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Account Policies

In order to participate in electronic filing, an eFiling account must first be established. All eFiling accounts are on a per user basis. User accounts can be established at no charge via the online registration form.

Products

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Regarding Software Available on This Site

Software made available for download from this server ("GSCCCA Software") is the copyrighted work of the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Authority and/or its vendors. GSCCCA Software is made available for downloading solely for use by end users according to the License Agreement. Any reproduction or redistribution of Software retrieved from this site is expressly prohibited by law and may result in civil and criminal penalties.

Links to Sites Outside the Dominion and Control of GSCCCA

Links in this area will let you leave GSCCCA's site. GSCCCA does not have control of these other sites and GSCCCA is not responsible for the contents of any site outside of the GSCCCA domain or any domain contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. GSCCCA provides these links only as a convenience. The inclusion of any link is merely a convenience to the user and is not an endorsement by GSCCCA of any linked site.

Privacy Policy

Information collected by the e-filing systems will only be used to positively identify the filing parties and to facilitate the electronic filing of documents. This may include but is not limited to sending filing status notification through email and verifying account information. Information collected will be subject to disclosure as required by law. In no event will information be sold or otherwise distributed to third parties without the consent of the affected parties.

Credit Card Transaction Fee

Generally, the GSCCCA does not impose or collect any fees on top of the normal filing fees that would be collected in the county of filing. It is the goal of the Authority Board and Superior Court Clerks to offer eFiling to the public at no additional cost. However the GSCCCA must impose a small transaction fee to all credit card purchases in order to recover the cost of processing such transactions. The fee is currently calculated to be 3.5%, but may change from time to time without prior notice, as is necessary to recover the cost of these transactions. The eFiling system will always clearly indicate the credit card processing fee amount whenever it is assessed as part of a transaction, prior to being collected.

Bank Account (ACH/eCheck) Transactions

GSCCCA allows users to pay for filings using one or more bank accounts. Payments from a bank account are termed ACH, eCheck, EFT or Electronic Funds Transfer transactions, and GSCCCA charges $1.00 per real estate package or UCC filing to cover the cost of processing the transaction. As with paper checks, there are circumstances in which the transaction may not honored by the user's financial institution. Should such a transaction be returned by the user’s bank as uncollectible for any reason, GSCCCA may impose a "bad check" or dishonor fee in addition to the original filing fee, and attempt to collect such fees directly from the users escrow account (see below).

Escrow Accounts

All users of the GSCCCA eFiling system have a virtual escrow account in the system which can be funded by the user in order to pay for filings without subsequently using a credit card or bank account. Escrow accounts can be funded at any time using a credit card or bank account. Funds deposited via credit card are generally available instantly, though funds deposited via bank account may take up to 5 days to become available. The available balance in an escrow account will be reduced by the total cost of previously authorized/pending transactions. In the event that a filing which was paid for using an escrow account is subsequently rejected by the clerk, the amount of the previously authorized transaction will be returned to the escrow account immediately. The eFiling system will prevent use of escrow funds should the cost of a transaction exceed the available balance of the escrow account. When alternative payment methods are used to pay for filings, such as payment via bank account by ACH, eCheck, EFT or Electronic Funds Transfer and the funds are not collectible for any reason, the cost of such failed transactions will be debited against the user's escrow account along with any fees imposed by the GSCCCA for dishonored or returned items. Such actions may cause the escrow account to reflect a negative balance. A negative escrow account balance will automatically cause the user account to be temporarily suspended and new filings will not be permitted until the escrow balance is brought current. Only credit card and check payments are allowed when funding a negative escrow account. A user may request the return of unused escrow funds at any time by contacting the GSCCCA helpdesk.

Filing Fee Estimation

The GSCCCA eFiling system determines filing fees based on statutory fee schedules associated with each filing type. However, there are often user provided parameters that may affect the GSCCCA provided fee estimate, such as any taxes that may be due. In all circumstances, the actual fee of the filing is determined by the Clerk of Superior Court in which the filing is to occur, and this assessment may vary from the fee estimate provided by the GSCCCA. To allow for small variances in fee calculation at the time of filing, the GSCCCA system will authorize the total cost of the filing fees plus an additional $10 to ensure adequate funding. Should a clerk accept a filing and a variance of $10 or less exists between the clerk assessment and the GSCCCA fee estimate, the filing will be accepted. However, should a fee variance of more than $10 occur, the Clerk of Superior Court must reject the filing, as this is typically the result of incorrect information provided by the user at the time of filing. In all cases, if the authorized amount is greater than the actual clerk assessment, the amount of the authorized excess is not collected from the user. To ensure timely filing of all documents, it is critical that all user provided fees be calculated presented accurately at the time of filing.

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