Georgia § 42-5-4 - Payment of trial costs and expenses.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 42-5-4 — Payment of trial costs and expenses., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-5-4. Payment of trial costs and expenses.
The clerk of the superior court from the county in which the trial specified in Code Section 42-5-3 was conducted shall submit a statement of the charges, certified by the judge of the superior court or the judge of the city court, to the department, which shall pay the charges out of the appropriations provided therefor in accordance with schedules authorized by law. (Ga. L. 1964, p. 462, § 2.)
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Section 42-5-4 ("Payment of trial costs and expenses.") 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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