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2010 Georgia Code
TITLE 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 6 - BONDS AND RECOGNIZANCES
ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 17-6-1 - Where offenses bailable; procedure; schedule of bails; appeal bonds
- § 17-6-1.1 - Electronic pretrial release and monitoring program for defendants; requirements; procedures; fees
- § 17-6-2 - Acceptance of bail in misdemeanor cases; posting driver's license as collateral for bail
- § 17-6-3 - Acceptance of recognizance bonds for military personnel
- § 17-6-4 - Authorization of posting of cash bonds generally; furnishing of receipt to person posting bond; recordation of receipt of bond on docket; disposal of unclaimed bonds
- § 17-6-5 - Acceptance of cash bonds for violations of laws pertaining to traffic, motor vehicles, motor common carriers, motor contract carriers, road taxes on motor carriers, game, fish, boating, or litter; authorization
- § 17-6-6 - Acceptance of cash bonds for traffic, game, fish, boating, or litter law violations -- Clerk of court or judge to provide cash receipt book; furnishing of copies of receipt; disposition of original receipt and bond
- § 17-6-7 - Acceptance of cash bonds for traffic, game, fish, boating, or litter law violations -- Liability of arresting officer for failure to account for cash receipts and bonds
- § 17-6-8 - Acceptance of cash bonds for traffic, game, fish, boating, or litter law violations -- Proceedings upon failure of person arrested to appear; forfeiture of bond not a bar to subsequent prosecution
- § 17-6-9 - Acceptance of cash bonds in lieu of statutory bond or recognizance by officers or officials authorized to enforce "Comprehensive Litter Prevention and Abatement Act of 2006."
- § 17-6-10 - Acceptance of cash bonds for violations of ordinances or other offenses against municipalities; issuance of receipt; designated officials; effect of failure to appear in court; applicability to municipalities having similar provisions
- § 17-6-11 - Display of driver's license for violation of traffic, motor vehicle, motor common carrier, motor contract carrier, or road tax on motor carrier laws in lieu of bail, recognizance, or incarceration; suspension of license; organ donation; arrest; seizure of license
- § 17-6-12 - Discretion of court to release person charged with crime on person's own recognizance only; effect of failure of person charged to appear for trial
- § 17-6-13 - First bail for offense permitted as matter of right; subsequent bails to be in discretion of court
- § 17-6-14 - Use of bail bond posted for preliminary hearing for trial appearance; applicability to federal proceedings; proceedings in county other than where commitment hearing held; effect where bail bond required is less than bond originally posted
- § 17-6-15 - Necessity for commitment where bail tendered and accepted; opportunity for bail; receipt of bail after commitment and imprisonment; imprisonment of person who offers bond for amount of bail set; effect upon common-law authority of court
- § 17-6-16 - Entry of memorandum on warrant after waiver of commitment hearing and tender of bail
- § 17-6-17 - Bond or recognizance to be conditioned on appearance of person accused of crime at arraignment; proceedings upon failure of accused to appear
- § 17-6-18 - Amendment of bonds and giving of new security
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