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).