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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-21-4 Distribution of Fines and Bond Forfeitures Generally; Liability of the Clerk of the Court as to Distribution

All moneys arising from fines and bond forfeitures shall, at each term of the court, be distributed by the clerk of the court under order of the court to such

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persons and according to the priorities prescribed by law; and, upon failure to do so, the clerk shall be subject to a rule at the instance of any party aggrieved.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-21-13 Priority of Payment of Claims For Fees of Solicitors of City Courts, Sheriffs, Clerks, and District Attorneys

(a)  All claims for fees of solicitors of city courts, sheriffs, clerks, and district attorneys shall be paid from the funds arising from fines imposed in criminal cases before any claim

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or order of any claimant or distributee shall be paid;  (b)  Nothing contained in subsection (a) of this Code section shall in any way affect the fines and bond forfeitures of any court whose officers are on salaries and where the fines and bond forfeitures are remitted to the county treasury.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 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 forfeitures fund or in the hands of any officer

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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.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-10-85 Fees and Costs to be Deposited Into County Treasury

All fees, costs, and other funds collected by officers of the magistrate court shall be accounted for and paid into the county treasury not less often than once a month.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-3-7 Disposition of Fees

All fees coming to the clerk of the Court of Appeals shall be the property of the state and the same shall be paid into the state treasury.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-2-46 Disposition of Costs

The funds arising from costs in the Supreme Court shall be paid into the general funds of the state.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 47-11-51 Payments Into Funds From Fines, Costs or Forfeitures

(a)  In every criminal and quasi-criminal case for violating state statutes or traffic laws which is before a judge of the probate court and in which case a fine is collected

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or a bond is forfeited, $3.00 shall be collected by the judge, clerk of court, or other collecting authority. Such bond or fine shall be construed to include costs;  (b)  The sum provided for shall be paid to the board before the payment of any cost or any claims whatsoever against such fine or forfeiture. It is made the duty of the judge of the probate court or other authority collecting the money to keep accurate records of the amount due the board so that the same may be audited or inspected at any time by any representative of the board at the direction of the board. Sums remitted to the board under this Code section shall be used as provided for elsewhere in this chapter;  (c)  (1)  All moneys required to be paid to the board by this Code section shall be due on the twentieth day of the month after collection. Each judge of the probate court, clerk of court, or other collecting authority shall pay such moneys to the board no later than such due date and shall submit with such moneys a sworn statement of the number and nature of transactions for which such moneys are required to be paid and the amount due. Such sworn statement shall be on a form furnished to each judge of the probate court by the board. (2)  Moneys not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of 7 percent per annum. (3)  Moneys not paid within 60 days of the date they are due shall be delinquent. There shall be imposed on delinquent funds a specific penalty in the amount of 5 percent of the principal amount delinquent per month for each month such moneys remain delinquent; but such specific penalty shall not exceed 25 percent of the principal amount due. Such specific penalty shall be in addition to the 7 percent per annum interest charged on overdue moneys. (4)  For failure to file the written report of transactions and amount due when due, there shall be imposed a specific penalty in the amount of $5.00 for each month such report remains overdue; but such specific penalty shall not exceed $50.00 for failure to file any one report. (5)  By affirmative vote of all the members, the board, upon the payment of all overdue funds and interest and for good cause shown, may waive the specific penalties provided by paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 40-6-189(b);(e) Classification as Super Speeder; Fees

(b)  In addition to any other fines or penalties imposed by any local jurisdiction or the department, the department shall administer and collect a fee of $200.00 from any driver who

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is convicted of driving at a speed of 85 miles per hour or more on any road or highway or 75 miles per hour or more on any two-lane road or highway, as defined in Code Section 40-6-187. Such a driver, upon conviction, shall be classified as a "super speeder;"  (e)  All fees collected under the provisions of this Code section shall be deposited in the general fund of this state with the intent that these moneys be used to fund a trauma care system in Georgia and the direct and indirect costs associated with the administration of this Code section. The Office of the State Treasurer shall separately account for all of the moneys received under the provisions of this Code section.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-21-74 Assessment and Collection of Penalties; Transfer of Payments to Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; Quarterly Accounting

The sums provided for under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 15-21-73 shall be assessed and collected by the court officer charged with the duty of collecting moneys arising from

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fines and shall be paid over to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority by the last day of the month there following, to be deposited by the authority into the general treasury. The sums provided for under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section 15-21-73 shall be assessed and collected by the court officer charged with the duty of collecting moneys arising from forfeited bonds and shall be paid over to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority by the last day of the month there following for remittance to the Office of the State Treasurer; provided, however, that if the local governing authority has an approved procedure to verify the applicant's income as set forth in Code Section 17-12-80, the court officer shall remit 50 percent of such funds to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority, and the remaining 50 percent shall be remitted to the local governing authority and reported to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority. The authority shall, on a quarterly basis, make a report and accounting of all funds collected and disbursed pursuant to this article and shall submit such report and accounting to the Office of Planning and Budget, the House Budget and Research Office, and the Senate Budget and Evaluation Office no later than 60 days after the last day of the preceding quarter.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-18-81 Court Costs

The prosecuting attorney may assess court costs against the defendant for the dismissal of criminal warrants when the affiant is not a peace officer. Any fee collected under this subsection

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shall be made payable to the general fund of the political subdivision in which the case is being prosecuted.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-2-45(b) Compensation; Disposition of Fees

All fees coming to the clerk of the Supreme Court shall be the property of the state and the same shall be paid into the state treasury.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-2-46 Disposition of Costs

The funds arising from costs in the Supreme Court shall be paid into the general funds of the state.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-3-7 Disposition of fees

All fees coming to the clerk of the Court of Appeals shall be the property of the state and the same shall be paid into the state treasury.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-5A-5 Filing Fees; Fees Submitted to State Treasury

(a)  The fee for filing a case with, or having a case transferred or removed to, the Georgia State-wide Business Court shall be $3,000.00, to be paid by: (1)  The party or

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parties filing the action in, or seeking transfer to, the Georgia State-wide Business Court under paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (a) of Code Section 15-5A-4; or (2)  An equal allocation across all parties to an agreement seeking removal of the case to the Georgia State-wide Business Court under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section 15-5A-4;  (b)  All fees collected by the clerk of the Georgia State-wide Business Court pursuant to this Code section shall be the property of the state and the same shall be paid into the state treasury.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-6-95 Priorities of Distribution of Fines, Bond Forfeitures, Surcharges, Additional Fees, and Costs in Cases of Partial Payments Into the Court

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a clerk of any superior court of this state who receives partial payments, as ordered by the court, of criminal fines, bond forfeitures, or

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costs shall distribute such sums in the order of priority set forth below: (1)  The amount provided for in Chapter 17 of Title 47 for the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; (2)  The amount provided for in Chapter 14 of Title 47 for the Superior Court Clerks' Retirement Fund of Georgia; (3)  The amount provided for in Chapter 16 of Title 47 for the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia; (4)  The amounts provided under subparagraphs (a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(A) of Code Section 15-21-73; (5)  The amounts provided for under subparagraphs (a)(1)(B) and (a)(2)(B) of Code Section 15-21-73; (6)  The amounts provided for in Code Section 15-21-93 for jail construction and staffing; (7)  The amount provided for in Code Section 15-21-131 for funding local victim assistance programs; (8)  The amount provided for in Code Section 36-15-9 for county law libraries; (9)  The balance of the base fine owed to the county; (10)  The amount provided for in cases of driving under the influence for purposes of the Georgia Crime Victims Emergency Fund under Code Section 15-21-112; (11)  The application fee provided for in subsection (c) or (e) of Code Section 15-21A-6; (12)  The amount provided for in cases of driving under the influence for purposes of the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund under Code Section 15-21-149; (13)  The amount provided for in Code Section 15-21-100 for the Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Fund; (14)  The amounts provided for in subsection (d) of Code Section 42-8-34; and (15)  The amount provided for in Code Section 15-21-208 for the Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund.

Law enforcement

Superior Court Clerks; Jail Construction and Staffing; Local Victim Assistance Programs; County Law Libraries; Crime Victims Funds; Drug Abuse Treatment and Education.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-9-60(b);(c) Fees

(b)  All sums that the probate courts may be required to collect pursuant to Code Sections 15-23-7, 15-9-60.1, and 36-15-9 and all other sums as may be required by law shall be

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in addition to the sums provided in this Code section. The sums provided for in this Code section are exclusive of costs for service of process, fees for publication of citation or notice, or any additional sums as may be provided by law; (c)  The fees provided for in this Code section shall be paid into the county treasury less and except only such sums as are otherwise directed to be paid by law, which sums shall be remitted as provided by law by either the probate court or the county.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-21-3 Maintenance of Moneys from Fines and Bond Forfeitures in County Treasury

The moneys arising from fines and bond forfeitures paid into the county treasury shall be kept separate and distinct from the county funds arising from other sources, and distinct and

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separate accounts of such funds shall also be kept by the county treasurer on the basis of the court from which the funds are received.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-21-52 Payment into County Treasury of Funds Received as Part of Fine and Bond Forfeiture Fund

Any funds coming into the possession of the prosecuting attorney of any court, any officer of court, or any other person as a part of the fine and bond forfeiture

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fund shall be paid over by the prosecuting attorney or other officer or person into the treasury of the county as provided by law. No payment to the county treasury of funds received by an officer shall be withheld past the end of the calendar year in which the funds were received.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 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,

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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.

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Georgia Ga. Code Ann. § 15-21-132(a)-(d) Assessment and Collection of Additional Sums; Reporting; Certification of Victim Assistance Programs

(a)  The sums provided for in Code Section 15-21-131 shall be assessed and collected by the court officer charged with the duty of collecting moneys arising from fines and shall be paid monthly:

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(1)  If the county where the fine was imposed operates or participates in any victim assistance program certified by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, to the governing authority of the county for disbursement to those victim assistance programs; or (2)  If the county where the fine was imposed does not operate or participate in any victim assistance program certified by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, to the district attorney of the judicial circuit in which the county is located for the purpose of defraying the costs of victim assistance activities carried out by the district attorney's office. Such funds shall be paid over in the same manner as other county funds paid for operations of the district attorney's office and shall be in addition to rather than in lieu of any other such funds. All such funds shall be paid to the recipients by the last day of the month in which the funds are received; provided, however, that the governing authority of the county shall be authorized to hold as reserve funds an amount not to exceed 5 percent of the funds received by the governing authority in the preceding calendar year;   (b)  The court officer charged with the duty of collecting moneys arising from fines as provided for in Code Section 15-21-131 shall receive and distribute the funds collected to the county governing authority or district attorney, as appropriate, and shall submit a monthly report of the collection and distribution of such funds to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority, and the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority shall submit a financial report to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council each month stating the amount collected and the amount disbursed no later than the last day of the month following the month in which the funds were collected;   (c)  The county governing authority receiving funds shall submit a financial report to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council semiannually stating the recipients that directly received funds during such reporting period no later than the last day of the month following the reporting period in which the funds were collected in order to allow coordination of local, state, and federal funding sources for similar services. The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council shall report annually to the General Assembly the county governing authorities that failed to submit semiannual reports during the previous calendar year;   (d)  All recipients of funds pursuant to this Code section, except county governing authorities, shall submit an annual report to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the total amount of funds received pursuant to this Code section, the purposes for which the funds were expended, and the total number of victims served in each county for which the funds were received. A copy of each recipient's annual report shall also be submitted to each county governing authority from which funds were received pursuant to this Code section.

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