--- title: Title 17, Chapter 7. Pretrial Proceedings collection: code id: code:chapter:17-7 canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/title/17/chapter/7 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7.md date: 2025 status: active corpus_version: 2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68 license: CC0-1.0 publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/code/17.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-6.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-8.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md heading: PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS title_heading: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE section_count: 59 full_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7.md?full=1 --- # Title 17, Chapter 7. Pretrial Proceedings Title 17. Criminal Procedure 59 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue). - 17-7-1, Jailing of prisoners where no jail in county or when deemed necessary by sheriff; fees and costs; authority to levy and collect tax, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-1.md - 17-7-2, When sheriff not required to receive prisoner from another county, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-2.md - 17-7-3, List of children in detention pending trial provided to chief judge and prosecuting attorney, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-3.md - 17-7-4, Trial without a jury; court requirements; court ordering trial with jury; repealing provision, repealed (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-4.md - 17-7-20, Persons who may hold courts of inquiry, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-20.md - 17-7-21, Holding of court of inquiry by several judicial officers; procedure for deciding questions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-21.md - 17-7-22, Powers of presiding officer in court of a municipal corporation to bind over or commit criminal offenders to jail, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-22.md - 17-7-23, Duties of court of inquiry; preclusion of certain courts from trying charges involving Code Section 16-11-126, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-23.md - 17-7-24, Time granted parties to prepare case and to secure counsel; granting of bail where hearing delayed, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-24.md - 17-7-25, Power of court to compel attendance of witnesses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-25.md - 17-7-26, Authority to require bonds to secure appearance of witnesses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-26.md - 17-7-27, Sheriffs and constables to accept bond for appearance of witnesses; approval of sureties by sheriff, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-27.md - 17-7-28, Hearing of evidence by court of inquiry; right of accused to testify; application of rules of evidence; effect of failure of accused to testify, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-28.md - 17-7-29, Commitment of defendant for different offense than stated in warrant, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-29.md - 17-7-30, Form of commitment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-30.md - 17-7-31, Endorsement of names of state’s witnesses on warrant, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-31.md - 17-7-32, Disposition of commitment form, warrant, and other papers; delivery of accused to person in charge of jail, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-32.md - 17-7-33, Billing and payment of costs of justice of the peace and constable, repealed (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-33.md - 17-7-34, Effect of informality in commitment or prior proceedings, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-34.md - 17-7-50, Right to grand jury hearing within 90 days where bail refused; right to have bail set absent hearing within 90 day period, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-50.md - 17-7-50.1, Time for presentment of child’s case to a grand jury; exception, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-50.1.md - 17-7-51, Special presentments treated as indictments; entry upon minutes; prosecutions upon special presentments, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-51.md - 17-7-52, Procedure for indictment or special presentment of peace officer for crime in performance of duties; notification; rights of officer, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-52.md - 17-7-53, Operation of two returns of ‘‘no bill’’ on charge as bar to future prosecution for same charge, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-53.md - 17-7-53.1, Quashing of second grand jury indictment or presentment bars further prosecution, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-53.1.md - 17-7-54, Form of indictment by grand jury, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-54.md - 17-7-55, Empaneling concurrent grand juries, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-55.md - 17-7-70, Trial upon accusations of felony and misdemeanor cases in which guilty plea entered and indictment waived, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-70.md - 17-7-70.1, Trial upon accusations in certain felony and misdemeanor cases; trial upon plea of guilty or nolo contendere, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-70.1.md - 17-7-71, Trials of misdemeanors; trial of misdemeanor motor vehicle violations; form and contents of accusations; amendment of accusation; service of amendment upon defendant; continuances, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-71.md - 17-7-72, Jurisdiction of probate courts to try certain drug and alcohol offenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-72.md - 17-7-73, Trial of litter offenses upon summons or citation without accusation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-73.md - 17-7-90, Issuance of bench warrant; execution; receiving bail, fixing bond, and approving sureties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-90.md - 17-7-91, Date of arraignment; notice; service of notice and fee therefor; notice to surety on bond; arraignment; receipt and entering of plea; establishment of time for trial; effect of appearance and plea on notice requirement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-91.md - 17-7-92, Service of notice of filing of indictment, special presentment, or accusation against corporation; return of service; failure of corporation to appear or enter plea; judgment and execution against corporate property, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-92.md - 17-7-93, Reading of indictment or accusation; entry of plea; acceptance of guilty plea; withdrawal of guilty plea, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-93.md - 17-7-94, Recordation and effect of plea of ‘‘not guilty’’ or of standing mute, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-94.md - 17-7-95, Plea of nolo contendere in noncapital felony cases; imposition of sentence; use of plea in other proceedings; use of plea to effect civil disqualifications; imposition of sentence upon plea deemed jeopardy, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-95.md - 17-7-96, Prosecuting officer to enter arraignment and plea on indictment or accusation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-96.md - 17-7-97, Proceedings upon failure of clerk to record arraignment and plea; effect of proceedings, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-97.md - 17-7-110, Time for filing pretrial motions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-110.md - 17-7-111, Demurrers and special pleas to be in writing; right to plead ‘‘not guilty’’ if demurrer or plea denied, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-111.md - 17-7-112, Plea of misnomer, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-112.md - 17-7-113, Time for making exception to form of indictment or accusation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-113.md - 17-7-128, Intellectual disability claims in criminal cases where death penalty is sought, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-128.md - 17-7-129, Mental capacity to stand trial; release of competency evaluation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-129.md - 17-7-130, Proceedings upon plea of mental incompetency to stand trial, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-130.md - 17-7-130.1, Evidence as to defendant’s sanity at time of offense; examination and testimony by psychiatrist or psychologist, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-130.1.md - 17-7-131, Proceedings upon plea of insanity or mental incompetency at time of crime, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-131.md - 17-7-150, Procedures for change of venue; transfer of case; appeal from denial of change of venue, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-150.md - 17-7-151, Transfer upon change of venue of evidence, list of witnesses, and papers; issuance of subpoenas to witnesses and others by clerk of court selected to try case, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-151.md - 17-7-152, Subsequent changes of venue, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-152.md - 17-7-170, Demand for speedy trial; service; discharge and acquittal for lack of prosecution; expiration; reversal on direct appeal; mistrial and retrial; special pleas of incompetency, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-170.md - 17-7-171, Time for demand for speedy trial in capital cases; discharge and acquittal when no trial held before end of two court terms of demand; counting of terms in cases in which death penalty is sought; special pleas of incompetency, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-171.md - 17-7-172, Requirement of announcement by state of readiness for trial prior to announcement by defendant; speedy trial, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-172.md - 17-7-190, Subpoena of material witnesses for state for appearance before grand jury; furnishing of prosecuting officers with list of persons subpoenaed, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-190.md - 17-7-191, Subpoena process for witnesses of defendant; when subpoenas may be extended to witnesses outside of county, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-191.md - 17-7-192, Continuance for nonattendance of witnesses not subpoenaed by defendant, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-192.md - 17-7-210, , repealed through 17-7-211 (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/17-7-210.md