{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-21-100","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-21-100","heading":"Imposition of additional penalty for certain offenses.","body":"(a) (1) In every case in which any court shall impose a fine, which shall be construed to include costs, for any offense prohibited by Code Section 16-13-30, 16-13-30.1, 16-13-30.2, 16-13-30.3, 16-13-30.5, 16-13-31, 16-13-31.1, 16-13-32, 16-13-32.1, 16-13-32.2, 16-13-32.3, 16-13-32.4, 16-13-32.5, or 16-13-32.6, there shall be imposed as an additional penalty a sum equal to 50 percent of the original fine. The additional 50 percent penalty shall also be imposed in every case in which a fine is imposed for violation of:\n(A) Code Section 3-3-23.1;\n(B) Code Section 40-6-391;\n(C) Code Section 40-6-393 or 40-6-394 if the offender was also charged with a violation of Code Section 40-6-391; or\n(D) Code Section 52-7-12.\n(2) If no fine is provided for in the applicable Code section, and the judge places the defendant on probation, the fine authorized by Code Section 17-10-8 shall be applicable.\n(b) The sums required by subsection (a) of this Code section shall be in addition to the amount required by Code Section 47-17-60 to be paid into the Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund or Code Section 47-11-51 concerning the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 21 Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures","Article 6 County Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Fund"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.15.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"23028232f7fb7919bcbebb05e1f210ba7624259b18e10c8c551bc03de57df8be","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-21-95","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-21-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}