Georgia § 2-8-57 - Funds held in trust; deposit, accounting, and disbursal of funds; exemption from requirements applicable to state funds.
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§ 2-8-57. Funds held in trust; deposit, accounting, and disbursal of funds; exemption from requirements applicable to state funds.
Funds received by the commission under this article shall be held in trust for the commission. Such funds shall be deposited, accounted for, and disbursed in the same manner as the funds of this state but shall not be required to be deposited in the state treasury and appropriated therefrom as are other state funds. It is the express intent and purpose of this article to authorize the receipt, collection, and disbursement by the commission of such funds as trust funds of the commission without complying with the requirement applicable to funds collected for the use and benefit of the state. (Code 1981, § 2-8-57 , enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1420, § 1.)
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Section 2-8-57 ("Funds held in trust; deposit, accounting, and disbursal of funds; exemption from requirements applicable to state funds.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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