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GA Code § 15-21-173 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 10 - Georgia Driver's Education Commission|§ 15-21-173. Members; Terms; Appointment; Vacancies; Chairperson and Other Officers; Employees

  The Georgia Driver's Education Commission shall consist of eight members who shall serve for terms of four years, except that the members in office on April 21, 2006, shall serve the terms to which they were originally appointed. The State Board of Education shall appoint one member of the commission and the Department of Driver Services shall appoint two members of the commission. The director of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety shall appoint one member of the commission. The remaining four members of the commission shall be appointed by the Governor, two of whom shall be public school driver's education providers and the other two shall be private driver's education providers. The Governor shall also establish initial terms of office for all members of the commission within the limitations of this subsection.   In the event of death, resignation, disqualification, or removal for any reason of any member of the commission, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and the successor shall serve for the unexpired term.   Membership on the commission does not constitute a public office, and no member shall be disqualified from holding public office by reason of his or her membership.   The Governor shall designate a chairperson of the commission from among the members, which chairperson shall serve in that position at the pleasure of the Governor.The commission may elect such other officers and committees as it considers appropriate.   The commission, with the approval of the Governor, may employ such professional, technical, or clerical personnel as deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this article.     (Code 1981, §15-21-173, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1461, § 2/SB 226; Ga. L. 2006, p. 72, § 15/SB 465; Ga. L. 2006, p. 343, § 1/SB 637; Ga. L. 2007, p. 47, § 15/SB 103.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2006, "April 21, 2006," was substituted for "the effective date of this subsection" in the first sentence of subsection (a).
GA Code § 15-21-174 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 10 - Georgia Driver's Education Commission|§ 15-21-174. Commission Members' Expenses

 Members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall receive the same expense allowance per day as that received by a member of the General Assembly for each day such member of the commission is in attendance at a meeting of such commission, plus either reimbursement for actual transportation costs while traveling by public carrier or the same mileage allowance for use of a personal car in connection with such attendance as members of the General Assembly receive.Such expense and travel allowance shall be paid in lieu of any per diem, allowance, or other remuneration now received by any such member for such attendance.    (Code 1981, §15-21-174, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1461, § 2/SB 226.)
GA Code § 15-21-175 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 10 - Georgia Driver's Education Commission|§ 15-21-175. Powers and Duties Generally

  The commission shall do all of the following:   Meet at such times and places as it shall determine necessary or convenient to perform its duties.The commission shall also meet on the call of the chairperson or the Governor;   Maintain minutes of its meetings;   Adopt rules and regulations for the transaction of its business;   Accept applications for disbursements of available moneys;   Maintain records of all expenditures of the commission, funds received as gifts and donations, and disbursements made; and   Conform to the standards and requirements prescribed by the state accounting office pursuant to Chapter 5B of Title 50.     The commission shall utilize existing state resources and staff of participating departments whenever practicable.     (Code 1981, §15-21-175, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1461, § 2/SB 226.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2005, in paragraph (a)(6) "accounting office" was substituted for "auditor" and "Chapter 5B" was substituted for "Chapter 6".
GA Code § 15-21-176 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 10 - Georgia Driver's Education Commission|§ 15-21-176. Commission Recommendations to Governor and General Assembly

 The commission may recommend to the Governor and the General Assembly changes in state programs, statutes, policies, budgets, and standards relating to the provision of driver education and training in this state, with the objective of maximizing participation in driver's education and training and accident reduction.    (Code 1981, §15-21-176, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1461, § 2/SB 226.)
GA Code § 15-21-177 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 10 - Georgia Driver's Education Commission|§ 15-21-177. Commission Acceptance of Federal Funds, Gifts and Donations

 The commission may accept federal funds granted by Congress or executive order for the purposes of this article as well as gifts and donations from individuals, private organizations, or foundations.The acceptance and use of federal funds do not commit state funds and do not place an obligation upon the General Assembly to continue the purposes for which the federal funds are made available.    (Code 1981, §15-21-177, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1461, § 2/SB 226.)
GA Code § 15-21-178 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 10 - Georgia Driver's Education Commission|§ 15-21-178. Commission Disbursement of Funds for Driver Education and Training

 The commission may authorize the disbursement of available funds from moneys appropriated to the commission by the General Assembly for purposes of providing driver education and training to a person, entity, or program eligible pursuant to criteria to be set by the commission.Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Department of Driver Services under Chapter 13 of Title 43, "The Driver Training School and Commercial Driver Training School License Act."    (Code 1981, §15-21-178, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1461, § 2/SB 226; Ga. L. 2006, p. 72, § 15/SB 465.)
GA Code § 15-21-180 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 10 - Georgia Driver's Education Commission|§ 15-21-180. Disposition of Funds From Additional Penalties

  The sums provided for in Code Section 15-21-179 shall be assessed and collected by the clerk or other court officer charged with the duty of collecting moneys from fines and shall be paid over by the last day of the following month to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority for remittance to the Office of the State Treasurer to be deposited into the general fund of the state treasury.   Any person whose duty it is to collect and remit the sums provided for in this article who refuses to so remit shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.     (Code 1981, §15-21-180, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1461, § 2/SB 226; Ga. L. 2010, p. 863, § 2/SB 296.)
GA Code § 15-21-181 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 10 - Georgia Driver's Education Commission|§ 15-21-181. Report of Funds Received From Additional Penalties; Annual Reporting Requirement; Funds Made Available to Driver's Education Commission

  As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, the Office of the State Treasurer shall report the amount of funds received pursuant to Code Section 15-21-179 to the Office of Planning and Budget and the commission. It is the intent of the General Assembly that, subject to appropriation, an amount equal to such proceeds received from such fines in any fiscal year shall be made available during the following fiscal year to the commission for the purposes set forth in Code Section 15-21-178.   Not later than October 1 of each year, the commission shall provide a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as well as the committee chairpersons for the standing committees in the Senate and the House of Representatives that are assigned issues related to motor vehicles. The report shall include the amount of funds collected from the additional penalty imposed under this article for the previous three fiscal years, the amount of such funds appropriated to the commission for each such corresponding year, and the manner and purposes for which such funds have been expended.     (Code 1981, §15-21-181, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1461, § 2/SB 226; Ga. L. 2010, p. 863, § 2/SB 296; Ga. L. 2013, p. 741, § 2/SB 231.)    The 2013 amendment,  effective May 6, 2013, designated the existing provisions as subsection (a) and added subsection (b).
GA Code § 15-21-200 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 11 - Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund|§ 15-21-200. Authority

 This article is enacted pursuant to Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI(o) of the Constitution, which provision authorizes additional penalty assessments for violations relating to certain sexual crimes, authorizes assessments on certain businesses, and provides that the proceeds derived therefrom may be used for the purpose of meeting the costs of care and rehabilitative and social services for certain citizens of this state who have been sexually exploited.    (Code 1981, §15-21-200, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 675, § 3-1/SB 8.)
GA Code § 15-21-201 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 11 - Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund|§ 15-21-201. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Adult entertainment establishment" means any place of business or commercial establishment where alcoholic beverages of any kind are sold, possessed, or consumed wherein:   The entertainment or activity therein consists of nude or substantially nude persons dancing with or without music or engaged in movements of a sexual nature or movements simulating sexual intercourse, oral copulation, sodomy, or masturbation;   The patron directly or indirectly is charged a fee or required to make a purchase in order to view entertainment or activity which consists of persons exhibiting or modeling lingerie or similar undergarments; or   The patron directly or indirectly is charged a fee to engage in personal contact by employees, devices, or equipment, or by personnel provided by the establishment.  Such term shall include, but shall not be limited to, bathhouses, lingerie modeling studios, and related or similar activities. Such term shall not include businesses or commercial establishments which have as their sole purpose the improvement of health and physical fitness through special equipment and facilities, rather than entertainment.      "Commission" means the Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund Commission.   "Fund" means the Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund.   "Safe house" means a licensed residential facility that provides safe and secure shelter.   "Sexually explicit conduct" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 16-12-100.   "Sexually exploited child" means a person who is younger than 18 years of age who:   Has been the victim of trafficking of persons for sexual servitude in violation of Code Section 16-5-46;   Has engaged in sodomy, prostitution, solicitation of sodomy, or masturbation for hire; or   Has been the victim of sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing any print or visual medium.     "Substantially nude" means dressed in a manner so as to display any portion of the female breast below the top of the areola or displaying any portion of any person's pubic hair, anus, cleft of the buttocks, vulva, or genitals.   "Visual medium" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 16-12-100.     (Code 1981, §15-21-201, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 675, § 3-1/SB 8.)
GA Code § 15-21-202 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 11 - Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund|§ 15-21-202. Commission Established; Fund Creation; Disbursement of Proceeds

  There is established the Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund Commission which is assigned to the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Resources for administrative purposes only, as prescribed in Code Section 50-4-3.   There is created the Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund as a separate fund in the state treasury. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund all amounts transferred to the fund and shall invest the fund moneys in the same manner as authorized for investing other moneys in the state treasury.   The commission may authorize the disbursement of available money from the fund, after appropriation thereof, for purposes of providing care, rehabilitative services, residential housing, health services, and social services, including establishing safe houses, to sexually exploited children and to a person, entity, or program eligible pursuant to criteria to be set by the commission. The commission shall also consider disbursement of available money from the fund to a person, entity, or program devoted to awareness and prevention of becoming a sexually exploited child. The commission may also authorize the disbursement of fund money for the actual and necessary operating expenses that the commission incurs in performing its duties; provided, however, that such disbursements shall be kept at a minimum in furtherance of the primary purpose of the fund, which is to disburse money to provide care and rehabilitative and social services for sexually exploited children.     (Code 1981, §15-21-202, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 675, § 3-1/SB 8.)
GA Code § 15-21-203 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 11 - Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund|§ 15-21-203. Commission Membership; Administration

  The commission shall consist of eight members. Seven of the members shall serve for terms of two years, except that with respect to the first members appointed, two members shall be appointed for terms of three years, four members for terms of two years, and one member for a term of one year. The director of the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services shall be a permanent member of the commission. The chairperson of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, the commissioner of behavioral health and developmental disabilities, and the director of the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services shall each appoint one member of the commission; the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each appoint two of the remaining four members. The Governor shall establish initial terms of office for all members of the commission within the limitations of this subsection.   In the event of death, resignation, disqualification, or removal for any reason of any member of the commission, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, and the successor shall serve for the unexpired term.   Membership on the commission shall not constitute public office, and no member shall be disqualified from holding public office by reason of his or her membership.   The Governor shall designate a chairperson of the commission from among the members, which chairperson shall serve in that position at the pleasure of the Governor. The commission may elect such other officers and committees as it considers appropriate.   The commission, with the approval of the Governor, may employ such professional, technical, or clerical personnel as deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this article.     (Code 1981, §15-21-203, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 675, § 3-1/SB 8.)
GA Code § 15-21-204 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 11 - Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund|§ 15-21-204. Compensation

 Members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall receive the same expense allowance per day as that received by a member of the General Assembly for each day such member of the commission is in attendance at a meeting of such commission, plus either reimbursement for actual transportation costs while traveling by public carrier or the same mileage allowance for use of a personal car in connection with such attendance as members of the General Assembly receive. Such expense and travel allowance shall be paid in lieu of any per diem, allowance, or other remuneration now received by any such member for such attendance. Expense allowances and other costs authorized in this Code section shall be paid from moneys in the fund.    (Code 1981, §15-21-204, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 675, § 3-1/SB 8.)
GA Code § 15-21-205 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 11 - Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund|§ 15-21-205. Commission Meetings and Responsibilities

  The commission shall:   Meet at such times and places as it shall determine necessary or convenient to perform its duties on the call of the chairperson or the Governor;   Maintain minutes of its meetings;   Adopt rules and regulations for the transaction of its business;   Accept applications for disbursements of available money from the fund;   Develop a state-wide protocol for helping to coordinate the delivery of services to sexually exploited children;   Provide oversight and accountability for any program that receives disbursements from the fund;   Maintain records of all its expenditures, funds received as gifts and donations, and disbursements made from the fund; and   Conform to the standards and requirements prescribed by the state accounting officer pursuant to Chapter 5B of Title 50.     The commission shall utilize existing state resources and staff of participating departments whenever practicable.     (Code 1981, §15-21-205, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 675, § 3-1/SB 8.)
GA Code § 15-21-206 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 11 - Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund|§ 15-21-206. Recommendations Authorized

 The commission may recommend to the Governor and the General Assembly changes in state programs, laws, policies, budgets, and standards relating to the care and rehabilitation of sexually exploited children, changes to improve coordination among state agencies that provide care and rehabilitative and social services to sexually exploited children, and changes to improve the condition of sexually exploited children who are in need of rehabilitative and social services.    (Code 1981, §15-21-206, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 675, § 3-1/SB 8.)
GA Code § 15-21-207 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 11 - Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund|§ 15-21-207. Funding Sources

 The commission may accept and solicit federal funds granted by Congress or executive order for the purposes of this article as well as gifts and donations from individuals, private organizations, or foundations. The acceptance and use of federal funds shall not commit state funds and shall not place an obligation upon the General Assembly to continue the purposes for which the federal funds are made available. All such funds received in the manner described in this Code section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit into the fund to be disbursed as other moneys in the fund.    (Code 1981, §15-21-207, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 675, § 3-1/SB 8.)
GA Code § 15-21-208 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 11 - Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund|§ 15-21-208. Financial Penalty; Collection

  In every case in which any court in this state shall impose a fine, which shall be construed to include costs, for trafficking a person for sexual servitude in violation of Code Section 16-5-46 or any violation of Code Section 16-6-10, 16-6-11, 16-6-12, 16-6-15, 16-6-16, or 16-12-100, there shall be imposed an additional penalty of $2,500.00 if the defendant was 18 years of age or older at the time of the offense.   Such sums shall be in addition to any amount required to be paid into any pension, annuity, or retirement fund under Title 47 or any other law and in addition to any other amounts provided for in this chapter.   The sums provided for in this Code section shall be assessed and collected by the clerk or court officer charged with the duty of collecting moneys arising from fines and shall be paid over by the last day of the following month to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority for remittance to the Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund Commission, to be deposited into the Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund.   Any person whose duty it is to collect or remit the sums provided for in this Code section who intentionally refuses to collect or remit such sums shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.     (Code 1981, §15-21-208, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 675, § 3-1/SB 8; Ga. L. 2019, p. 74, § 2-2/SB 158.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective July 1, 2019, deleted "16-6-14," following "16-6-12," in the middle of subsection (a). See Editor's note for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2019, p. 74, § 1-1/SB 158, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Anti-Human Trafficking Protective Response Act.'"   Ga. L. 2019, p. 74, § 3-1/SB 158, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2019, and shall apply to offenses which occur on or after that date. Any offense occurring before July 1, 2019, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense, and any resulting conviction shall be considered a prior conviction for the purpose of imposing a sentence that provides for a different penalty for a subsequent conviction."   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2019 amendment of this Code section, see 36 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 63 (2019).