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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 15. COURTS |
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Chapter 13. OFFICERS OF COURT GENERALLY |
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Article 2. FEES |
| § 15-13-30. Fees not generally charged to state; exceptions |
| § 15-13-31. Receipt for fees to be given; forfeiture |
| § 15-13-32. Forfeiture for excessive fees |
| § 15-13-33. Table of fees to be kept; forfeiture |
| § 15-13-34. Treble costs against plaintiffs |
| § 15-13-35. Demanding excessive costs; penalty |
| § 15-13-36. Restrictions on superior or state court clerks charging fees for certified copies of records |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 15 Chapter 13 Article 2 NOTE
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
ARTICLE INAPPLICABLE TO COURT CLERK TAKING EXCESSIVE FEES. --Statutes imposing penalties must be given a strict construction, and, under such a construction, it is obvious that the statutes do not impose a penalty on the clerk of the municipal court for taking or demanding "any greater fee than the law allows," or for an overcharge of costs. Caldwell v. Chambers, 61 Ga. App. 156, 6 S.E.2d 120 (1939).
ARTICLE INAPPLICABLE TO COURT CLERK TAKING EXCESSIVE FEES. --Statutes imposing penalties must be given a strict construction, and, under such a construction, it is obvious that the statutes do not impose a penalty on the clerk of the municipal court for taking or demanding "any greater fee than the law allows," or for an overcharge of costs. Caldwell v. Chambers, 61 Ga. App. 156, 6 S.E.2d 120 (1939).