§ 42-8-34.2 - Delinquency of defendant in payment of fines, costs, or restitution or reparation; costs of garnishment - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 42-8-34.2 (2010)
42-8-34.2. Delinquency of defendant in payment of fines, costs, or restitution or reparation; costs of garnishment

(a) In the event that a defendant is delinquent in the payment of fines, costs, or restitution or reparation, as was ordered by the court as a condition of probation, the defendant's probation officer is authorized, but not required, to execute a sworn affidavit wherein the amount of arrearage is set out. In addition, the affidavit shall contain a succinct statement as to what efforts the department has made in trying to collect the delinquent amount. The affidavit shall then be submitted to the sentencing court for approval. Upon signature and approval of the court, said arrearage shall then be collectable through issuance of a writ of fieri facias by the clerk of the sentencing court; and the department may enforce such collection through any judicial or other process or procedure which may be used by the holder of a writ of execution arising from a civil action.

(b) This Code section provides the state with remedies in addition to all other remedies provided for by law; and nothing in this Code section shall preclude the use of any other or additional remedy in any case.

(c) No clerk of any court shall be authorized to require any deposit of cost or any other filing or service fee as a condition to the filing of a garnishment action or other action or proceeding authorized under this Code section. In any such action or proceeding, however, the clerk of the court in which the action is filed shall deduct and retain all proper court costs from any funds paid into the treasury of the court, prior to any other disbursement of such funds so paid into court.