TITLE 40 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Section 13. Prosecution of Traffic Offenses, 40-13-1 through 40-13-64.

ARTICLE 3 TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAUS

40-13-54. Disposition of original and copies of citation and complaint.

The original citation and complaint shall be sent by the officer issuing it to the traffic violations bureau of the court within 24 hours of the arrest. The defendant named in the citation shall be given the second copy. The officer issuing the citation and complaint shall retain one copy for himself or herself, and the court may, by order, provide that an additional copy shall be made for the use of any municipality in the county or the Department of Driver Services.

(Ga. L. 1966, p. 381, §§ 7, 8; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 7A-5; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 22-6/HB 501.)