Georgia Code
Article 6 - Depositions to Preserve Testimony in Criminal Proceedings
§ 24-13-130. When Deposition to Preserve Testimony in Criminal Proceedings May Be Taken

History. Code 1981, § 24-13-130 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24; Ga. L. 2013, p. 524, § 1-4A/HB 78.
The 2013 amendment, effective July 1, 2013, in subsection (b), added “or great bodily harm” at the end of paragraph (b)(1), substituted “state,” for “state” and substituted “a criminal trial or proceeding” for “the trial” in paragraph (b)(3), substituted “testify as a witness at a criminal trial or proceeding;” for “attend the trial; or” in paragraph (b)(4), substituted “witness,” for “witness” and substituted “; or” for a period at the end of paragraph (b)(5), and added paragraph (b)(6); and added “unless, for good cause shown, the court allows an exception to this paragraph” at the end of paragraph (c)(3).

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