{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-7-26","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 17-7-26","heading":"Authority to require bonds to secure appearance of witnesses.","body":"In the event of a commitment of the accused person, the court, in its discretion, may require the witnesses, on behalf of the state or others, to give suitable bonds to secure their appearance at court, with or without sureties, as the circumstances seem to demand.","path":["TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure","CHAPTER 7 Pretrial Proceedings","Article 2 Commitment Hearings"],"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":"329d8dbc68782aeb65d99a5abf460885b7a11742175bc8bb7c134d001e199696","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-7-25","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-7-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}