{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-6-12","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 36-6-12","heading":"Compensation and fees.","body":"County treasurers are entitled to receive the following fees:\n(1) For receiving and paying out county funds:\n(A) Two and one-half percent for receiving all sums up to $10,000.00.\n(B) Two and one-half percent for paying out all sums up to $10,000.00.\n(C) One and one-fourth percent for receiving the excess of any sum over $10,000.00.\n(D) One and one-fourth percent for paying out the excess of any sum over $10,000.00.\n(2) For making his returns to the grand jury, $1.00.\n(3) For making his returns to the judge of the probate court, $1.00.\nHowever, in no case shall the compensation of a county treasurer exceed the sum of $3,000.00 per annum, unless within the sole discretion of the proper governing authority of the county the compensation is increased to a sum not to exceed $3,600.00 per annum.","path":["TITLE 36 Local Government","Provisions Applicable to Counties Only","CHAPTER 6 County Treasurer"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.36.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":"6d8172d986bbcfadfab70633bf1630bae51c6bb93b4d3d594b72af863ecd73a2","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-6-11","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-6-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}