Georgia § 10-6-102 - Penalties for failure to post bond.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 10-6-102 — Penalties for failure to post bond., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-6-102. Penalties for failure to post bond.
Any person who fails to post a bond as required under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $300.00 nor more than $3,000.00, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. (Code 1933, § 84-9994, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 558, § 3.)
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