Responsabilidad de costos en procedimientos penales en Georgia

Explicación Simple

Cuando alguien es acusado de un delito, puede tener que pagar ciertos costos después de ser condenado. Estos costos pueden incluir cosas como la alimentación mientras espera su juicio.

Es como cuando un estudiante debe pagar por su material escolar solo después de haber pasado el examen. No se le pide que pague antes de que se conozca si aprobó o no.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan es arrestado y está esperando su juicio. Mientras está en la cárcel, el estado tiene que alimentarlo, y esos costos se sumarán a lo que Juan deberá pagar si es encontrado culpable más adelante.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Ultimate responsibility for costs will fall upon the defendant, the prosecutor, or the fine and forfeiture fund, depending upon the circumstances. 1971 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U71-42. Court of inquiry is not trial. - This section meant that the costs allowed an officer cannot be collected from a defendant until after the defendant's conviction on trial, and the court of inquiry was not the trial. 1950-51 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 265. Costs of feeding prisoner while prisoner is imprisoned awaiting trial are part of court costs collectible from defendant. 1962 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 121. Application fee for warrant. - Fee for application for an arrest or search warrant under O.C.G.A. § 15-10-82 is not part of the costs. 1988 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U88-24. Fee for issuance of criminal warrant. - Affiant (prosecutor) may not be required to pay the fee for the issuance of a criminal warrant at the time of such issuance. A clear intent is shown to determine the responsibility for such payment at a subsequent time, rather than at the time of the issuance of the criminal warrant. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-364. Claim of county for fees of county officers. - In cases which are never signed by the defendant or a judge, which are not nol prossed and which are transmitted to the clerk's office prior to the return of the indictment against the officer, the county does not have a claim for any portion of the money received in the clerk's office from an officer of the court base