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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-21-13. Priority of payment of claims for fees of solicitors of city courts, sheriffs, clerks, and district attorneys.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-21-13. Priority of payment of claims for fees of solicitors of city courts, sheriffs, clerks, and district attorneys.

(a) All claims for fees of solicitors of city courts, sheriffs, clerks, and district attorneys shall be paid from the funds arising from fines imposed in criminal cases before any claim or order of any claimant or distributee shall be paid.

(b) Nothing contained in subsection (a) of this Code section shall in any way affect the fines and bond forfeitures of any court whose officers are on salaries and where the fines and bond forfeitures are remitted to the county treasury.

## History

Ga. L. 1952, p. 246, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 5-5; Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 3-32/HB 233.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015, and shall apply to seizures of property for forfeiture that occur on or after that date. Any such seizure that occurs before July 1, 2015, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such seizure.’’

## Other Notes

The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, substituted ‘‘fines and bond forfeitures’’ for ‘‘fines and forfeitures’’ twice in subsection (b). See editor’s note for applicability.