Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 13 - Prosecution of Traffic Offenses

Article 1 - Uniform Traffic Citation and Complaint Form

§ 40-13-1. Form to Be Developed by Commissioner of Driver Services; Function; Identifying Number - The commissioner of driver services shall develop a uniform traffic...

§ 40-13-2. System of Accountability; Procedures for Use and Issuance - The Board of Public Safety, by rule and regulation, shall...

§ 40-13-2.1. Signature on Citations Required; Effect of Failure to Sign; Exemption for Out-of-State Drivers; Electronic Capture of Signature - History. Code 1981, § 40-13-2.1 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 40-13-3. Traffic Offenses Triable on Complaint Without Indictment Except in Superior Courts; Report of Disposition - Except for offenses tried in the superior courts, all other...

§ 40-13-4. Fees of Officers - Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prohibit...

Article 2 - Arrests, Trials, and Appeals

§ 40-13-20. “Municipal Courts” Defined - As used in this article, the term “municipal courts” shall...

§ 40-13-21. General Powers and Jurisdiction of Probate and Municipal Courts; Assistance of the District Attorney or Solicitor - History. Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 558, §§ 1-3;...

§ 40-13-22. Jurisdiction Over Offenses Under Code Section 40-2-8 - History. Ga. L. 1931, p. 213, § 2; Code 1933,...

§ 40-13-23. Waiver of Jury Trial; Withdrawal of Waiver - History. Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 558, § 4;...

§ 40-13-24. Indictment or Accusation Not Required; Docket - An indictment or accusation shall not be required against a...

§ 40-13-25. Costs - The costs in any case disposed of under this article...

§ 40-13-26. How Sentences for Traffic Offenses Served; Disposition of Fines and Costs; Definition of “Urban Interstate System” - Where these conditions exist, the urban interstate system shall consist...

§ 40-13-27. Records to Be Kept - A written record is required to be kept of every...

§ 40-13-28. [Effective Until July 1, 2023. See note.] Appeal to Superior Court; Bond - Any defendant convicted under this article shall have the right...

§ 40-13-28. [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] Appeal to Superior Court; Bond - Any defendant convicted under this article shall have the right...

§ 40-13-29. Jurisdiction Exclusive - In all counties except those having city, county, or state...

§ 40-13-30. Authority to Make Arrests - Officers of the Georgia State Patrol and any other officer...

§ 40-13-31. Arresting Fees - The sheriffs of the several counties of this state are...

§ 40-13-32. Restrictions on Ability of Courts to Change or Modify Traffic Law Sentences or Judgments - History. Code 1981, § 40-13-32 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 40-13-33. Limitation on Habeas Corpus Challenge of Misdemeanor Traffic Conviction - History. Code 1981, § 40-13-33 , enacted by Ga. L....

Article 3 - Traffic Violations Bureaus

§ 40-13-50. Establishment - In every court of this state having jurisdiction over the...

§ 40-13-51. Appointment of Clerk or Deputy Clerk; Bond - History. Ga. L. 1966, p. 381, § 2.

§ 40-13-52. Traffic Offense Cards; Contents - The court may, in its order, provide that there shall...

§ 40-13-53. Release of Arrested Person Upon Service of Citation and Complaint - History. Ga. L. 1966, p. 381, § 3; Ga. L....

§ 40-13-54. Disposition of Original and Copies of Citation and Complaint - The original citation and complaint shall be sent by the...

§ 40-13-55. Cash Bonds Permitted - Any person cited for any traffic offense under the jurisdiction...

§ 40-13-56. Officer Not to Accept Cash Bond - No officer giving a citation and complaint to a defendant...

§ 40-13-57. Taking of Cash Bond Where Officer Doubts That Arrested Person Will Appear - In the event an officer has authority to issue citation...

§ 40-13-58. Failure to Appear After Giving Cash Bond as Admission of Guilt; Forfeiture of Bond; Order to Stand Trial Not Precluded - Where a defendant cited for a traffic violation posts a...

§ 40-13-59. Records to Be Kept by Traffic Violations Bureau; Filing of Citation and Complaint; Time for Posting Cash Bond; When Bond Forfeited - History. Ga. L. 1966, p. 381, § 11.

§ 40-13-60. Disposition of Traffic Violations; Jurisdiction of Bureau - Any traffic violation under the jurisdiction of the traffic violations...

§ 40-13-61. Maintenance of Records; Accusations - All records other than those excepted in this article shall...

§ 40-13-62. Failure to Appear; Bench Warrant - When any person cited for a traffic violation pursuant to...

§ 40-13-63. Penalty for Failure to Appear - The willful failure of any person to appear in accordance...

§ 40-13-64. Suspended Sentence Division; Collection of Fines - The court may provide that its traffic violations bureau, in...