Georgia Statutes
§ 17-11-1 — Imposition of costs of prosecution upon defendant generally
Georgia § 17-11-1
JurisdictionGeorgia
Title17
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Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 17-11-1 (2026).
Text
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.
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Related
Carpenter v. State
307 S.E.2d 19 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1983)
Martin v. State
376 S.E.2d 888 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1988)
Smith v. State
512 S.E.2d 19 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1999)
Walden v. State
371 S.E.2d 852 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 1988)
Pless v. State
633 S.E.2d 340 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2006)
Gibson v. State
371 S.E.2d 413 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1988)
Walden v. State
364 S.E.2d 304 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1987)
Holloway v. State
342 S.E.2d 363 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1986)
State v. Slavny
395 S.E.2d 56 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1990)
Alliston v. State
359 S.E.2d 220 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1987)
Smith v. State
414 S.E.2d 653 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 1992)
STEPHANIE LYNN BROMAGHIM v. LEE ANN LIGON
(Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2024)
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Bluebook (online)
Georgia § 17-11-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/17-11-1.