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CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDUREChapter 11 - ASSESSMENT AND PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 17-11-1 - Imposition of costs of prosecution upon defendant generally

Ga. Code § 17-11-1

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Current through 2023-2024 Legislative Session Chapter 495
Section 17-11-1 - Imposition of costs of prosecution upon defendant generally

The costs of a prosecution, except the fees of his own witnesses, shall not be demanded of a defendant until after trial and conviction. If convicted, judgment may be entered against the defendant for all costs accruing in the committing and trial courts and by any officer pending the prosecution. The judgment shall be a lien from the date of his arrest on all the property of the defendant. The clerk shall issue an execution on the judgment against the property.

OCGA § 17-11-1