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O.C.G.A. § 5-6-4: Appeal and Error — O.C.G.A. § 5-6-4

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute sets filing fees for appeals to Georgia's Supreme Court and Court of Appeals: $80 for criminal and habeas corpus cases, $300 for other civil cases. Fees are waived for incarcerated self-represented applicants, indigent defendants with appointed counsel, or those filing an indigency affidavit.

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