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title: O.C.G.A. § 34-9-107. Interest payable on final award of board in the event of appeal.
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# O.C.G.A. § 34-9-107. Interest payable on final award of board in the event of appeal.

Any final award for compensation entered by the board shall bear interest at the legal rate of 12 percent on all accrued amounts and on all amounts accruing prior to final judgment in the event of an appeal being taken from the board in the same manner in which it is now provided that interest shall run on a judgment of the superior court in the event an appeal is taken therefrom.

## History

Code 1933, § 114-718, enacted by Ga. L. 1952, p. 271, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 748, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Workers’ Compensation,’’ see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 521 (2001).