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Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 21. PAYMENT AND DISPOSITION OF FINES AND FORFEITURES · Article 5. JAIL CONSTRUCTION AND STAFFING

15-21-91. Implementation of constitutional provision.

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  1. This article is enacted pursuant to Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI of the Constitution of Georgia, which provision authorizes additional penalty assessments in criminal and traffic cases and cases involving violations of ordinances of political subdivisions and provides that the proceeds derived therefrom may be used for constructing, operating, and staffing of jails, correctional institutions, and detention facilities by counties.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 15-21-91, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1753, § 1.

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Text read from t15-ch12-24-(v13a)-2015-pdf.pdf, Volume V13A, 2015 edition, page 472; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 3ead04cf60ab.