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O.C.G.A. § 38-2-1142

Fines for contempt; methods of collection and payment

— Code 1981, § 38-2-1142, enacted by Ga

(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.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.