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2018 Georgia Code 17-6-7 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)

O.C.G.A. 17-6-7 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 17-6-7

TITLE 17 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Section 6. Bonds and Recognizances, 17-6-1 through 17-6-114.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

17-6-7. Liability of arresting officer for failure to account for cash receipts and bonds.

All receipts issued to arresting officers and all cash bonds received under Code Sections 17-6-5 and 17-6-6 shall be accounted for by the receiving officers to the court from which the receipts were issued and, in the event that any such officer fails to account for same, he shall be personally liable for any default and may be punished as for contempt by the court, in addition to any other penalties which are provided for by law in such cases.

(Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 331, § 3.)

Law reviews.

- For comment on Land v. State, 103 Ga. App. 496, 119 S.E.2d 809 (1961), see 14 Mercer L. Rev. 452 (1963).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 8A Am. Jur. 2d, Bail and Recognizance, §§ 8, 81, 90, 101 et seq.

70 Am. Jur. 2d, Sheriffs, Police, and Constables, § 55.

C.J.S.

- 8 C.J.S., Bail; Release and Detention Pending Proceedings, §§ 144, 145.

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