O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 17-6-51 (2019)

Suggesting employment of attorneys during negotiations regarding signing of bond or any time subsequent thereto

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Professional bondsmen, their agents, or representatives shall not suggest or advise the employment of or name for employment any attorney or attorneys to represent a defendant, during the negotiations for the bondsmen to sign the bond or subsequent thereto.

History

Ga. L. 1921, p. 243, § 2; Code 1933, § 27-503.

Annotations

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Cited in Jackson v. State, 140 Ga. App. 288, 231 S.E.2d 805 (1976); State v. Jack-

son, 188 Ga. App. 259, 372 S.E.2d 823 (1988).

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 8A Am. Jur. 2d, Bail and Recognizance, § 8. C.J.S. - 8 C.J.S., Bail; Release and Detention Pending Proceedings, §§ 2 et seq., 170.

ALR. - Validity, construction, and application of statutes regulating bail bond business, 13 A.L.R.3d 618.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1988–1988 · leading case: State v. Jackson, 372 S.E.2d 823 (Ga. Ct. App. 1988).
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State v. Jackson, 372 S.E.2d 823 (Ga. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “The appellee, a bail bondsman, was charged by accusation with (1) suggesting to an arrestee the employment of a particular attorney, in violation of OCGA § 17-6-51; (2) soliciting business at the jail, in violation of OCGA § 17-6-52; and (3) giving advice to an arrestee with…”
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