Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 17-6-6. Clerk of Court or Judge to Provide Cash Receipt Book; Furnishing of Copies of Receipt; Disposition of Original Receipt and Bond

Other laws to the contrary notwithstanding, when an order is passed as provided for in Code Section 17-6-5 authorizing an officer to accept cash bonds, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court, if there is one, or, if there is no clerk, the judge passing the order to furnish the officer or officers authorized under the order with a book of blank receipts, consecutively numbered in triplicate and readily distinguishable and identifiable. The receipts shall be completed by the officers when making an arrest and accepting a cash bond so as to show the name of the person arrested, date of arrest, nature of the offense, amount of the cash bond given, and the name of the arresting officer. The arresting officer or the person receiving the cash bond shall deliver a copy of the receipt to the person arrested at the time the cash bond is given and shall file the original receipt together with the cash bond with the clerk, or judge, as the case may be, of the court having jurisdiction of the offense not later than the next succeeding business day of such clerk or judge following the date of issuance of the receipt. The remaining copy of the receipt shall be mailed to the commissioner of public safety.
History. Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 331, § 2; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1493, § 1.
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For comment on Land v. State, 103 Ga. App. 496 , 119 S.E.2d 809 (1961), see 14 Mercer L. Rev. 452 (1963).

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 17 - Criminal Procedure

Chapter 6 - Bonds and Recognizances

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 17-6-1. [Effective Until July 1, 2023. See note.] When Offenses Bailable; Procedure; Schedule of Bails; Appeal Bonds

§ 17-6-1. [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] When Offenses Bailable; Procedure; Schedule of Bails; Appeal Bonds

§ 17-6-1.1. Electronic Pretrial Release and Monitoring Program for Defendants; Requirements; Procedures; Fees

§ 17-6-2. Acceptance of Bail in Misdemeanor Cases; Posting Driver’s License as Collateral for Bail

§ 17-6-3. Acceptance of Recognizance Bonds for Military Personnel

§ 17-6-4. Authorization of Posting of Cash Bonds Generally; Furnishing of Receipt to Person Posting Bond; Recordation of Receipt of Bond on Docket; Disposal of Unclaimed Bonds

§ 17-6-5. Acceptance of Cash Bonds for Certain Offenses; Authorization

§ 17-6-6. Clerk of Court or Judge to Provide Cash Receipt Book; Furnishing of Copies of Receipt; Disposition of Original Receipt and Bond

§ 17-6-7. Liability of Arresting Officer for Failure to Account for Cash Receipts and Bonds

§ 17-6-8. Proceedings Upon Failure of Person Arrested to Appear; Forfeiture of Bond Not a Bar to Subsequent Prosecution

§ 17-6-9. Acceptance of Cash Bonds in Lieu of Statutory Bond or Recognizance by Officers or Officials Authorized to Enforce “Comprehensive Litter Prevention and Abatement Act of 2006.”

§ 17-6-10. Acceptance of Cash Bonds for Violations of Ordinances or Other Offenses Against Municipalities; Issuance of Receipt; Designated Officials; Effect of Failure to Appear in Court; Applicability to Municipalities Having Similar Provisions

§ 17-6-11. Display of Driver’s License for Violation of Certain Traffic Related Laws; Notice of Failure to Appear; Suspension of License; Arrest; Seizure of License

§ 17-6-12. Unsecured Judicial Release; Requirement; Effect of Failure of Person Charged to Appear for Trial

§ 17-6-13. First Bail for Offense Permitted as Matter of Right; Subsequent Bails to Be in Discretion of Court

§ 17-6-14. Use of Bail Bond Posted for Preliminary Hearing for Trial Appearance; Applicability to Federal Proceedings; Proceedings in County Other Than Where Commitment Hearing Held; Effect Where Bail Bond Required Is Less Than Bond Originally Posted

§ 17-6-15. Necessity for Commitment Where Bail Tendered and Accepted; Opportunity for Bail; Receipt of Bail After Commitment and Imprisonment; Imprisonment of Person Who Offers Bond for Amount of Bail Set; Effect Upon Common-Law Authority of Court

§ 17-6-16. Entry of Memorandum on Warrant After Waiver of Commitment Hearing and Tender of Bail

§ 17-6-17. Bond or Recognizance to Be Conditioned on Appearance of Person Accused of Crime at Arraignment; Proceedings Upon Failure of Accused to Appear

§ 17-6-18. Amendment of Bonds and Giving of New Security