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Criminal Procedure Bonds And Recognizances: Amend Forfeiture Provisions, R. Goff
Criminal Procedure Bonds And Recognizances: Amend Forfeiture Provisions, R. Goff
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act amends the Code sections relating to time frames for the holding of execution hearings for forfeiture of the bail bonds, should the principal not appear. Changes are also made in the circumstances under which forfeiture will not be entered.
Criminal Procedure Bonds And Recognizances: Amend Provisions For Notice To Superior Court; Provide For Temporary Release Of Certain Detainees, R. Goff
Georgia State University Law Review
SB 255 amends existing provisions requiring notice to the superior court when a person is being held in a detention facility and is charged with an offense bailable only before a superior court judge. HB 466 creates a new section permitting the release of a person who has been found guilty of certain crimes, pending his reporting to a correction facility to serve his sentence. This release may be conditioned upon either the convicted person's own recognizance or the posting of bond to ensure his return at the time for the sentence to commence.
Penal Institutions Prisons And Pardons/Paroles Reform, S. Taylor
Penal Institutions Prisons And Pardons/Paroles Reform, S. Taylor
Georgia State University Law Review
The new legislation establishes alternatives to incarceration which may be considered by the sentencing judge, increases reporting responsibilities of probationers, modifies procedures for jail construction, increases fines to fund jail construction, establishes bond forfeiture procedures, and institutes a program which allows judges to release prisoners on their own recognizance or on bail prior to incarceration.