Courts; fines from arrests and citations by uniformed division of Department of Public Safety be paid into state treasury; provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-21-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the payment of fines and forfeitures into the county treasury, so as to provide that the fines from arrests and citations by the uniformed division of the Department of Public Safety shall be paid into the state treasury; to provide for legislative intent; to provide that fines resulting from checkpoints which are part of a joint operation for license and safety checks shall be divided equally among the counties from which the law enforcement officers participating in the checkpoint are employed; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
introduced
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2014
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2014
Last action Feb 20, 2014
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
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Party
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P
Ben Harbin
RRepublican
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