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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-21-11. Priorities for distribution of fines and forfeitures generally.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-21-11. Priorities for distribution of fines and forfeitures generally.

Unless otherwise provided by law, money arising from fines for a violation of the penal laws or collected on forfeited recognizances in the superior courts shall be first applied to the extinguishment of the insolvent lists of the officers bringing the funds into court and then to the orders of former officers in proportion to their claims.

## History

Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 833; Laws 1850, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 863; Code 1863, § 4592; Ga. L. 1868, p. 25, § 1; Code 1868, § 4613; Code 1873, § 4709; Code 1882, § 4709; Penal Code 1895, § 1087; Penal Code 1910, § 1114; Code 1933, § 27-2912; Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 5-3.

## Cross References

Priorities of distribution of fines, bond forfeitures, surcharges, additional fees, and costs in cases of partial payments into the court, O.C.G.A. § 15-6-95.