Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-16-27. Deposit of Cash Bonds and Reserves of Professional Bondspersons in Interest-Bearing Accounts; Disposition of Interest

History. Code 1933, § 24-2813.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 991, § 1; Code 1981, § 15-16-27 , enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 991, § 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 12; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1689, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1673, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1179, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 15; Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 6; Ga. L. 2008, p. 846, § 9/HB 1245; Ga. L. 2015, p. 519, § 8-6/HB 328.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, deleted “Standards” following “Defender” at the end of the first sentence of subsection (b).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1993, p. 1673, § 2, provides that this Code section applies “to cash bonds and cash reserves of professional bondspersons received by sheriffs on or after July 1, 1993; provided, however, that on and after July 1, 1993, sheriffs governed by this Act shall exercise their discretion in determining whether to deposit in accordance with this Act cash bonds and cash reserves of professional bondspersons held by the sheriff which were received by the sheriff before July 1, 1993.”
Law reviews.
For note on the 2003 amendment to this Code section, see 20 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 105 (2003).

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