§ 12-28. Arrest and bond.

When a police officer has arrested any person for violation of any provision of this Code or any municipal ordinance and trial cannot be held immediately, a bond may be posted not exceeding the maximum fine for the offense, or a bond with a good security, for the appearance of such person before the judge of the Municipal Court. If such person fails or refuses to give a bond, the officer may confine him in the county jail until a trial can be held, provided that the Chief of Police, in his discretion, may release such person on his own recognizance.

(Code 1997, § 5-110; Ord. of 10-2-2006)

State law reference

Guaranteed arrest bond certificates, O.C.G.A. § 33-24-50; arrest, O.C.G.A. § 17-4-1 et seq.