Georgia Attorney General Opinions
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After Georgia's 2015 SB 100, which Georgia drug and DUI convictions does a superior court clerk have to report to the Department of Driver Services for license suspension?
Convictions under O.C.G.A. § 40-6-391(a)(2), (4), and (6) (DUI for drugs) and § 40-5-151(e) (felony drug offenses where the convicted person knowingly used a motor vehicle in the commission) must be r…
How should Georgia clerks of court calculate and distribute the Peace Officer and Prosecutor Training Fund (POPTF) penalty and other surcharges on criminal and traffic fines, especially when the sentencing judge does not mention them, when the defendant pays only part of the fine, or when the court is a probate court?
The Attorney General set out five answers. First, when a sentencing judge is silent on the POPTF penalty, the clerk must still assess and collect it because the penalty is imposed by operation of law.…
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Attorney general opinions in Georgia are written by the Georgia Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.