{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-21-131","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-21-131","heading":"Imposition of additional fines.","body":"(a) In every case in which any court of this state or any municipality or political subdivision of this state shall impose a fine, which shall be construed to include costs, for any criminal offense or any criminal ordinance violation, there shall be imposed as an additional penalty a sum equal to 5 percent of the original fine.\n(b) Such sums shall be in addition to any amount required by Code Section 47-17-60 to be paid into the Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund and in addition to any other amounts provided for in this chapter.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 21 Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures","Article 8 Funding for Local Victim Assistance Programs"],"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":"aa0f2497354a5e85e5a692aa7f89cffe413d2679357bb74d83f45b76296b6746","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-21-130","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-21-132"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}