Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 40. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Chapter 13. PROSECUTION OF TRAFFIC OFFENSES · Article 3. TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAUS

40-13-57. Taking of cash bond where officer doubts that arrested person will appear.

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

In the event an officer has authority to issue citation and complaint as set forth in Code Section 40-13-53 but declines to do so because of his belief that such person will not obey the citation and agreement to appear, such officer may bring such person to the traffic violations bureau and such person may be allowed to post a cash bond for his appearance in accordance with the schedule established by the court.

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.

Ga. L. 1966, p. 381, § 4; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2785, § 29.

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Text read from t40-ch6-16-(v29)-2018-pdf.pdf, Volume V29, 2018 edition, page 653; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 82c1b132c971.