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2025 Code of Georgia
Title 17 - Criminal Procedure (Chs. 1 — 22)
Chapter 4 - Arrest of Persons (Arts. 1 — 5)
Article 3 - Warrants for Arrest (§§ 17-4-40 — 17-4-47)
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U.S. Code.Arrest warrants, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 4. Grand juries, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 6.
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- § 17-4-40. [Effective July 1, 2026] Persons who may issue warrants for arrest of offenders against penal laws; warrants requested by others; persons who may issue warrants for arrest of peace or law enforcement officers, DFCS case managers, or school teachers or administrators
- § 17-4-41. [Effective July 1, 2026] Contents of affidavits made or warrants issued for arrest of penal offenders
- § 17-4-42. Issuance of special warrants for arrest; treatment of special warrants as general arrest warrants
- § 17-4-43. Requirement by judicial officer of bond to prosecute
- § 17-4-44. Warrants may be issued in any county; execution of warrants without backing or endorsement of judicial officer in county where warrant is executed
- § 17-4-45. Form of affidavit for arrest warrant
- § 17-4-46. Form of warrant for arrest
- § 17-4-47. Issuance of warrants by video conference; testimony; initial bond hearings; oaths
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