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Call Now: 904-383-7448It shall be unlawful for any municipal corporation to provide commissions or percentages of any fines and bond forfeitures derived from any arrests made by law enforcement officers as compensation or any part thereof. The sole basis of compensating such employees shall be by a fixed salary, to be provided by the governing authority of such municipal corporation.
(Ga. L. 1963, p. 479, § 1; 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 first sentence of this Code section. See Editor's notes for applicability.
- Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "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."
- For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2015).
- 70 Am. Jur. 2d, Sheriffs, Police, and Constables, §§ 40, 41.
- 63 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, § 634 et seq.
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