2020 Georgia Code
Title 17 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 4 - Arrest of Persons
Article 3 - Warrants for Arrest
§ 17-4-43. Requirement by Judicial Officer of Bond to Prosecute

Universal Citation: GA Code § 17-4-43 (2020)

The judicial officer issuing a warrant for arrest upon any sufficient grounds may first require the applicant to file a bond, with sufficient sureties, to prosecute the case in the event of a committal.

(Orig. Code 1863, § 4600; Code 1868, § 4622; Code 1873, § 4719; Code 1882, § 4719; Penal Code 1895, § 887; Penal Code 1910, § 908; Code 1933, § 27-107.)

Cross references.

- Bonds and recognizances generally, T. 17, C. 6.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Cox v. Perkins, 151 Ga. 632, 107 S.E. 683, 16 A.L.R. 918 (1921).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 5 Am. Jur. 2d, Arrest, § 13 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 22 C.J.S., Criminal Procedure and Rights of the Accused, § 47 et seq.

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