Georgia Statutes
§ 17-7-71 — Trials of misdemeanors; trial of misdemeanor motor vehicle violations; form and contents of accusations; amendment of accusation; service of amendment upon defendant; continuances
Georgia § 17-7-71
JurisdictionGeorgia
Title17
This text of Georgia § 17-7-71 (Trials of misdemeanors; trial of misdemeanor motor vehicle violations; form and contents of accusations; amendment of accusation; service of amendment upon defendant; continuances) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Georgia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 17-7-71 (2026).
Text
(a)In all misdemeanor cases, the defendant may be tried upon an accusation framed and signed by the prosecuting attorney of the court. The accusation need not be supported by an affidavit except in those cases where the defendant has not been previously arrested in conjunction with the transaction charged in the accusation and where the accusation is to be used as the basis for the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the defendant.
(b)(1) In all misdemeanor cases arising out of violations of the laws of this state, relating to (A) the operation and licensing of motor vehicles and operators;
(B)the width, height, and length of vehicles and loads;
(C)motor common carriers and motor contract carriers; or (D) road taxes on motor carriers as provided in Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 4
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Legislative History
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 775, § 2, eff. 5/9/2002.
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Bluebook (online)
Georgia § 17-7-71, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/17-7-71.