HB 771 - Court fines and forfeitures; civil filing fee; indigent defense fund

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Committees

HC:Judy
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Current Status

03/12/05 - House Second Readers

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 21 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the payment and disposition of fines and forfeitures, so as to authorize the collection of a civil filing fee in certain courts; to provide for distribution of the fee revenue; to provide for deposit of the fee revenue into a separate fund; to provide that fee revenues shall be used exclusively for the purpose of providing indigent defense services; to provide for penalties; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status History

Bill History
Date	Action
03/11/2005	House First Readers
03/12/2005	House Second Readers

Versions

LC 14 9192/a