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Murray County Magistrate Court
121 N. 4th Ave Chatsworth, GA 30705
Phone: 706-695-3021 Fax: 706-695-7525
Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM
Filings are Between the Hours of 8AM-4PM
Cheif Magistrate Judge: Bryant Cochran
Magistrate Judge: Dwayne Hooper
Magistrate Judge: Chris M. Fowler


Magistrate Court is a Small Claims Court
Claims filed thru Magistrate can be filed up $15,000
You do not have to have an attorney for Magistrate Court for hearings or to file your claims.

Civil Filings are $42 to process and $25 to serve

You need the following to file a claim in Magistrate:

  • Person's or Company's Name
  • Person's or Company's address of whom you suing

Criminal Filings are filed in the county in which the crime occurrred.

List of Filing & Fees of the Magistrate Court:
Civil Case:
Statement of Claim $67.00
Garnishments $67.00
Dispossessory/Eviction Notices $67.00
Personal Property Foreclosers $67.00
Reserve Fee $25.00
Writ of Possession $25.00
Foreign Judgments (Domesticated) $67.00

Post Judgement

  • Writ of Fieri Facias
  • Record Fieri Facias on Superior Court Lein Docket

 

  • $2.00
  • $5.00
Levy $37.00
Interrogatories (within 30 Days) $10.00
   After 30 Days $67.00
Criminal Cases  
Bad Check Warrant $5.00
Prewarrent Application $10.00
MURRAY COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE
P.O. BOX 1129/ 121 NORTH 4TH AVE.
CHATSWORTH, GA 30705