Statutes > Georgia Statutes > TITLE 15 - COURTS > CHAPTER 21 - PAYMENT AND DISPOSITION OF FINES AND FORFEITURES > ARTICLE 3 - LIMITATION PERIOD AND RULES FOR CLAIMS AGAINST FINE AND FORFEITURE FUND > § 15-21-50 - Limitation period for claims against fine and forfeiture fund for payment of costs or fees; extension of limitation period

§ 15-21-50 - Limitation period for claims against fine and forfeiture fund for payment of costs or fees; extension of limitation period

O.C.G.A. 15-21-50 (2010)
15-21-50. Limitation period for claims against fine and forfeiture fund for payment of costs or fees; extension of limitation period


Any costs or fees due any officer of court or to his heirs, administrators, executors, or assigns which are payable out of the fine and forfeiture fund shall be paid within seven years after the costs accrue or else the claim shall be barred by limitation and shall cease to be a valid claim against the fund or against any holder or custodian thereof under the law. The period of limitation may be extended as set out in Code Section 15-21-51.