Georgia § 15-21-180 - Disposition of funds from additional penalties.
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§ 15-21-180. Disposition of funds from additional penalties.
The sums provided for in Code Section 15-21-179 shall be assessed and collected by the clerk or other court officer charged with the duty of collecting moneys from fines and shall be paid over by the last day of the following month to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority for remittance to the Office of the State Treasurer to be deposited into the general fund of the state treasury. Any person whose duty it is to collect and remit the sums provided for in this article who refuses to so remit shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Code 1981, § 15-21-180 , enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1461, § 2/SB 226; Ga. L. 2010, p. 863, § 2/SB 296.)
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Section 15-21-180 ("Disposition of funds from additional penalties.") 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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