{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-6-56","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 17-6-56","heading":"Bail recovery agents; requirements; registration.","body":"(a) As used in this Code section and Code Sections 17-6-57 and 17-6-58, the term “bail recovery agent” means any person who performs services or takes action for the purpose of apprehending the principal on a bail bond granted in this state or capturing a fugitive who has escaped from bail in this state for gratuity, benefit, or compensation.\n(b) A bail recovery agent must be a United States citizen, 25 years of age or older, and must obtain a license pursuant to Code Section 16-11-129.\n(c) Any sheriff of a county shall require any professional bondsman who is a resident of or doing business in the sheriff’s county to register his or her bail recovery agents in that county. The professional bondsman must submit to the sheriff, in a form and manner to be determined by the sheriff, a list of all bail recovery agents whose services may be used by such bondsman.","path":["TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure","CHAPTER 6 Bonds and Recognizances","Article 2 Sureties","PART 2 Professional Bondsmen"],"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":"a8a9d04e0eab60f9b37802d47e19dbeec8a69952f9e6a278d24bb94533cda221","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-6-55","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-6-56.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}