{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-21-12","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-21-12","heading":"Contract for collection of moneys owed court.","body":"For the purpose of collecting any moneys owed to a court pursuant to a judgment and with the recommendation of such court, a local governing authority may contract with any person doing business within or outside this state for the collection of moneys owed to such court; provided, however, that a local governing authority shall not enter into such contract for the collection of moneys owed as a result of a court order sentencing a defendant to a probationary sentence or placing a defendant under probationary supervision solely because such defendant is unable to pay the court imposed fines and statutory surcharges when such defendant’s sentence is imposed.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 21 Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures","Article 1 General Provisions"],"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":"588d7efa235b7983f5858602b6498d8af8b74121e41209177abe4bc34f21c1b9","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-21-11","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-21-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}