2021 Georgia Code
Title 9 - Civil Practice
Chapter 12 - Verdict and Judgment
Article 4 - Judgment Liens
§ 9-12-94. Clerk's Fees
For entering an execution upon the general execution docket, the clerk shall be entitled to the fees enumerated in Code Section 15-6-77.
(Ga. L. 1889, p. 106, § 5; Civil Code 1895, § 2782; Civil Code 1910, § 3324; Code 1933, § 39-705; Ga. L. 1950, p. 107, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, p. 699, § 3.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Duty of clerk to collect indexing fee.
- Clerk who was on a salary basis must collect the indexing fee prescribed by former Code 1933, § 39-705 (see now O.C.G.A. § 9-12-94); any failure to collect such fee and make proper disposition of the money could subject the clerk to a fine under former Code 1933, § 24-2721 (see now O.C.G.A. § 15-6-81) (failure to perform duty punishable as contempt). 1970 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U70-171.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Clerks of Court, § 11 et seq.
C.J.S.- 21 C.J.S., Courts, § 333 et seq.
