Georgia Statutes
§ 40-13-24 — Indictment or accusation not required; docket
Georgia·Title 40
An indictment or accusation shall not be required against a defendant under this article, but a citation and complaint specifically setting out the charge shall be issued. The court shall keep a docket on which shall be plainly kept the name and address of the defendant, the nature of the offense in brief, the date when brought before the court, and the final disposition of the case with the date thereof. Such docket shall be the same in each probate court handling traffic misdemeanor cases and shall be on a form to be prescribed by the Department of Law. Such docket shall be paid for from the treasury of the county in which such court is located. Municipal courts may use the dockets ordinarily in use by them in the trial of other cases or, in the discretion of the court, may adopt the doc
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Related
State v. Gerbert
475 S.E.2d 621 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 1996)
Thornton v. State
310 Ga. 460 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 2020)
Keller v. State
359 S.E.2d 714 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1987)
Hayek v. State
506 S.E.2d 372 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 1998)
Hank Carver Spackman v. State
(Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2025)
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