GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
Title 15. COURTS |
Chapter 21. PAYMENT AND DISPOSITION OF FINES AND FORFEITURES |
Article 5. JAIL CONSTRUCTION AND STAFFING |
Section 15-21-91. Implementation of constitutional provision
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- This article is enacted pursuant to Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI of the Constitution of Georgia, which provision authorizes additional penalty assessments in criminal and traffic cases and cases involving violations of ordinances of political subdivisions and provides that the proceeds derived therefrom may be used for constructing, operating, and staffing of jails, correctional institutions, and detention facilities by counties.
Code 1981, § 15-21-91, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1753, § 1.