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QUICK VIEW 2010 Staff: 2011 Staff: 2012 Staff:
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2010 Budget Actual: 2011 Budget Actual: 2012 Budget Adopted:
$525,858 $512,094 $484,111
Funded Through: General Fund
The Clerk of Superior Court is an elected position serving the Superior Court in Camden County. General duties of the Clerk: • Deed and Property Recording • Transfer Tax and Intangible Tax Collection • UCC Recording • Lien Recording • Plat Recording • Military Discharge Recording • Trial and Grand Jury Management • Civil and Domestic Court Filing/ Processing • Criminal Court Filing/Processing
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Arrest Warrant Filing/Processing Appeals Filing/Processing Family Violence Filing/Processing Garnishment Filing/Processing Adoption Filing/Processing Notary Public Certificates Trade Name Registration Records Management and Security Fine and Fee Collection and Disbursement Court Registry Management
Elected Official
QUICK VIEW 2010 Staff: 2011 Staff: 2012 Staff:
6 6 6
2010 Budget Actual: 2011 Budget Actual: 2012 Budget Adopted:
$363,083 $431,276 $429,641
Funded Through: General Fund
The Judge of Probate Court is an elected position serving the Probate Court in Camden County. The Office of the Probate Court is responsible for managing the following: • Misdemeanor Traffic Offenses • Estates and Wills (Citations from Camden County • Weapons permits Sheriff’s Office and Georgia State • Guardianships and Conservatorships Patrol) • Marriage Licenses • Birth and Death Certificates • Games and Fish Offenses • Elections (Department of Natural Resources)
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The Judge of Magistrate Court is an elected position serving the Magistrate Court in Camden County.
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2010 Budget Actual: 2011 Budget Actual: 2012 Budget Adopted: Funded Through: General Fund
$291,048 $288,246 $298,847
The Magistrate Court is a small claims court in which anyone can pursue a case with or without an attorney. The court has a broad jurisdiction to try, and dispose of most civil claims when the amount sought or the value of the property claimed does not exceed $15,000. The court can also hear dispossessory, writs of possessions for personal property and garnishment actions. A Magistrate Court Judge may: • Issue criminal arrest and search warrants • Try county ordinance violations and misdemeanor bad check cases • Set bonds for individuals on criminal charges • Hold preliminary hearings
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