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Upson County approves push for local legislation to allow magistrate court technology fee
Summary
The board authorized staff and the county attorney to pursue local legislation authorizing a magistrate court technology fee, with funds remitted to county finance and appropriated by the magistrate judge with documented reporting.
The Upson County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 25 approved a resolution directing county staff to pursue local legislation that would authorize the Upson County Magistrate Court to assess a technology fee to fund court technology needs.
County Manager and the chief magistrate worked on draft language modeled on a prior local law used for the probate court and similar proposals in other counties. The resolution asks the county’s legislative counsel to prepare a local…
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