IN THE MAGISTRATE COURT OF JEFF DAVIS COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA 

 FEE SCHEDULE Effective January 1, 2020

 CIVIL ACTIONS 

1.  Statement of Claim $ 98.50 for 1 defendant                                                                   and $50.00 for each additional defendant.
2.  Summons of Dispossessory $ 98.50*  ONE DEFENDANT
3.  Garnishment $ 92.50
4.  Foreclosure of Personal Property $ 98.50*
5.  Trover $ 98.50
6.  Abandoned Motor Vehicle $ 25.00
7.   Abandoned Mobile Homes $48.50 
8.  Appeal - Payable to Magistrate Court $ 22.00  Payable to Superior Court $209.50
9.  Interrogatories on a Jeff Davis Magistrate case $ 10.00  + Cert. mail fee          or $60.00 with service.
10.  Interrogatories on a non-Jeff Davis Magistrate case $ 98.50* 
11.  Fifa - Issue two separate checks(Payable to Magistrate Court) $ 4.00  Record (Payable to Superior Court) $ 25.00  
12. Cancel (Payable to Superior Court) 
13. $ 25.00  Alias - issued when original is lost $ 4.00
14.  Nulla Bona $ 25.00  search Fee - payable to JDSO $ 20.00 
15.  Subpoenas $ 1.00  Sheriff Service fee for subpoena $ 20.00 
16.  Copies (per page) $ .50 
17.  Certified or Exemplified copy – 1st page $ 2.50  Additional pages $ .50 
18.  2nd Original $ 2.50 * Includes one Sheriff’s service fee of $50.00 .  A service fee shall be collected for each defendant listed on a case. 

CRIMINAL ACTIONS 

1.  Bad Check Processing $ 20.00 per check
2.  Pre-Warrant Application $ 20.00  
3. Allegation of Family Violence WAIVED 
4.  Warrant Dismissal - Felony $110.00  Misdemeanor $ 55.00
5.  Good Behavior Bond $20.00  

Method of Payment

The Magistrate Court accepts cash, check, debit card  and money orders.                            All debit and credit card transactions will occur a small processing fee.