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 Columbus
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 17. POLICE
 Article I. IN GENERAL

  § 17-13. Metro drug task force.  

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  • (a)

    Authorization. The chief of the police department and the county sheriff are authorized to participate in the joint law enforcement activities of the metro drug task force to the extent permitted by applicable law, with such task force described in detail by documents entitled "Metro Narcotics Task Force" which are on file in the office of the clerk of council.

    (b)

    Forfeited money or currency; administration. Money and currency which is forfeited under the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (including money and currency from forfeited or condemned property) which vests in and which is paid into the county treasury as county funds shall be released from the county treasury and shall be jointly administered by the chief of the police department and the county sheriff and designated for use by the members of their respective departments in conjunction with law enforcement activities of the metro drug task force under the following conditions and within the following limits:

    (1)

    The amount so released, administered and designated shall be placed in a separate account which shall not exceed $100,000.00 at any one time.

    (2)

    All money and currency in said account shall be derived from cases involving members of the Columbus Police Department or members of the Muscogee County Sheriff's Department in conjunction with law enforcement activities of the Metro Drug Task Force.

    (3)

    No provision contained herein shall affect any accounts previously established for the use of the police department or the county sheriffs department pursuant to Ordinance Number 82-64 and the provisions of Ordinance Number 82-64 shall remain in full force and effect.

    (c)

    Use of funds. The money and currency contained in the account shall be used to defray nonbudgeted narcotic investigative costs as permitted under O.C.G.A. section 16-13-49, and these funds shall supplement any funds budgeted for such purposes.

(Ord. No. 89-48, §§ 1—3, 4-25-89)

Editor's note

Ordinance No. 89-48, adopted April 25, 1989, did not specifically amend this Code; hence, inclusion of 1—3 as § 17-13 was at the discretion of the editor.