{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-6-17","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 17-6-17","heading":"Bond or recognizance to be conditioned on appearance of person accused of crime at arraignment; proceedings upon failure of accused to appear.","body":"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.","path":["TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure","CHAPTER 6 Bonds and Recognizances","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.17.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"b13323f03c53ffc7139d22da5a576dcc543d4ebecf377af79a954f35b3d6aa92","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-6-16","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-6-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}