Plain English Breakdown
The official bill title and summary confirm the existence of the fee, its uses, termination rules, and fund dedication but do not provide operational details like dollar amounts or specific user groups beyond 'assessment by the court'.
Tift County Magistrate Court Technology Fee
This law allows the Tift County Magistrate Court to charge a technology fee and sets rules for how that money is used, when it stops being collected, and what happens to any leftover funds.
What This Bill Does
- Authorizes the Magistrate Court of Tift County to assess and collect a technology fee.
- Identifies authorized uses for the money collected from this fee.
- Provides rules for ending (terminating) the collection of the technology fee.
- Explains how any leftover funds will be handled if the program ends or stops collecting money.
- Repeals older laws that conflict with these new rules.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Magistrate Court of Tift County, which is authorized to collect and manage the fee.
- People who are subject to this technology fee as determined by the court's assessment process.
Terms To Know
- Assessment
- The official act of deciding to charge a specific amount of money as a fee.
- Residual Funds
- Money that remains in the account after all planned expenses have been paid or when the program ends.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text does not state the exact dollar amount of the technology fee.
- The specific list of allowed uses for the money is mentioned but not detailed in this summary source.
- The law becomes effective on May 11, 2026.