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Madison County probate judge seeks board approval to introduce technology fee bill; commissioners ask for joint filing with magistrate
Summary
Probate Judge Cody Cross asked the Board to authorize introduction of local legislation creating a probate-court technology fee (proposed $5–$15 range) to offset technology costs; commissioners asked to coordinate with the magistrate judge and to return with a prepared resolution for a vote.
Probate Judge Cody Cross asked the Madison County Board of Commissioners to authorize him to introduce legislation at the General Assembly that would permit the probate court to assess a technology fee on filings and fines to pay for courtroom and case-management technology.
Cross told commissioners the fee could be a set amount (he suggested $5, $10 or $15) and could be for a fixed term (for example three, five or 10 years). He said similar measures have passed in other Georgia counties and that proceeds…
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