08 LC 21
9816
House
Bill 1460
By:
Representatives Shipp of the
58th,
Watson of the
91st,
Mosby of the
90th,
Drenner of the
86th,
Abrams of the
84th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating and establishing the Recorder´s Court of DeKalb
County, approved March 17, 1951 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 3093), as amended, particularly
by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4612), so as to impose an
additional fine for certain offenses; to provide that such fine shall be paid
into the DeKalb County Justice Technology Fund; to provide an effective date and
automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act creating and establishing the Recorder´s Court of DeKalb County,
approved March 17, 1951 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 3093), as amended, particularly by an
Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4612), is amended by revising
subsection (a) of Section 14 as follows:
"(a)(1)
Upon conviction of a violation of any of the ordinances, rules, or regulations
set forth by the governing authority of DeKalb County, the Recorder or Judge of
said Court may, as prescribed by the ordinance, rule, or regulation, punish an
offender by fine, imprisonment in the county jail, labor on the public work
gang, or a combination thereof; provided, however, that for any single
violation, the amount of the fine shall not exceed the sum of $1,000.00 and the
period of any imprisonment or labor shall not exceed 120 days; and provided,
further, that the Judge may probate any part or all of any punishment imposed
pursuant to this subsection.
(2)
There is imposed upon each defendant who is found guilty or enters a plea of
guilty or nolo contendere or any other plea that results in a fine an additional
fine of $5.00 which the clerk shall pay into the DeKalb County Justice
Technology Fund. The clerk shall pay such funds on a monthly basis at the end
of each calendar month."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on August 1, 2008, and shall be repealed by operation
of law on June 30, 2013.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.