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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-6-91. Extension of bond by court; right of sureties to surrender principal.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-6-91. Extension of bond by court; right of sureties to surrender principal.

A bond for good behavior posted pursuant to Code Section 17-6-90 may be extended for a period of six months by the court which required the bond. The sureties on the bond shall have the privilege of surrendering their principal as in other cases of bail.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 4629; Code 1868, § 4653; Code 1873, § 4751; Code 1882, § 4751; Penal Code 1895, § 1237; Penal Code 1910, § 1319; Code 1933, § 76-103; Code 1981, § 17-6-93; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1151, § 2; Code 1981, § 17-6-91, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2013, p. 584, § 3/HB 146.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2013, p. 584, § 3/HB 146, repealed former Code Section 17-6-91, pertaining to the right of a person to require a bond against a spouse, effective July 1, 2013. The former Code section was based on Orig. Code, 1863, § 4634; Code 1868, § 4658; Code 1873, § 4756; Code 1882, § 4756; Penal Code 1895, § 1242; Penal Code 1910, § 1324; Code 1933, § 76-104.