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O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 40-13-55 (2019)

Cash bonds permitted

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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Any person cited for any traffic offense under the jurisdiction of the traffic violations bureau of the court shall be permitted to give a cash bond for his appearance under the terms and conditions as set forth upon the citation and complaint given to him at the time he is cited by the arresting officer for a traffic violation.

History

(Ga. L. 1966, p. 381, § 10.)

Annotations

Cross references. - Acceptance of cash bonds for traffic violations generally, § 17-6-5. Display of driver’s license in lieu

of incarceration, formal recognizance, or bail by persons arrested for traffic violations, § 17-6-11.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Effect of failure to appear. - Ga. L. 1966, p. 381, § 10 (see now O.C.G.A. § 40-13-55) does not convert bond forfeiture into criminal convictions, but merely establishes that in the event of a failure to appear in court, the bond will be forfeited and the failure construed as an admission of guilt. Duncan v. Ricketts, 232 Ga. 89, 205 S.E.2d 274 (1974).

Traffic violation not considered felony. - Because a traffic violation under the jurisdiction of the traffic violations bureau cannot be considered as a misdemeanor, it follows that the violation cannot be construed to be a felony. Duncan v. Ricketts, 232 Ga. 89, 205 S.E.2d 274 (1974).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1996–1996 · leading case: State v. Gerbert, 467 S.E.2d 177 (Ga. Ct. App. 1996).
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State v. Gerbert, 467 S.E.2d 177 (Ga. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 4× “OCGA § 40-13-55. It authorizes a command to appear in court on a date certain, to answer the charge.”
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