2020 Georgia Code
Title 15 - Courts
Chapter 9 - Probate Courts
Article 3 - Costs and Compensation
§ 15-9-64. (Effective Until January 1, 2021. See note.) Supplement to Minimum Salaries

Universal Citation: GA Code § 15-9-64 (2020)

The amount of minimum salary provided in Code Section 15-9-63 for the judges of the probate courts of any county presently on a salary who also hold and conduct elections or are responsible for conducting elections for members of the General Assembly under any applicable general or local law of this state shall be increased by $323.59 per month. The amount of the minimum salary provided in Code Section 15-9-63 for the judges of the probate courts on a salary who are responsible for traffic cases under any general or local law of this state shall also be increased by $404.41 per month. A county governing authority shall not be required to pay the compensation provided by this Code section beyond the term for which such judge performs such services.

(Ga. L. 1974, p. 455, § 2; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1953, § 2; Ga. L. 1981, p. 518, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 482, § 2; Ga. L. 1985, p. 932, § 2; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1159, § 10; Ga. L. 2001, p. 902, § 6; Ga. L. 2006, p. 568, § 5/SB 450; Ga. L. 2014, p. 395, § 4/SB 341.)

Editor's notes.

- Code Section 15-9-64 is set out twice in this Code. The first version is effective until January 1, 2021, and the second version becomes effective on January 1, 2021.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Probate judge of Calhoun County is an elected official whose salary is controlled by Ga. L. 1971, p. 2914, O.C.G.A. §§ 15-9-63 and15-9-64. Porter v. Calhoun County, 250 Ga. 566, 300 S.E.2d 143 (1983).

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Salary increase not restricted to months during which elections conducted.

- This section does not limit the salary increase for probate judges who hold elections to the months during which elections are actually conducted. 1975 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U75-49.

Salaried probate judges may not retain fees for maintaining and certifying vital records absent express legislative authorization. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U76-53.

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