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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-14-7. Return day for writ.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-14-7. Return day for writ.

The return day of the writ of habeas corpus in civil cases shall always be within 20 days after the presentation of the petition therefor. The return day of the writ in criminal cases shall always be within eight days after the presentation of the petition therefor.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3914; Code 1868, § 3938; Code 1873, § 4014; Code 1882, § 4014; Penal Code 1895, § 1215; Penal Code 1910, § 1296; Code 1933, § 50-107; Ga. L. 1956, p. 374, § 1.