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2021 Georgia Code
Title 17 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 6 - Bonds and Recognizances
Article 1 - General Provisions
- § 17-6-1. When 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 Certain Offenses; Authorization
- § 17-6-6. Clerk of Court or Judge to Provide Cash Receipt Book; Furnishing of Copies of Receipt; Disposition of Original Receipt and Bond
- § 17-6-7. Liability of Arresting Officer for Failure to Account for Cash Receipts and Bonds
- § 17-6-8. 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 Certain Traffic Related Laws; Notice of Failure to Appear; Suspension of License; Arrest; Seizure of License
- § 17-6-12. Unsecured Judicial Release; Requirement; 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
Law reviews.
- For note, "Pretrial Detention of Indigents: A Standard Analysis of Due Process and Equal Protection Claims," see 54 Ga. L. Rev. 707 (2020).
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Applicability in federal proceeding.
- Habeas corpus plaintiff, protesting conditions of the plaintiff's detention for a state criminal violation, had to look to state law for any rights the plaintiff might have regarding bond. Datz v. Hutson, 806 F. Supp. 982 (N.D. Ga. 1992), aff'd, 14 F.3d 58 (11th Cir. 1994).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
C.J.S.
- 8 C.J.S., Bail; Release and Detention Pending Proceedings, ยงยง 25 et seq., 34 et seq., 57 et seq., 66 et seq., 153 et seq.
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