06 LC 28
2642
House
Bill 1220
By:
Representatives Geisinger of the
48th,
Chambers of the
81st,
Oliver of the
83rd,
Jacobs of the
80th,
Cox of the
102nd,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 21 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to payment and distribution of fines, so as to provide for the imposition and
collection of additional penalties for violations of traffic laws for the
purpose assisting in the funding of uninsured trauma services at certain
hospitals in this state; to provide for the division of such funds; to provide
for other related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
21 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to payment
and distribution of fines, is amended by adding a new Article 11 to read as
follows:
∀ARTICLE
11
15-21-200.
(a)
In every case in which any court in this state shall impose a fine or bond
payment, which shall be construed to include costs, for any moving violation of
the traffic laws of this state or for any moving violations of ordinances of
political subdivisions which have adopted by reference the traffic laws of this
state, there shall be imposed an additional penalty of $10.00.
(b)
Such sums shall be in addition to any amount required to be paid into any
pension, annuity, or retirement fund under Title 47 or any other law and in
addition to any other amounts provided for in this chapter.
15-21-201.
(a)
The sums provided for in Code Section 15-21-200 shall be assessed and collected
by the clerk or other court officer charged with the duty of collecting moneys
from fines and shall be paid over by the last day of the following month to the
Georgia Superior Court
Clerkś
Cooperative Authority for remittance to the Office of Treasury and Fiscal
Services to be deposited into the general fund of the state
treasury.
(b)
Any person whose duty it is to collect and remit the sums provided for in this
article who refuses to so remit shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
15-21-202.
(a)
As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, the Office of Treasury
and Fiscal Services shall report the amount of funds received pursuant to Code
Section 15-21-200 to the Office of Planning and Budget. An amount equal to such
proceeds received from such fines in any fiscal year shall be appropriated
during the following fiscal year to all public and private hospitals maintaining
trauma care centers in this state for the purpose of funding uninsured trauma
care at such facilities.
(b)
The funds appropriated pursuant to this Code section shall be divided among the
hospitals maintaining trauma care centers on a pro rata basis based upon the
number of persons receiving uninsured trauma care at such hospital during the
previous calendar
year.∀
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on January 1, 2007, provided that a constitutional
amendment authorizing the collection and appropriation of additional penalties
for traffic offenses to assist in the funding of uninsured trauma care services
at public and private hospitals maintaining trauma care centers in this state is
passed and ratified in the 2006 November general election. Otherwise, this Act
shall stand repealed by operation of law on January 1, 2007.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.