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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-7-2. When sheriff not required to receive prisoner from another county.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-7-2. When sheriff not required to receive prisoner from another county.

The sheriff shall not be bound to receive a prisoner from another county until the jail fees and costs are provided for as set forth in Code Section 17-7-1.

## History

Ga. L. 1865-66, p. 40, § 2; Code 1868, § 4643; Code 1873, § 4741; Code 1882, § 4741; Penal Code 1895, § 921; Penal Code 1910, § 946; Code 1933, § 27-417.