Georgia § 38-2-1142 - Fines for contempt; methods of collection and payment.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 38-2-1142 — Fines for contempt; methods of collection and payment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38-2-1142. Fines for contempt; methods of collection and payment.
Fines collected as a result of being found in contempt shall be collected in the following manner: By cash or money order; By retention of any pay or allowances due or to become due to the person fined from another state or the United States; or By garnishment or levy, together with costs, on the wages, goods, and chattels of a person delinquent in paying a fine, as provided by law. Any sum so received or retained shall be deposited in the military justice fund as provided in Code Section 38-2-170 . (Code 1981, § 38-2-1142 , enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 753, § 1/HB 98.)
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