{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-24-13-139","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 24-13-139","heading":"Depositions taken only in exceptional circumstances; misuse of procedures.","body":"It is the intent of the General Assembly that depositions shall be taken in criminal proceedings only in exceptional circumstances when it is in the interests of justice that the testimony of a prospective witness be taken and preserved for use at trial. If the court finds that any party or counsel for a party is using the procedures set forth in this article for the purpose of harassment or delay, such conduct may be punished as contempt of court.","path":["TITLE 24 EvidenceCHAPTER 99.","CHAPTER 13 Securing Attendance of Witnesses and Production and Preservation of Evidence","Article 6 Depositions to Preserve Testimony in Criminal Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.24.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":"4849542b7bba95ae056597aead176b88874d435e06de2246b1e2df500f362ad7","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-24-13-138","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-24-13-150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}