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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-21-200. Authority.
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heading_path: COURTS / PAYMENT AND DISPOSITION OF FINES AND FORFEITURES / SAFE HARBOR FOR SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN FUND
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-21-200. Authority.

This article is enacted pursuant to Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI(o) of the Constitution, which provision authorizes additional penalty assessments for violations relating to certain sexual crimes, authorizes assessments on certain businesses, and provides that the proceeds derived therefrom may be used for the purpose of meeting the costs of care and rehabilitative and social services for certain citizens of this state who have been sexually exploited.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-21-200, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 675, § 3-1/SB 8.

## Editor's Notes

For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this article.