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2024 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 17-1-1 — 17-21-4)
Chapter 6 - BONDS AND RECOGNIZANCES (§§ 17-6-1 — 17-6-114)
Article 2 - SURETIES (§§ 17-6-30 — 17-6-58)
Part 2 - PROFESSIONAL BONDSMEN (§§ 17-6-50 — 17-6-58)
Section 17-6-56 - Bail recovery agents; requirements; registration

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GA Code § 17-6-56 (2024)
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  • (a) As used in this Code section and Code Sections 17-6-57 and 17-6-58, the term "bail recovery agent" means any person who performs services or takes action for the purpose of apprehending the principal on a bail bond granted in this state or capturing a fugitive who has escaped from bail in this state for gratuity, benefit, or compensation.
  • (b) A bail recovery agent must be a United States citizen, 25 years of age or older, and must obtain a license pursuant to Code Section 16-11-129.
  • (c) Any sheriff of a county shall require any professional bondsman who is a resident of or doing business in the sheriff's county to register his or her bail recovery agents in that county. The professional bondsman must submit to the sheriff, in a form and manner to be determined by the sheriff, a list of all bail recovery agents whose services may be used by such bondsman.
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