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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-21-140. Authorization of additional penalty assessments for violations involving driving under the influence.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-21-140. Authorization of additional penalty assessments for violations involving driving under the influence.

This article is enacted pursuant to Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI(k) of the Constitution, which provision authorizes additional penalty assessments for violations relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and provides that the proceeds derived therefrom may be used for the purpose of meeting the costs of care and rehabilitative services for certain citizens of this state with brain or spinal cord injuries.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-21-140, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 667, § 1.