{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-32-5","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 36-32-5","heading":"Sentences and fines which may be imposed.","body":"All municipal courts having authority to try offenses against the laws of the municipal corporations in which such courts are located shall have the power and authority:\n(1) To impose fines upon persons convicted of such offenses, with the alternative of other punishment allowed by law, in the event that such fines are not paid;\n(2) To sentence such person to community service work; or\n(3) To impose a sentence consisting of any combination of the penalties provided for in this Code section.","path":["TITLE 36 Local Government","Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only","CHAPTER 32 Municipal Courts","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.36.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":"30015cae59cd6b7740823ab43b210ee14b90466f9f1f9fd6cb6e5559b85da995","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-32-4","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-32-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}