Tony Strenth
Chief Magistrate Judge |
| Magistrate Court |
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201 North Main Street Room 21
Courthouse - Sylvester, Georgia 31791
Phone: (229) 776-8210
Fax: (229) 776-8245
Office Hours: 9AM-5PM Mon.-Fri.
Located on the 2nd floor of the
Worth County Courthouse.
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Magistrate Court exists to serve the following functions:
- Conduct probable cause hearings and issue criminal warrants
- File and conduct hearings concerning civil law suits for amounts of $15,000 and under.
- Issue FiFa's and Garnishments in civil cases that have been adjudicated.
- Conduct hearings for Trover actions to retrieve property.
- Perform marriage ceremonies.
Schedule of Costs:
A dismissal fee of $50 for misdemeanor warrants and $100 for felony warrants SHALL be paid before any warrant is dismissed by Magistrate Court. Such dismissal shall be granted only prior to the arrest of a defendant.
| Statement of Claim |
$76.50 |
| Each Additional Defendant in Same Action |
$25.00 |
| Dispossessory |
$76.50 |
| Garnishment |
$76.50 |
| Writ of Possession |
$76.50 |
| Writ of Fieri Facias (FI.FA.) |
$7.00 |
Interrogatories: |
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| Filed in Worth County |
$10.00 |
| From Another County |
$76.50 |
Michael Carter
Magistrate |
Marion Moore
Chief Clerk
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