Legislation
State: Georgia
Signed: March 11, 2011
Effective: July 01, 2011
Chapter: Act No. 7
SummaryHouse Bill 41 reverses an Attorney General ruling last year that the “judicial operations fund fee” of $125 assessed for court filings applies to the issuance of certificates of appointment and reappointment of Notaries, reducing the fee for a Notary commission from $162 to $37.
AffectsAmends Section 15-21A-6.1 of the Georgia Code Annotated.
Changes - Clarifies that the $125 “judicial operations fund fee” assessed by each clerk of a county superior court for court filings does not apply to the issuance of certificates of appointment and reappointment of Notaries Public.
AnalysisLast year the cost of a Notary commission in Georgia skyrocketed to $162 as a result of an opinion by the Georgia Attorney General that Notary commission certificates were subject to a “judicial operations fund fee” of $125 assessed by each clerk of the county superior court for all court filings. House Bill 41 essentially reverses this ruling by stating in statute that the judicial operations fund fee does not apply to the issuance of Notary certificates of appointment or reappointment. Thus, effective immediately, the fee for a Notary commission in Georgia has been reduced from $162 to $37.
Read the House Bill 41.