Georgia Code
Part 3 - Custody and Release of Child
§ 15-11-507. Bail

History. Code 1981, § 15-11-507 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2020, p. 570, § 3-1/SB 402.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, in subsection (f), substituted “release” for “releasing” and substituted “an unsecured judicial release as provided for in Code Section 17-6-12” for “his or her own recognizance”.
Cross references.
Bonds and recognizances, T. 17, C. 6.
Prohibition against excessive bail, U.S. Const., amend. 8 and Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XVII.
Bonds and first appearance, Uniform State Court Rules, Rule 26.1.
Bond hearings in Juvenile Court, Uniform Rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rules 9.1 and 9.2.
Law reviews.
For article, “SB 174: Revising Georgia’s List of Bail Restricted Offenses,” see 38 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 41 (2021).

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