Georgia Statutes
§ 17-4-26 — Duty to bring persons arrested before judicial officer within 72 hours; notice to accused of time and place of commitment hearing; effect of failure to notify
Georgia § 17-4-26
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Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 17-4-26 (2026).
Text
Every law enforcement officer arresting under a warrant shall exercise reasonable diligence in bringing the person arrested before the judicial officer authorized to examine, commit, or receive bail and in any event to present the person arrested before a committing judicial officer within 72 hours after arrest. The accused shall be notified as to when and where the commitment hearing is to be held. An arrested person who is not notified before the hearing of the time and place of the commitment hearing shall be released.
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Bluebook (online)
Georgia § 17-4-26, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/17-4-26.