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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-21-7. Report by county treasurer to grand jury as to fines and bond forfeitures received and disbursed; compensation of treasurer; effect of Code section upon local laws.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-21-7. Report by county treasurer to grand jury as to fines and bond forfeitures received and disbursed; compensation of treasurer; effect of Code section upon local laws.

(a) The county treasurer shall report to the grand jury the amounts of fines and bond forfeitures received by him and to whom disbursed for the period of six months preceding the report and shall receive as his compensation 2 1⁄2 percent on the amounts paid out by him.

(b) Nothing in subsection (a) of this Code section shall affect the distribution of funds arising from fines and bond forfeitures or the compensation of county treasurers as regulated by any local law.

## History

Ga. L. 1876, p. 108, § 5; Code 1882, §§ 4655f, 4655g; Penal Code 1895, §§ 1094, 1095; Penal Code 1910, §§ 1121, 1122; Code 1933, §§ 27-2907, 27-2908; 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’’ in subsections (a) and (b). See editor’s note for applicability.