by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) No judgment shall be rendered on a forfeiture of any appearance bond if it is shown to the satisfaction of the court by the written statement of a licensed physician that the principal on the bond was prevented from attending court due to a mental or physical...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) The judge shall, at the end of the court day, upon the failure of the principal to appear, forfeit the bond, issue a bench warrant for the principal’s arrest, and order an execution hearing not sooner than 120 days but not later than 150 days after such...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) A bond forfeiture occurs at the end of the court day upon the failure of appearance of a principal of any bond or recognizance given for the appearance of that person.(b) An appearance bond shall not be forfeited unless the clerk of the court gave the surety at...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) Any bail recovery agent who fails to register with the local sheriff or who is otherwise unqualified to act as a bail recovery agent but who nonetheless attempts to apprehend or capture a principal on a bail bond or a fugitive or who succeeds in apprehending or...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia
(a) Any bail recovery agent who enters any local police jurisdiction in pursuit of and for the purpose of apprehending the principal on a bail bond or capturing a fugitive or engaging in surveillance of such principal or fugitive shall, prior to taking any action in...
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