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2024 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 17-1-1 — 17-21-4)
Chapter 7 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 17-7-1 — 17-7-210)
Article 2 - COMMITMENT HEARINGS (§§ 17-7-20 — 17-7-34)
- Section 17-7-20 - Persons who may hold courts of inquiry
- Section 17-7-21 - Holding of court of inquiry by several judicial officers; procedure for deciding questions
- Section 17-7-22 - Powers of presiding officer in court of a municipal corporation to bind over or commit criminal offenders to jail
- Section 17-7-23 - Duties of court of inquiry; preclusion of certain courts from trying charges involving Code Section 16-11-126
- Section 17-7-24 - Time granted parties to prepare case and to secure counsel; granting of bail where hearing delayed
- Section 17-7-25 - Power of court to compel attendance of witnesses
- Section 17-7-26 - Authority to require bonds to secure appearance of witnesses
- Section 17-7-27 - Sheriffs and constables to accept bond for appearance of witnesses; approval of sureties by sheriff
- Section 17-7-28 - Hearing of evidence by court of inquiry; right of accused to testify; application of rules of evidence; effect of failure of accused to testify
- Section 17-7-29 - Commitment of defendant for different offense than stated in warrant
- Section 17-7-30 - Form of commitment
- Section 17-7-31 - Endorsement of names of state's witnesses on warrant
- Section 17-7-32 - Disposition of commitment form, warrant, and other papers; delivery of accused to person in charge of jail
- Section 17-7-33 - [Repealed] [Reserved] Billing and payment of costs of justice of the peace and constable
- Section 17-7-34 - Effect of informality in commitment or prior proceedings
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