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GA Code § 15-21-54 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 3 - Limitation Period and Rules for Claims Against Fine and Bond Forfeiture Fund|§ 15-21-54. Creation of Claim for Benefit of County Against Fine and Bond Forfeiture Fund; Priority of Payment; Rights of County to Enforcement

 In all criminal cases in which a county pays costs or fees to any officer of any court, the amount of the costs and fees so paid shall thereupon become a claim against the fine and bond forfeiture fund for the benefit of the county. The claim for the benefit of the county shall at all times take the same priority of payment as against the fine and bond forfeiture fund as though the claim or the costs and fees were still held by the officer who received the payment. Upon payment of the costs or fees, the county shall become subrogated to the rights of the officer regarding payment out of the fine and bond forfeiture fund, with all rights enjoyed by the officer to enforce same at any time.   (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1168, § 2D; Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 3-33/HB 233.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, substituted "fine and bond forfeiture fund" for "fine and forfeiture fund" in three places in this Code section. See editor's note for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015, and shall apply to seizures of property for forfeiture that occur on or after that date. Any such seizure that occurs before July 1, 2015, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such seizure."   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2015).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Court costs collectible from defendant include costs of meals.   - Costs of feeding a prisoner while the prisoner is imprisoned awaiting trial are part of court costs collectible from the defendant. 1962 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 121.   Payment of fees from county fund rather than fines and forfeitures.   - All fees accruing to the sheriff in felony cases should be paid from county funds rather than from the fines and forfeitures fund. 1952-53 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 321.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 20 Am. Jur. 2d, Costs, § 95 et seq. 73 Am. Jur. 2d, Subrogation, § 1 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 36A C.J.S., Fines, § 19. 37 C.J.S., Forfeitures, §§ 39, 41.   ALR.    - Validity of obligation to pay or secure a fine or penalty, 29 A.L.R. 7.
GA Code § 15-21-55 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 3 - Limitation Period and Rules for Claims Against Fine and Bond Forfeiture Fund|§ 15-21-55. Disposition of Funds Remaining After Claims Against Fine and Bond Forfeiture Fund Paid or Barred by Limitation

 Any surplus of funds which remain in the hands of the county treasurer or other custodian of the fine and bond forfeiture fund or in the hands of any officer of court or other person as agent or representative of any officer of court after all legal claims against the fund have been paid or are barred by limitation shall be paid over into the general fund of the county treasury to be used by the county for the purpose of paying the expenses of courts, the maintenance and support of prisoners, paying sheriffs and coroners for litigation, and paying all legal demands of clerks of court, prosecuting officers, sheriffs, and other officers of court.   (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1168, § 3; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 15; Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 3-33/HB 233.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, substituted "fine and bond forfeiture fund" for "fine and forfeiture fund" near the beginning of this Code section. See editor's note for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015, and shall apply to seizures of property for forfeiture that occur on or after that date. Any such seizure that occurs before July 1, 2015, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such seizure."   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2015).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Allegation of payment of claims allowed sufficient against motion to dismiss.    - Allegation that "all legal claims on said funds that are due and that have been allowed have been paid in full for bringing the money into court, and there remains in the hands of the defendants" the sum sought by the county is sufficient as against general demurrer (now motion to dismiss) under the provisions of former Code 1933, § 27-2902 (see now O.C.G.A. § 15-21-2). Banks County v. Stark, 88 Ga. App. 368, 77 S.E.2d 33 (1953).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Joint construction of statutes warranted.    - Ga. L. 1949, p. 1168, § 3 (see now O.C.G.A. § 15-21-55), which relates to disposition of surplus funds of a fine and forfeiture fund, should be construed in connection with Ga. L. 1949, p. 1168, §§ 2 and 2A (see now O.C.G.A. §§ 15-21-50 and15-21-51) which are the statutes which relate to actions on claims against the funds. 1960-61 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 96.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 36A C.J.S., Fines, § 19. 37 C.J.S., Forfeitures, § 34.   ALR.    - Validity of obligation to pay or secure a fine or penalty, 29 A.L.R. 7.
GA Code § 15-21-57 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 3 - Limitation Period and Rules for Claims Against Fine and Bond Forfeiture Fund|§ 15-21-57. Effect of Article Upon Duty of Prosecuting Officers and County Treasurers Relating to Accounting for Fines and Bond Forfeitures

 Nothing in this article shall affect the duty of the prosecuting officer of any court or the treasurer of any county to account for fines and bond forfeitures to the parties legally entitled as provided by law (but subject to the limitations and alterations provided in this article), including paying to counties and their proper officers all parts of the fund to which the prosecuting officer, clerk of court, sheriff, or other officer would be entitled where, under the law, the funds are paid over to the county and its proper officer because the prosecuting officer, clerk of court, sheriff, or other officer is on a salary basis.   (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1168, § 8; Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 3-32/HB 233.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, substituted "fines and bond forfeitures" for "fines and forfeitures" near the beginning of this Code section.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015, and shall apply to seizures of property for forfeiture that occur on or after that date. Any such seizure that occurs before July 1, 2015, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such seizure."   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2015).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Duty of county treasurer to receive surplus of fund and hold surplus for distribution.    - Bank acting as county depository becomes a quasi-public officer. It is therefore the duty of such bank, acting as county treasurer, to receive the surplus of the fine and forfeiture fund and hold the surplus for distribution as required by law. Banks County v. Stark, 88 Ga. App. 368, 77 S.E.2d 33 (1953).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 36A C.J.S., Fines, § 6. 37 C.J.S., Forfeitures, §§ 39, 41. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 281, 291, 309, 313, 314.
GA Code § 15-21-58 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 3 - Limitation Period and Rules for Claims Against Fine and Bond Forfeiture Fund|§ 15-21-58. Effect of Article Upon Acts Pertaining to Courts in Particular Counties or Cities

 Nothing in this article shall affect the validity of any special or local Act or Act affecting only a specific county dealing with the fines and bond forfeitures in any court or courts in any particular county or city in this state.   (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1168, § 9; Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 3-32/HB 233.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, substituted "fines and bond forfeitures" for "fines and forfeitures" in the middle of this Code section. See editor's note for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015, and shall apply to seizures of property for forfeiture that occur on or after that date. Any such seizure that occurs before July 1, 2015, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such seizure."   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2015).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Ivestor v. Mozeley, 89 Ga. App. 578, 80 S.E.2d 197 (1954).
GA Code § 15-21-70 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 4 - Peace Officer, Prosecutor, and Indigent Defense Funding|§ 15-21-70. Short Title

 This article shall be known as and may be cited as the "Peace Officer, Prosecutor, and Indigent Defense Funding Act."    (Code 1981, §15-21-70, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1094, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, Ex. Sess., p. ES3, § 5/HB 1EX.)
GA Code § 15-21-71 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 4 - Peace Officer, Prosecutor, and Indigent Defense Funding|§ 15-21-71. Implementation of Constitutional Provision

 This article is enacted in part pursuant to the authority of Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI, subparagraph (d) of the Constitution of Georgia, which provision authorizes additional penalty assessments in criminal and traffic cases and provides that the proceeds derived therefrom may be used for the purpose of providing training to law enforcement officers and prosecuting officials.    (Code 1981, §15-21-71, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1094, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. ES3, § 5/HB 1EX.)
GA Code § 15-21-72 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 4 - Peace Officer, Prosecutor, and Indigent Defense Funding|§ 15-21-72. Legislative Intent

 It is the intent of this article to provide funding for the training of law enforcement and prosecutorial officers and to make funds available for funding state indigent defense programs.    (Code 1981, §15-21-72, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1094, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. ES3, § 5/HB 1EX.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Municipal Court of Savannah is covered by the Peace Officer and Prosecutor Training Fund Act of 1983, O.C.G.A. § 15-21-70 et seq. 1983 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U83-57.
GA Code § 15-21-75 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 4 - Peace Officer, Prosecutor, and Indigent Defense Funding|§ 15-21-75. Penalty for Delinquent Remission of Moneys

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2004, p. ES3, § 5/HB 1EX, effective June 15, 2004.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1983, p. 1094, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 15.
GA Code § 15-21-76 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 4 - Peace Officer, Prosecutor, and Indigent Defense Funding|§ 15-21-76. Failure or Refusal to Remit Moneys

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2004, p. ES3, § 5/HB 1EX, effective June 15, 2004.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1983, p. 1094, § 1.
GA Code § 15-21-77 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 4 - Peace Officer, Prosecutor, and Indigent Defense Funding|§ 15-21-77. Appropriations for Law Enforcement or Prosecutorial Officers' Training

 An amount equal to the net proceeds derived under subparagraphs (a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(A) of Code Section 15-21-73 in the immediately preceding year shall be appropriated to fund law enforcement or prosecutorial officers' training, or both, and activities incident thereto, including, but not limited to, payment or repayment to the state treasury for capital outlay, general obligation bond debt service, administrative expenses, and any other expense or fund application which the General Assembly may deem appropriate. This Code section shall not preclude the appropriation of a greater amount for this purpose.    (Code 1981, §15-21-77, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1094, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 15; Ga. L. 2004, p. ES3, § 5/HB 1EX; Ga. L. 2008, p. 846, § 12/HB 1245.)
GA Code § 15-21-90 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 5 - Jail Construction and Staffing|§ 15-21-90. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Jail Construction and Staffing Act."    (Code 1981, §15-21-90, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1753, § 1.)   Law reviews.   - For note on 1989 enactment of this article, see 6 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 287 (1989).
GA Code § 15-21-91 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 5 - Jail Construction and Staffing|§ 15-21-91. Implementation of Constitutional Provision

 This article is enacted pursuant to Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI of the Constitution of Georgia, which provision authorizes additional penalty assessments in criminal and traffic cases and cases involving violations of ordinances of political subdivisions and provides that the proceeds derived therefrom may be used for constructing, operating, and staffing of jails, correctional institutions, and detention facilities by counties.    (Code 1981, §15-21-91, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1753, § 1.)
GA Code § 15-21-92 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 5 - Jail Construction and Staffing|§ 15-21-92. Adoption of County Resolution Required; Contracts Between County and Municipality After January 1, 1990

 The additional penalties provided for in Code Section 15-21-93 shall not be imposed or collected in any court in any county until the governing authority of the county or counties adopts a resolution placing this article in effect, requiring the imposition and collection of such additional penalties, and agreeing to expend the funds collected for the purposes provided for in this article. The additional penalties provided for in Code Section 15-21-93 shall not be imposed or collected in any municipal court or other court operated by a municipality unless the municipality and county enter into an intergovernmental contract after January 1, 1990, providing for use of the county jail, correctional institution, or detention facility by municipal prisoners.    (Code 1981, §15-21-92, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1753, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 15.)
GA Code § 15-21-93 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 5 - Jail Construction and Staffing|§ 15-21-93. Imposition of Additional Penalty in Fine Cases; Additional Sum Required When Posting Bail or Bond

    In every case in which any superior court, state court, probate court, magistrate court, municipal court, or other court in any county or municipality in which this article has been placed in effect as provided in Code Section 15-21-92 shall impose a fine, which shall be construed to include costs, for any offense against a criminal or traffic law of this state or any ordinance of a political subdivision thereof, there shall be imposed as an additional penalty a sum equal to 10 percent of the original fine.   At the time of posting bail or bond in any case involving a violation of a criminal or traffic law of this state or ordinance of a political subdivision thereof, an additional sum equal to 10 percent of the original amount of bail or bond shall be posted. In every case in which any superior court, state court, probate court, magistrate court, municipal court, or other court shall order the forfeiture of bail or bond, the additional sum equal to 10 percent of the original bail or bond shall be paid over as provided in Code Section 15-21-94.     Such sums required by subsection (a) of this Code section shall be in addition to that amount required by Code Section 47-17-60 to be paid into the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund or Code Section 47-11-51 concerning the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia.     (Code 1981, §15-21-93, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1753, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Assessment of costs in criminal cases, Uniform Superior Court Rules, Rule 36.15.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Surcharges.    - Surcharges of $1,000 on a $10,000 fine, applied for jail construction and maintenance, did not exceed the statutory maximum of the total fine and were not illegal. Phillips v. State, 236 Ga. App. 744, 512 S.E.2d 32 (1999).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Additional fee under paragraph (a)(2).    - Additional 10 percent sum authorized by O.C.G.A. § 15-21-93(a)(2) is mandatory. The provisions of this statute should not be applied, however, except to bail or bond posted by an individual who has been adjudged guilty. The fee on bail or bond should be applied in all applications for bail or bond made after January 1, 1990, regardless of the date upon which the offense was committed. 1990 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U90-4.    Surcharge is an additional penalty  to be added to the fine and to the amount of any bail or bond established by the court. 1996 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U96-8.   Reduction on city's inmate housing bill.    - Jail Construction and Staffing Act, O.C.G.A. § 15-21-90 et seq., does not prohibit a county from considering a reduction on a city's inmate housing bill in the amount equivalent to the required 10 percent add on moneys paid to the county. 1998 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U98-7.
GA Code § 15-21-94 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 5 - Jail Construction and Staffing|§ 15-21-94. Assessment and Collection of Sums; Deposit Into County Jail Fund; Failure to Remit Sums

  The sums provided for in Code Section 15-21-93 shall be assessed and collected by the clerk or court officer charged with the duty of collecting moneys arising from fines and forfeited bonds and shall be paid over to the governing authority of the county in which the court is located or, in the case of a municipality which has contracted for jail services, to the governing authority of the county with which the municipality has contracted by the tenth day of the month following the month in which such sums are collected. Such sums paid over to the governing authority shall be deposited by the governing authority into a special account to be known as the "county jail fund."   Any person whose duty it is to collect and remit the sums provided for in this article who fails or refuses to remit such sums by the date required by this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.     (Code 1981, §15-21-94, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1753, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 994, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2065, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Priority of disbursement.   - In the event of partial or installment payments of funds, the payments must be allocated proportionally between money attributable to the fine and to the surcharges, and the amount applicable to the surcharges allocated proportionally to the fund. 1996 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U96-8.
GA Code § 15-21-95 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 5 - Jail Construction and Staffing|§ 15-21-95. Expenditure of Moneys

 Moneys collected pursuant to this article and placed in the county jail fund shall be expended by the governing authority of the county or counties solely and exclusively for constructing, operating, and staffing county jails, county correctional institutions, and detention facilities of the county or for the purpose of contracting for such facilities with other counties, the state, municipalities, regional jail authorities, or other political subdivisions as authorized by Article IX, Section III, Paragraph I of the Constitution. The county jail fund and moneys collected pursuant to this article to be placed in the county jail fund may be pledged as security for the payment of bonds issued for the construction of county jails, county correctional institutions, detention facilities of the county or counties, and jails constructed and operated by regional jail authorities. This article shall not preclude the appropriation or expenditure of other funds by the governing authority of any county or by the General Assembly for the purpose of constructing, operating, or staffing jails, correctional institutions, and detention facilities.    (Code 1981, §15-21-95, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1753, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 285, § 1.)
GA Code § 15-21-110 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 7 - Compensation to Victims of Violators of Driving Under the Influence Statute|§ 15-21-110. Constitutional Authority for Enactment of Article

 This article is enacted pursuant to Article III, Section VI, Paragraph VI, subparagraph (f) of the Constitution of Georgia, which provision authorizes the allocation of funds and a continuing fund for the purpose of compensating innocent victims of crime and for the administration of any law enacted for such purpose.    (Code 1981, §15-21-110, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1836, § 1.)   Law reviews.   - For note on 1992 enactment of this article, see 9 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 298 (1992).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Fine improperly imposed.    - Since no fine was imposed on the driving under the influence offense that violated O.C.G.A. § 40-6-391, the $100 brain/spinal cord fee imposed under O.C.G.A. §§ 15-21-149 and15-21-150 and the $25 driving under the influence victim surcharge imposed under O.C.G.A. §§ 15-21-110 and15-21-112(a) should not have been imposed under O.C.G.A. §§ 15-21-112 and15-21-149(a) because those fees were contingent upon the imposition of a fine. Johnson v. State, 282 Ga. App. 258, 638 S.E.2d 406 (2006).    Cited in Hannah v. State, 280 Ga. App. 230, 633 S.E.2d 800 (2006).
GA Code § 15-21-111 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 21 - Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Article 7 - Compensation to Victims of Violators of Driving Under the Influence Statute|§ 15-21-111. Legislative Intent

 It is the intent of this article to provide funding for compensating innocent victims of crime and for the implementation and administration of Chapter 15 of Title 17.    (Code 1981, §15-21-111, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1836, § 1.)