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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-21-93. Imposition of additional penalty in fine cases; additional sum required when posting bail or bond.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-21-93. Imposition of additional penalty in fine cases; additional sum required when posting bail or bond.

(a)(1) In every case in which any superior court, state court, probate court, magistrate court, municipal court, or other court in any county or municipality in which this article has been placed in effect as provided in Code Section 15-21-92 shall impose a fine, which shall be construed to include costs, for any offense against a criminal or traffic law of this state or any ordinance of a political subdivision thereof, there shall be imposed as an additional penalty a sum equal to 10 percent of the original fine.

(2) At the time of posting bail or bond in any case involving a violation of a criminal or traffic law of this state or ordinance of a political subdivision thereof, an additional sum equal to 10 percent of the original amount of bail or bond shall be posted. In every case in which any superior court, state court, probate court, magistrate court, municipal court, or other court shall order the forfeiture of bail or bond, the additional sum equal to 10 percent of the original bail or bond shall be paid over as provided in Code Section 15-21-94.

(b) Such sums required by subsection (a) of this Code section shall be in addition to that amount required by Code Section 47-17-60 to be paid into the Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund or Code Section 47-11-51 concerning the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-21-93, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1753, § 1.

## Cross References

Assessment of costs in criminal cases, Uniform Superior Court Rules, Rule 36.15.