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# O.C.G.A. § 15-18-13. Payment of costs in appellate courts.

The bill of costs and any filing fees in appeals or applications filed in the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals on behalf of the state by a district attorney shall be paid by the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of the State of Georgia out of such funds as may be appropriated for the operations of the district attorneys.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 1581; Code 1868, § 1643; Code 1873, § 1649; Code 1882, § 1649; Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 470, § 40; Penal Code 1895, §§ 1101, 1103; Penal Code 1910, §§ 1128, 1130; Code 1933, § 24-2906; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1257, § 4; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1319, § 5.

## Cross References

Amount of bill of costs for cases carried to Supreme Court or Court of Appeals, § 5-6-4.