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

O.C.G.A. § 40-13-54 (2019)

Disposition of original and copies of citation and complaint

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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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.

History

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2025 · leading case: Roberte Pierce v. Officer Pat Kyle, 445 F. App'x 201 (11th Cir. 2011).
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Roberte Pierce v. Officer Pat Kyle, 445 F. App'x 201 (11th Cir. 2011). “Pierce filed this § 1983 action against Officer Pat Kyle of the Pembroke Police Department, the city of Pembroke, and Judy Cook, as mayor of Pembroke, alleging several violations of the United States Constitution and O.C.G.A. § 40-13-54. However, Pierce did not effect timely…”
Hank Carver Spackman v. State (Ga. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “”); OCGA § 40-13-54 (“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.”
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