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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-6-51. Suggesting employment of attorneys during negotiations regarding signing of bond or any time subsequent thereto.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-6-51. Suggesting employment of attorneys during negotiations regarding signing of bond or any time subsequent thereto.

Professional bondsmen, their agents, or representatives shall not suggest or advise the employment of or name for employment any attorney or attorneys to represent a defendant, during the negotiations for the bondsmen to sign the bond or subsequent thereto.

## History

Ga. L. 1921, p. 243, § 2; Code 1933, § 27-503.