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title: O.C.G.A. § 42-6-4. Effect of failure to meet time limit for trial after delivery of inmate pursuant to Code Section 24-13-60.
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# O.C.G.A. § 42-6-4. Effect of failure to meet time limit for trial after delivery of inmate pursuant to Code Section 24-13-60.

If an inmate is not brought to trial upon a pending indictment or accusation within two terms of court after delivery of the inmate to the sheriff or a deputy sheriff pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section 24-13-60, provided no continuance has been granted, all detainers based upon the pending indictments or accusations shall be stricken and dismissed from the records of the department.

## History

Ga. L. 1968, p. 1110, § 1; Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 62/HB 24.

## Cross References

Demand for trial generally, § 17-7-170 et seq.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 101/HB 24, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act shall apply to any motion made or hearing or trial commenced on or after January 1, 2013.

## Law Reviews

For article, “Evidence,” see 27 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2011).

For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).