State Supreme Court changes rule to avoid fee increase
As part of a lengthy bill raising a number of fees statewide, the cost of copying files of cases on appeal would significantly increase. HB 1055, which Gov. Sonny Perdue signed into law on May 12, increased the cost to copy files from $1.50 per page to $10 per page – or from $750 to $5,000 for a 500-page file. But the state’s Supreme Court has created a work around aimed at keeping costs down.