Georgia Code
Article 3 - Escape and Other Offenses Related to Confinement
§ 16-10-51. Bail Jumping

History. Code 1933, § 26-2511, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 387, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 670, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 14, § 16; Ga. L. 1989, p. 623, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 973, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 963, § 2-4/SB 308; Ga. L. 2020, p. 570, § 3-2/SB 402.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, throughout subsections (a) and (b), inserted “or she” and “or her”, substituted “an unsecured judicial release as provided for in Code Section 17-6-12” for “his own recognizance” in subsections (a) and (b); and substituted “an unsecured judicial release as provided for in Code Section 17-6-12” for “his or her own recognizance” in paragraph (c)(1).
Cross references.
Forfeiture of appearance bond or recognizance for failure to appear at time fixed for arraignment, § 17-6-17 .
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2010, p. 963, § 3-1/SB 308, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment of this Code section shall apply to all offenses committed on and after June 4, 2010, and shall not affect any prosecutions for acts occurring before June 4, 2010, and shall not act as an abatement of any such prosecution.
Law reviews.
For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 106 (1997).
For article, “Crimes and Offenses,” see 27 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 131 (2011).
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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