5.00 8 for the filing of each civil action or proceeding with the court and not to exceed $5.00 as a 9 surcharge upon each fine assessed by the court. Such technology fees shall be used 10 exclusively to provide for technological needs of the Probate Court of Butts County. Such 11 uses shall include only the following: 12 (1) Computer hardware and software purchases; 13 (2) Lease, maintenance, and installation of computer hardware and software; 14 23 LC 47 2036/AP H. B. 351 - 2 - (3) Purchase, lease, maintenance, and installation of audio-visual, imaging, scanning, 15 facsimile, communications, recording, projection, and printing equipment and software; 16 and 17 (4) Procurement of services and equipment for the conservation of court records and 18 archiving the same to digital contents for public access. 19 (b) Funds collected pursuant to this section shall be maintained in a segregated account by 20 the clerk of the probate court and shall be used only for the purposes authorized in this 21 section. 22 (c) The authority to assess a technology fee pursuant to this section shall terminate on 23 July 1, 2033, and any residual funds remaining in the fund established by this section shall 24 remain dedicated to general Butts County technology uses. 25 SECTION 2. 26 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. 27