History. Code 1981, § 17-4-47 , enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 872, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 17; Ga. L. 2008, p. 324, § 17/SB 455; Ga. L. 2013, p. 584, § 1/HB 146; Ga. L. 2021, p. 423, § 1-6/HB 635.
The 2021 amendment, effective May 4, 2021, deleted “, and, at the time such warrant is issued, he or she is physically located within this state” following “such warrant” at the end of the last sentence of subsection (a).
Law reviews.
For article, “Statewide Judicial Emergency: Judicial Order by the Supreme Court of Georgia Declaring a Statewide Judicial Emergency,” see 37 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 31 (2020).
Structure Georgia Code
Article 3 - Warrants for Arrest
§ 17-4-41. Contents of Affidavits Made or Warrants Issued for Arrest of Penal Offenders
§ 17-4-43. Requirement by Judicial Officer of Bond to Prosecute
§ 17-4-45. Form of Affidavit for Arrest Warrant
§ 17-4-46. Form of Warrant for Arrest
§ 17-4-47. Issuance of Warrants by Video Conference; Testimony; Initial Bond Hearings; Oaths