{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-9-68","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-9-68","heading":"Limitation of probate judge’s fees.","body":"Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (e) of Code Section 31-10-8 and subsection (c) of Code Section 31-10-27, unless local law or an agreement between a judge of the probate court and the county governing authority provides for the retention of a greater amount, a county governing authority may, by ordinance or resolution, limit the total amount of fees authorized to be retained as personal compensation by a probate judge who serves as local custodian, local registrar, or special abstracting agent pursuant to Code Section 31-10-8 or 31-10-27 to an aggregate amount not less than an amount equal to the fees collected or $7,500.00, whichever is less, in any calendar year beginning on or after January 1, 1997. Any probate judge whose fees are limited pursuant to this Code section shall prepare and submit a report at least quarterly to the county governing authority specifying the amount received during the quarter for which the report is submitted.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 9 Probate Courts","Article 3 Costs and Compensation"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.15.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"98bc823b939f91b1e15976b345dc0051a675fac0c1601c0460c33dd162a41cc4","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-9-67","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-9-80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}