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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-5-210. Lien of state for costs of prosecution.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-5-210. Lien of state for costs of prosecution.

The state shall hold a lien upon all the property of a convicted offender for the costs of the prosecution against him.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2634; Code 1868, § 2634; Code 1873, § 2675; Code 1882, § 2675; Civil Code 1895, § 3581; Civil Code 1910, § 4161; Code 1933, § 85-1109.

## Cross References

Prohibition against forfeiture of estate, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XX. Further provisions regarding lien for costs of prosecution, § 17-11-1.

## Law Reviews

For article on whether one’s property is forfeited after a conviction based on a nolo contendere plea, see 13 Ga. L. Rev. 723 (1979).