Georgia § 17-6-17 - Bond or recognizance to be conditioned on appearance of person accused of crime at arraignment; proceedings upon failure of accused to appear.
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§ 17-6-17. Bond or recognizance to be conditioned on appearance of person accused of crime at arraignment; proceedings upon failure of accused to appear.
In addition to all other requirements prescribed for appearance bonds or recognizances, the appearance bond or recognizance given by a person accused of the commission of a crime shall be conditioned upon the person presenting himself before the court at the time fixed for his arraignment. Upon failure of a person charged with a penal offense to appear before the court at the time fixed for his arraignment, the prosecuting attorney may proceed to forfeit the bond or recognizance. (Code 1933, § 27-1402, enacted by Ga. L. 1966, p. 430, § 2; Ga. L. 1977, p. 179, § 1.) Cross references. - Limitation on power of General Assembly to relieve principals or securities upon forfeited recognizances, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. VI, Para. VI. Criminal penalty for bail jumping, § 16-10-51 . Physical disability or incarceration of principal as bar to judgment decreeing forfeiture of appearance bond, § 17-6-72 . Arraignment hearings in Juvenile Court, Uniform Rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rules 10.1 - 10.4.
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