Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 10. MAGISTRATE COURTS · Article 4. VIOLATION OF ORDINANCES OF COUNTIES AND STATE AUTHORITIES

15-10-64. Execution upon unpaid fines; sheriff to receive sentenced persons.

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(a)
Execution may issue immediately upon any fine imposed by the court and not immediately paid.#
(b)
The sheriff of the county shall receive and house all persons sentenced to confinement for contempt or arrested or sentenced to confinement for violation of ordinances.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Code 1981, § 15-10-64, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 2-1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1096, § 10; Ga. L. 1987, p. 448, § 2.

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Text read from t15-ch1-11a-(v13)-2020-pdf.pdf, Volume V13, 2020 edition, page 583; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 1f1f034443c3.