Georgia § 17-11-1 - Imposition of costs of prosecution upon defendant generally.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 17-11-1 — Imposition of costs of prosecution upon defendant generally., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-11-1. Imposition of costs of prosecution upon defendant generally.
The costs of a prosecution, except the fees of his own witnesses, shall not be demanded of a defendant until after trial and conviction. If convicted, judgment may be entered against the defendant for all costs accruing in the committing and trial courts and by any officer pending the prosecution. The judgment shall be a lien from the date of his arrest on all the property of the defendant. The clerk shall issue an execution on the judgment against the property. (Laws 1816, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 857; Laws 1820, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 859; Laws 1826, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 859; Laws 1830, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 860; Code 1863, § 4581; Code 1868, § 4602; Code 1873, § 4699; Code 1882, § 4699; Penal Code 1895, § 1078; Penal Code 1910, § 1105; Code 1933, § 27-2801.) Cross references. - Duty of Department of Offender Rehabilitation to bear costs and expenses of trial involving inmate of state penal system who is charged with crime of escape or attempted escape or with offense occurring within confines of state correctional institution, § 42-5-3 . Lien for costs of prosecution, § 44-5-210 . Law reviews. - For article on whether one's property is forfeited after a conviction based on a nolo contendere plea, see 13 Ga. L. Rev. 723 (1979). For annual survey of criminal law, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 129 (1986).
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