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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-21-1. Time of payment of fines.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-21-1. Time of payment of fines.

Every fine imposed by a court under the authority of this Code shall be paid immediately or within such reasonable time as the court may grant.

## History

Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 837; Code 1863, § 4541; Code 1868, § 4561; Code 1873, § 4655; Code 1882, § 4655; Penal Code 1895, § 1084; Penal Code 1910, § 1111; Code 1933, § 27-2901.