Georgia Statutes
§ 42-12-4 — Payment from prisoner's inmate account for costs and fees of action commenced by prisoner
Georgia·Title 42
The following provisions shall apply when an indigent prisoner commences an action:
(1)The indigent prisoner shall pay the current balance of funds in the prisoner's inmate account;
(2)The clerk of court shall notify the superintendent of the institution in which the prisoner is incarcerated that an action has been filed. Notice to the superintendent shall include:
(A)The prisoner's name, inmate number, and civil action number; and (B) The amount of the court costs and fees due and payable;
(3)Upon notification by the clerk of court that an indigent prisoner has commenced an action, the superintendent shall:
(A)Immediately freeze the prisoner's inmate account; and (B) Order that all moneys deposited into the prisoner's inmate account be forwarded to the clerk until all court costs and
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480 S.E.2d 24 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 1997)
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