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title: O.C.G.A. § 42-3-74. Judicial approval for pretrial release and diversion program required.
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# O.C.G.A. § 42-3-74. Judicial approval for pretrial release and diversion program required.

No person shall be released on an unsecured judicial release as provided for in Code Section 17-6-12 or approved for a pretrial release and diversion program without first having the approval in writing of the judge of the court having jurisdiction of the case.

## History

Code 1981, § 42-3-74, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 1-1/HB 310; Ga. L. 2020, p. 570, § 3-3/SB 402.

## Law Reviews

For article, “SB 174: Revising Georgia’s List of Bail Restricted Offenses,” see 38 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 41 (2021).