Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-21-8. Applicability and Effect of Code Sections 15-21-2 Through 15-21-7

Code Sections 15-21-2 through 15-21-7 do not apply to city courts, nor do they authorize a judge to draw his warrant to pay insolvent costs, costs where the defendant has been acquitted, or any other fund in the county treasury than the fund arising from fines and bond forfeitures, nor do they affect any local law.
History. Ga. L. 1876, p. 108, § 6; Code 1882, § 4655h; Penal Code 1895, § 1096; Penal Code 1910, § 1123; Code 1933, § 27-2909; Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 3-32/HB 233.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, substituted “fines and bond forfeitures” for “fines and forfeitures” near the end of this Code section. See editor’s note for applicability.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015, and shall apply to seizures of property for forfeiture that occur on or after that date. Any such seizure that occurs before July 1, 2015, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such seizure.”
Law reviews.
For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2015).

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