{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-40-13-31","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 40-13-31","heading":"Arresting fees.","body":"The sheriffs of the several counties of this state are entitled to an arresting fee, as provided by law, in every case in which the sheriff or his lawful deputy arrests, assists in arresting, or takes custody of any person charged with a crime who has been apprehended by an officer of the Georgia State Patrol and delivered to the sheriff or his lawful deputy. If the sheriff is upon a salary, the fee shall be paid into the county treasury.","path":["TITLE 40 Motor Vehicles and Traffic","CHAPTER 13 Prosecution of Traffic Offenses","Article 2 Arrests, Trials, and Appeals"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.40.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":"f4f7398adace02434d2a30677419647acd14c9a1cef2288b2f0dbe9d76a21529","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-40-13-30","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-40-13-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}