§ 10-277. Unclaimed monies; claims by those entitled to funds.

(a)

Whenever the clerk or marshal shall have monies which were paid into his hands under the levy of any execution or process or by or in behalf of any litigant in any case, which monies have not been paid out to or taken down by any party litigant or claimant or otherwise disposed of according to law for a period of four years after the levy of any such execution or process or after final judgment in the case whichever is later, such officers shall report the same to the chief judge showing the style of the case, the amount, the source from which derived and the name of the party entitled to or claiming such monies. The chief judge shall thereupon by order authorize the clerk or marshal to pay such monies over to the Treasurer of Fulton County.

(b)

Upon payment of any such monies to the Treasurer of Fulton County, the clerk or marshal shall be fully relieved of any liability to any party litigant or claimant, and said monies shall become part of the general funds of Fulton County.

(c)

If the person entitled to any monies paid over by the clerk or marshal to the Treasurer of Fulton County as herein provided shall present his claim to the Board of Commissioners of Fulton County within the time provided by law and shall support his claim by a certified copy of the order under which said funds were so paid over, such claim shall be audited according to the provisions of law and, if valid, paid as a general claim against the county.

(1950 Ga. Laws (Act No. 791), page 2742, § 1(a))