Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-21-9. Lien of Officers for Payment of Insolvent Costs

The officers of court shall have a lien upon all funds arising from fines and bond forfeitures for the payment of their insolvent costs.
History. Ga. L. 1875, p. 88, § 1; Code 1882, § 4654; Penal Code 1895, § 1085; Penal Code 1910, § 1112; Code 1933, § 27-2910; 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” in the middle of this Code section. See editor’s note for applicability.
Cross references.
Liens generally, § 44-14-320 et seq.
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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