§ 62-40. Assessment of additional costs for benefit of peace officers' annuity and benefit fund.

(a)

There shall be assessed by the judges of the municipal court in all cases tried by these judges for the violation of any state statute or this Code or other city ordinance, as a part of the costs thereof and in addition to all other costs, assessments and fines for such offenses as may be levied by the judges, the following sums of money:

(1)

For any fine or bond forfeiture of more than $4.00 but not more than $25.00, the sum of $3.00.

(2)

For any fine or bond forfeiture of more than $25.00 but not more than $50.00, the sum of $4.00.

(3)

For any fine or bond forfeiture of more than $50.00 but not more than $100.00, the sum of $5.00.

(4)

For any fine or bond forfeiture of more than $100.00, five percent of such fine or bond forfeiture.

(b)

The clerk of the municipal court shall maintain accurate and full accounts of all these sums collected. The records shall show that the extra sums collected as called for in subsection (a) of this section are collected for the purpose of being turned over to the peace officers' annuity and benefit fund of the state, as required by O.C.G.A. § 47-17-60, and that the city is required to act as agent for that organization in collecting this sum.

(c)

All these sums shall be remitted to the chief financial officer by the court effecting these collections so that they may in turn be forwarded to the peace officers' annuity and benefit fund as required by law.

(d)

All records of the court assessing and collecting these funds shall be kept open for inspection and audit by the representatives of the peace officers' annuity and benefit fund.

(Code 1977, § 3-1079)

State law reference

Levy of additional costs for peace officer's annuity and benefit fund, § 47-17-60.