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Georgia Code Title 15. Courts § 15-21A-5

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The authority shall be entitled to retain from the funds received by the authority under Code Sections 15-21A-3 and 15-21A-6 an amount equal to 1 percent of such funds, but in no event more than $500,000.00 per fiscal year, to reimburse the authority for its costs in administering this chapter. The net proceeds, after deduction of such administrative costs, from the funds received by the authority under Code Section 15-21A-3 shall be remitted by the authority as follows:

(1) The net proceeds received pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Code Section 15-21A-3 shall be remitted to the general fund of the state treasury;

(2) The net proceeds received pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 15-21A-3 shall be remitted to the general fund of the state treasury;

(3) The net proceeds received pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Code Section 15-21A-3 shall be remitted to the Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Board to be deposited into the Georgia Crime Victims Emergency Fund;

(4) The net proceeds received pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of Code Section 15-21A-3 shall be remitted to the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission for deposit into the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund;

(5) The net proceeds received pursuant to paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of Code Section 15-21A-3 shall be remitted to the general fund of the state treasury; and

(6) The net proceeds received pursuant to paragraph (6) of subsection (b) of Code Section 15-21A-3 shall be remitted pursuant to Code Section 15-21-132 for local victim assistance.

(b) The net proceeds received pursuant to Code Section 15-21A-6 shall be remitted to the general fund of the state treasury.

(c) Any interest earned on funds subject to this chapter while in the custody of the authority shall be remitted to the general fund of the state treasury.

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