Priorities for distribution of fines and forfeitures generally

Unless otherwise provided by law, money arising from fines for a violation of the penal laws or collected on forfeited recognizances in the superior courts shall be first applied to the extinguishment of the 455 15-21-12 insolvent lists of the officers bringing the funds into court and then to the orders of former officers in proportion to their claims. (Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 833; Laws 1850, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 863; Code 1863, § 4592; Ga. L. 1868, p. 25, § 1; Code 1868, § 4613; Code 1873, § 4709; Code 1882, § 4709; Penal Code 1895, § 1087; Penal Code 1910, § 1114; Code 1933, § 27-2912; Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 5-3.)