Contract for collection of moneys owed court

For the purpose of collecting any moneys owed to a court pursuant to a judgment and with the recommendation of such court, a local governing authority may contract with any person doing business within or outside this state for the collection of moneys owed to such court; provided, however, that a local governing authority shall not enter into such contract for the collection of moneys owed as a result of a court order sentencing a defendant to a probationary sentence or placing a defendant under probationary supervision solely because such defendant is unable to pay the court imposed fines and statutory surcharges when such defendant’s sentence is imposed. (Code 1981, § 15-21-12, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 519, § 6-1/HB 328.) Effective date. — This Code section became effective July 1, 2015. Editor’s notes. — This Code section formerly pertained to payment of costs due justices of the peace and constables in certain cases. The former Code section was based on Ga. L. 1874, p. 90, §§ 1, 3; Ga. L. 1882-83, p. 94, § 1; Ga. L. 1889, p. 101, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, Ex. Sess., p. 8; and was repealed by Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 5-4, effective July 1, 1983. 456 15-21-33 15-21-13. Priority of payment of claims for fees of solicitors of city courts, sheriffs, clerks, and district attorneys. (a) All claims for fees of solicitors of city courts, sheriffs, clerks, and district attorneys shall be paid from the funds arising from fines imposed in criminal cases before any claim or order of any claimant or distributee shall be paid. (b) Nothing contained in subsection (a) of this Code section shall in any way affect the fines and bond forfeitures of any court whose officers are on salaries and where the fines and bond forfeitures are remitted to the county treasury. (Ga. L. 1952, p. 246, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 5-5; Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 3-32/HB 233.) The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, substituted ‘‘fines and bond forfeitures’’ for ‘‘fines and forfeitures’’ twice in subsection (b). See editor’s note for applicability. Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015, and shall apply to seizures of property for forfeiture that occur on or after that date. Any such seizure that occurs before July 1, 2015, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such seizure.’’