O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 42-12-7 (2019)

Deductions from prisoner’s accounts; payment of costs and fees as condition of parole

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(a) Fifty percent of the average monthly balance of the prisoner’s account for the preceding 12 months during which the prisoner’s account had a positive balance shall be deducted from the prisoner’s account and paid over to the clerk of court for each instance that a court finds that the prisoner has done any of the following: (1) Filed a false, frivolous, or malicious action or claim with the court; (2) Brought an action or claim with the court solely or primarily for delay or harassment; (3) Unreasonably expanded or delayed a judicial proceeding; (4) Testified falsely or otherwise submitted false evidence or information to the court; (5) Attempted to create or obtain a false affidavit, testimony, or evidence; or (6) Abused the discovery process in any judicial action or proceeding. (b) Payment of any past due court costs and fees incurred by the prisoner may be, pursuant to this subsection, a condition of parole, at the discretion of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles.

History

Code 1981, § 42-12-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 400, § 1.