Payment of fine in felony case; rebate or refund of fine not permitted upon revocation of probation

(a) In a felony case, when a statutory fine amount is not set by law, upon conviction, the court may impose a fine not to exceed $100,000.00. (b) In any case when probation is revoked, the defendant shall not be entitled to any rebate or refund of any part of the fine paid. History. — Ga. L. 1957, p. 477, § 1; Ga. L. 1964, p. 496, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 848, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1408, § 1; Ga. L. 2018, p. 550, § 2-7/SB 407. The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: ‘‘In any case where the judge may, by any law so authorizing, place on probation a person convicted of a felony, the judge may in his discretion impose a fine on the person so convicted as a condition to such probation. The fine shall not exceed $100,000.00 or the amount of the maximum fine which may be imposed for conviction of such a felony, whichever is greater. In any case where probation is revoked, the defendant shall not be entitled to any rebate or refund of any part of the fine so paid.’’