O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 38-2-1142 (2019)

Fines for contempt; methods of collection and payment

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(a) Fines collected as a result of being found in contempt shall be collected in the following manner:

(1) By cash or money order;

(2) By retention of any pay or allowances due or to become due to the person fined from another state or the United States; or

(3) By garnishment or levy, together with costs, on the wages, goods, and chattels of a person delinquent in paying a fine, as provided by law.

(b) Any sum so received or retained shall be deposited in the military justice fund as provided in Code Section 38-2-170.

History

Code 1981, § 38-2-1142, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 753, § 1/HB 98.