O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 17-6-55 (2019)
Penalty for violation of part
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Any person who violates any Code section in this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History
Ga. L. 1921, p. 243, § 8; Code 1933, § 27-9903.
Annotations
JUDICIAL DECISIONS Receipt of an uncashed check did not constitute ‘‘any other sum’’ in excess of the fee for becoming a surety on a criminal bond under this section. Johnson
v. State, 135 Ga. App. 51, 217 S.E.2d 382 (1975). Cited in Lunsford v. State, 72 Ga. App. 700, 34 S.E.2d 731 (1945).
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 8A Am. Jur. 2d, Bail and Recognizance, § 1 et seq. C.J.S. - 8 C.J.S., Bail; Release and Detention Pending Proceedings, §§ 2 et seq., 170, 259, 260.
ALR. - Practicing or pretending to practice law without authority as contempt, 36 A.L.R. 533; 100 A.L.R. 236.