Restrictions on Charging Prosecuting Attorneys Fees for Certified Copies of Records

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No clerk of any superior court or state court shall charge any fee for providing any certified copy of any record or portion thereof requested by a prosecuting attorney in this state for use in any criminal case.

(Code 1981, §15-13-36, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 748, § 1A; Ga. L. 2012, p. 173, § 1-30/HB 665.)

Code Commission notes.

- Both Ga. L. 1996, p. 747 and Ga. L. 1996, p. 748 enacted a Code Section 15-1-13. Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, Code Section 15-1-13 as enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 748, was redesignated as Code Section 15-13-36.

CHAPTER 14 COURT REPORTERS Article 1 General Provisions.
  • 15-14-1. Power of superior court judges to appoint and remove; oath; duties.
  • 15-14-2. Power of city court judges to appoint; compensation.
  • 15-14-3. Power of division judges to appoint and remove; oath; duties.
  • 15-14-4. Additional court reporters; typists; equipment.
  • 15-14-5. Duty to transcribe; certificate.
  • 15-14-6. Contingent expense and travel allowance; notification of appointments and removals.
  • 15-14-7. Destruction of notes; how authorized; petition; grounds; notice; order.
Article 2 Training and Certification.
  • 15-14-20. Short title.
  • 15-14-21. Purpose.
  • 15-14-22. Definitions.
  • 15-14-23. Judicial Council of Georgia as agency of judiciary for purposes of article.
  • 15-14-24. Board of Court Reporting of Judicial Council; creation; composition; term; vacancies; removal.
  • 15-14-25. Oath of office; filing; certificate of appointment.
  • 15-14-26. Chairperson; election; term; rules and regulations.
  • 15-14-27. Administrative work as duty of Administrative Office of the Courts; director to serve as secretary of board.
  • 15-14-28. Certificate required.
  • 15-14-29. Qualifications for certification; individuals with disabilities.
  • 15-14-30. Application for testing; fee; time of examinations; conduct and grading.
  • 15-14-31. Renewal of certificate; fee; automatic revocation of suspended certificate.
  • 15-14-32. Use of title or abbreviation.
  • 15-14-33. Refusing or revoking certificate or temporary permit or discipline of person; disciplinary actions; appeal; reinstatement; immunity for reporting; voluntary surrender or failure to renew; regulation.
  • 15-14-34. Temporary permits.
  • 15-14-35. Injunction against violations; remedy cumulative.
  • 15-14-36. Penalties for violations.
  • 15-14-37. Prohibition against certain contracts for court reporting services; applicability; registration; rules and regulations; fines.
Cross references.

- Authority of Judicial Council to promulgate rules and regulations relating to transcripts and to fees of court reporters, § 15-5-21.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS


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