{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-48-2-42","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 48-2-42","heading":"Nature of penalties.","body":"All penalties imposed by law are part of the tax and are to be collected as such. The proceedings to collect the original tax, the tax constituted from penalties imposed, and the interest shall all be conducted in the same manner. Any provision of law for criminal prosecution shall not operate under the tax laws of this state to relieve any taxpayer of any tax, penalty, or interest imposed by law.","path":["TITLE 48 Revenue and Taxation","CHAPTER 2 State Administrative Organization, Administration, and Enforcement","Article 2 Administration"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.48.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-10-18","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:00:02Z","sha256":"ddd61cab1099b1363f968ba71dc6974be486468dc0bd1c8a3f3c422099c7832d","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-48-2-41","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-48-2-43","notices":[{"id":"pro-ga","title":"Georgia bulk release","text":"Georgia bulk files were republished by Public.Resource.Org under a public-domain dedication. GroundRules retains enacted text and strips editorial matter.","url":"https://archive.org/details/gov.ga.ocga.2018"}]},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}