Georgia § 40-13-51 - Appointment of clerk or deputy clerk; bond.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 40-13-51 — Appointment of clerk or deputy clerk; bond., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-13-51. Appointment of clerk or deputy clerk; bond.
The court may appoint a clerk or deputy clerk or deputy clerks, who shall be named in the order establishing the traffic violations bureau, for the purpose of receiving money as provided in this article. Any deputy clerk so appointed shall be under the direct supervision of and attached to the office of the clerk of the court. Such person or persons, except where such person is the clerk of the court and is already under bond, shall be bonded in the sum of $2,500.00. (Ga. L. 1966, p. 381, § 2.)
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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