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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 17. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Chapter 6. BONDS AND RECOGNIZANCES · Article 3. PROCEEDINGS FOR FORFEITURE OF BONDS OR RECOGNIZANCES

17-6-73. Address of principal and surety on bond or recognizance.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. Every bond or recognizance given to secure the appearance of any person in any criminal proceeding shall have entered thereon the following legible information:

  2. (a)

    The full name of the principal and each surety;#

  3. (b)

    The mailing address of the principal and each surety;#

  4. (c)

    The email address of the principal and each surety; and#

  5. (d)

    The phone number of the principal and each surety.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 17-6-73, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1224, § 2; Ga. L. 2025, p. 625, § 1/HB 222, effective July 1, 2025.

Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, rewrote this Code section.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t17-(v15)-pdf.pdf, Volume V15, 2020 edition, 2025 supplement, pages 68 to 69; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 9ed85bfde942.