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GA Code § 17-7-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-7-2. When Sheriff Not Required to Receive Prisoner From Another County

 The sheriff shall not be bound to receive a prisoner from another county until the jail fees and costs are provided for as set forth in Code Section 17-7-1.   (Ga. L. 1865-66, p. 40, § 2; Code 1868, § 4643; Code 1873, § 4741; Code 1882, § 4741; Penal Code 1895, § 921; Penal Code 1910, § 946; Code 1933, § 27-417.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 60 Am. Jur. 2d, Penal and Correctional Institutions, §§ 7 et seq., 22 et seq.
GA Code § 17-7-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-7-3. List of Children in Detention Pending Trial Provided to Chief Judge and Prosecuting Attorney

 The official in charge of any facility in which a child is detained pending trial in the superior, state, or juvenile courts, including but not limited to sheriffs, regional jail authorities, and the Department of Juvenile Justice, shall furnish at least once a week a list of all children so detained to the chief judge, or his or her designee, and the prosecuting attorney for the court or courts having jurisdiction to adjudicate the case against the child. The list shall include the following information pertaining to each child:    The child's name;   The date of arrest;   The offense charged or other reason for being held;   The amount of the bond, if known; and   Whether the child is represented by an attorney and, if represented, the name of the attorney.     (Code 1981, §17-7-3, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 172, § 1/SB 135.)
GA Code § 17-7-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 2 - Commitment Hearings|§ 17-7-21. Holding of Court of Inquiry by Several Judicial Officers; Procedure for Deciding Questions

 The judicial officer before whom the accused is brought may associate with him, in the investigation, one or more magistrates, in which event a majority shall decide all questions. If there are only two presiding, the original officer shall determine all the questions where the court is not in agreement.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 4612; Code 1868, § 4634; Code 1873, § 4731; Code 1882, § 4731; Penal Code 1895, § 907; Penal Code 1910, § 932; Code 1933, § 27-402; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 17.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, §§ 479 et seq., 594.
GA Code § 17-7-25 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 2 - Commitment Hearings|§ 17-7-25. Power of Court to Compel Attendance of Witnesses

 A court of inquiry shall have the same power to compel the attendance of witnesses as in other criminal cases, as set forth in and subject to all of the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 24, at any location where the court shall conduct a hearing, provided that notice is given at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. A court of inquiry may order the arrest of witnesses if required to compel their attendance.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 4617; Code 1868, § 4639; Code 1873, § 4736; Code 1882, § 4736; Penal Code 1895, § 909; Penal Code 1910, § 934; Code 1933, § 27-404; Ga. L. 1996, p. 742, § 3; Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 29/HB 24.)   Cross references.   - Compulsory process to obtain witnesses, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XIV.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 101/HB 24, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act shall apply to any motion made or hearing or trial commenced on or after January 1, 2013.   Law reviews.   - For article, "Evidence," see 27 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011). For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, § 534.   C.J.S.   - 23 C.J.S., Criminal Procedure and Rights of the Accused, § 895 et seq. 98 C.J.S., Witnesses, § 3 et seq.
GA Code § 17-7-26 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 2 - Commitment Hearings|§ 17-7-26. Authority to Require Bonds to Secure Appearance of Witnesses

 In the event of a commitment of the accused person, the court, in its discretion, may require the witnesses, on behalf of the state or others, to give suitable bonds to secure their appearance at court, with or without sureties, as the circumstances seem to demand.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 4616; Code 1868, § 4638; Code 1873, § 4735; Code 1882, § 4735; Penal Code 1895, § 915; Penal Code 1910, § 940; Code 1933, § 27-410.)   Cross references.   - Posting of cash bonds generally, § 17-6-4.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   When power to be exercised.    - This power which existed in the courts at common law, being harsh and oppressive, should never be resorted to except in extreme cases. It is a matter, however, resting in the sound discretion of the court. Crosby v. Potts, 8 Ga. App. 463, 69 S.E. 582 (1910).    Cited in  Manders v. Lee, 338 F.3d 1304 (11th Cir. 2003).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, § 554.   C.J.S.   - 8 C.J.S., Bail; Release and Detention Pending Proceedings, §§ 2 et seq., 170.
GA Code § 17-7-27 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 2 - Commitment Hearings|§ 17-7-27. Sheriffs and Constables to Accept Bond for Appearance of Witnesses; Approval of Sureties by Sheriff

 The sheriffs and constables shall accept bond in such reasonable amount as may be just and fair to secure the appearance of any witness to attend the courts, provided the sureties tendered and offered on the bond are approved by a sheriff of any county.   (Ga. L. 1921, p. 241, § 1; Code 1933, § 27-411.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 8A Am. Jur. 2d, Bail and Recognizance, § 1 et seq. 21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, § 548 et seq. 81 Am. Jur. 2d, Witnesses, § 5.   C.J.S.   - 8 C.J.S., Bail; Release and Detention Pending Proceedings, §§ 2 et seq., 170.
GA Code § 17-7-29 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 2 - Commitment Hearings|§ 17-7-29. Commitment of Defendant for Different Offense Than Stated in Warrant

 A court of inquiry may commit the defendant for a different offense than that stated in the warrant if the evidence requires it.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 6422; Code 1868, § 4646; Code 1873, § 4744; Code 1882, § 4744; Penal Code 1895, § 913; Penal Code 1910, § 938; Code 1933, § 27-408.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, §§ 554, 555.
GA Code § 17-7-30 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 2 - Commitment Hearings|§ 17-7-30. Form of Commitment

 The following form, or one in substance the same, shall be deemed to be a sufficient commitment: Georgia, ______________ County. ______________ (name of the defendant) having been arrested on a warrant for the offense of ______________ and brought before me, after hearing evidence it is ordered that he be committed for trial for the offense of ______________. The jailer of said county (or any other county, if necessary) is required to receive and safely keep him until discharged by due process of law. Witness my hand and seal, this ________ day of ________, ______. __________________________________ Judicial officer (Seal)   (Orig. Code 1863, § 4619; Code 1868, § 4641; Code 1873, § 4739; Code 1882, § 4739; Penal Code 1895, § 914; Penal Code 1910, § 939; Code 1933, § 27-409; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 17.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, § 554.   C.J.S.   - 22 C.J.S., Criminal Procedure and Rights of the Accused, § 109 et seq.
GA Code § 17-7-31 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 2 - Commitment Hearings|§ 17-7-31. Endorsement of Names of State's Witnesses on Warrant

 Whenever any judicial officer sitting as a court of inquiry binds over a defendant to appear at an appropriate court to answer any charge, it shall be the duty of the judicial officer to write on the warrant the names of each witness for the state who appeared at the commitment hearing.   (Ga. L. 1873, p. 31, § 1; Code 1873, § 4737; Code 1882, § 4737; Penal Code 1895, § 916; Penal Code 1910, § 941; Code 1933, § 27-412.)   Cross references.   - Right of accused to obtain list of witnesses on whose testimony the charge against the accused is founded, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XIV.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Authority of justice of the peace to subpoena witnesses.   - Justice of the peace is not authorized to issue subpoenas to material witnesses after a court of inquiry has been held and the accused bound over or committed to trial in the superior court. 1952-53 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 312.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, §§ 391 et seq., 548 et seq. 38 Am. Jur. 2d, Grand Jury, § 46 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 22A C.J.S., Criminal Procedure and Rights of the Accused, § 488 et seq. 23 C.J.S., Criminal Procedure and Rights of the Accused, § 895 et seq. 98 C.J.S. (Rev), Witnesses, §§ 2 et seq., 20 et seq.   ALR.   - Refusal to answer questions before state grand jury as direct contempt of court, 69 A.L.R.3d 501.   Validity and construction of statutes permitting grand jury witnesses to be accompanied by counsel, 90 A.L.R.3d 1340.
GA Code § 17-7-32 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 2 - Commitment Hearings|§ 17-7-32. Disposition of Commitment Form, Warrant, and Other Papers; Delivery of Accused to Person in Charge of Jail

  The commitment form shall be delivered to the officer in whose charge the accused person is placed, and the officer shall deliver it with the accused person to the sheriff or the other person in charge of the jail. A memorandum of the commitment shall be entered on the warrant by the judicial officer.     The warrant and all other papers shall be forwarded to the clerk of the court having jurisdiction over the offense for delivery to the prosecuting attorney. After such delivery, if the prosecuting attorney decides to dismiss the case prior to filing an accusation or without seeking an indictment, he or she shall file a notice of such fact with the clerk of the court having jurisdiction over the offense. Such notice shall include the warrant number, if any, and any other identifying number assigned to the case by the Georgia Crime Information Center. Within 30 days of receiving such notice, the clerk of court shall transmit a copy of such notice to the Georgia Crime Information Center.   Nothing in this subsection shall prevent a prosecuting attorney who has probable cause from seeking charges against an accused within the applicable statute of limitations.      (Orig. Code 1863, § 4623; Code 1868, § 4647; Code 1873, § 4745; Code 1882, § 4745; Penal Code 1895, § 924; Penal Code 1910, § 949; Code 1933, § 27-420; Ga. L. 2016, p. 443, § 6B-1/SB 367.)   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2016 amendment of this Code section, see 33 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 139 (2016).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Fox v. State, 34 Ga. App. 74, 128 S.E. 222 (1924); Sykes v. South Side Atlanta Bank, 53 Ga. App. 450, 186 S.E. 464 (1936); Powell v. Gregg, 118 Ga. App. 225, 163 S.E.2d 251 (1968).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   No duty to file or record documents.    - Clerks through whom documents are transmitted under O.C.G.A. § 17-7-72 have no duty to file or record the documents. 1983 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U83-38.    Court clerk must deliver the original of all warrants and other papers  pertaining to commitment to the appropriate prosecuting attorney when the latter becomes available to receive the papers. 1983 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U83-38.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, § 554 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 22 C.J.S., Criminal Procedure and Rights of the Accused, § 109 et seq.
GA Code § 17-7-33 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 2 - Commitment Hearings|§ 17-7-33. Billing and Payment of Costs of Justice of the Peace and Constable

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 4-2, effective July 1, 1983.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Laws 1811, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 644; Ga. L. 1874, p. 90, § 2; Code 1882, § 4709b; Penal Code 1895, § 925; Penal Code 1910, § 950; Code 1933, § 27-421.
GA Code § 17-7-34 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 2 - Commitment Hearings|§ 17-7-34. Effect of Informality in Commitment or Prior Proceedings

 No defendant shall be discharged on a writ of habeas corpus because of informality in the commitment or in the proceedings prior thereto, provided there has been substantial compliance with this article.   (Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 856; Code 1863, § 4626; Code 1868, § 4650; Code 1873, § 4748; Code 1882, § 4748; Penal Code 1895, § 926; Penal Code 1910, § 951; Code 1933, § 27-422.)   Cross references.   - Further provisions regarding circumstances in which person shall not be discharged upon hearing of writ of habeas corpus, § 9-14-16.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Writ of habeas corpus cannot be employed to correct errors or irregularities in the commitment hearing. The judgment committing the defendant must be absolutely void. Harris v. Norris, 188 Ga. 610, 4 S.E.2d 840 (1939).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, §§ 547, 548, 554.
GA Code § 17-7-51 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 3 - Indictments|§ 17-7-51. Special Presentments Treated as Indictments; Entry Upon Minutes; Prosecutions Upon Special Presentments

 All special presentments by the grand jury charging defendants with violations of the penal laws shall be treated as indictments. It shall not be necessary for the clerk of the court to enter the special presentments in full upon the minutes, but only the statement of the case and finding of the grand jury as in cases of indictments. It shall not be necessary for the district attorney to frame bills of indictment on the special presentments, but he may arraign defendants upon the special presentments and put them on trial in like manner as if the presentments were bills of indictment.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 4520; Code 1868, § 4539; Ga. L. 1873, p. 51, § 1; Code 1873, § 4632; Code 1882, § 4632; Penal Code 1895, § 931; Penal Code 1910, § 956; Code 1933, § 27-703.)
GA Code § 17-7-55 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 3 - Indictments|§ 17-7-55. Empaneling Concurrent Grand Juries

 In any term of court when the public interest requires it, the court may empanel one or more concurrent grand juries in accordance with Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 15.    (Code 1981, §17-7-55, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 154, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 38 Am. Jur.2d, Grand jury, § 7 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 38A C.J.S., Grand juries, § 13 et seq.
GA Code § 17-7-72 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 4 - Accusations|§ 17-7-72. Jurisdiction of Probate Courts to Try Certain Drug and Alcohol Offenses

 In probate courts which have jurisdiction over misdemeanor possession of marijuana in accordance with Code Sections 16-13-2 and 16-13-30 and certain misdemeanor violations of Code Section 3-3-23 pursuant to Code Section 15-9-30.6, the following offenses may be tried upon a summons or citation without an accusation:    Possession of one ounce or less of marijuana, in accordance with Code Sections 16-13-2 and 16-13-30; and   Any violation of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section 3-3-23 which is punishable as a misdemeanor, but not violations punishable as high and aggravated misdemeanors.     (Code 1981, §17-7-72, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 1298, § 2.)
GA Code § 17-7-73 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 4 - Accusations|§ 17-7-73. Trial of Litter Offenses Upon Summons or Citation Without Accusation

 In probate, magistrate, and municipal courts that have jurisdiction over violations of Part 2, Part 3, or Part 3A of Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 16 or Code Section 32-6-51 or 40-6-248.1 that are punishable as misdemeanors in accordance with Code Section 15-9-30.7, 15-10-2.1, or 36-32-10.3 such offenses may be tried upon a summons or citation with or without an accusation.    (Code 1981, §17-7-73, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 275, § 3-8/HB 1320.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2006, p. 275, § 1-1/HB 1320, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Comprehensive Litter Prevention and Abatement Act of 2006.'"   Ga. L. 2006, p. 275, § 5-1/HB 1320, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the Act shall become effective April 21, 2006, for purposes of adopting local ordinances to become effective on or after July 1, 2006.
GA Code § 17-7-96 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 5 - Arraignment and Pleas Generally|§ 17-7-96. Prosecuting Officer to Enter Arraignment and Plea on Indictment or Accusation

 The arraignment and plea of the person accused of committing a crime shall be entered on the indictment or accusation by the prosecuting attorney or other person acting as prosecuting officer on the part of the state.   (Laws 1833, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 835; Code 1863, § 4528; Code 1868, § 4547; Code 1873, § 4641; Code 1882, § 4641; Penal Code 1895, § 949; Penal Code 1910, § 974; Code 1933, § 27-1407.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, § 572.
GA Code § 17-7-97 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 5 - Arraignment and Pleas Generally|§ 17-7-97. Proceedings Upon Failure of Clerk to Record Arraignment and Plea; Effect of Proceedings

 If the clerk of the court shall fail or neglect to record the arraignment and plea of the person accused of committing a crime at the time the arraignment and plea are made, the recordation may be done at any time afterward by order of the court; and this shall cure the error or omission of the clerk.   (Laws 1833, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 835; Code 1863, § 4527; Code 1868, § 4546; Code 1873, § 4640; Code 1882, § 4640; Penal Code 1895, § 948; Penal Code 1910, § 973; Code 1933, § 27-1406.)   Cross references.   - Effect of mistake or misprision of clerk or other ministerial officer generally, § 17-1-3.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Waiver for failure to timely call court's attention to defects.    - Law of this state is well settled that a defendant may waive arraignment and plea by failure to call the attention of the court to this defect in the proceedings at the proper time, and when it does not appear that the defendant made any mention of the fact until after the verdict the defendant is conclusively presumed to have done so. Sellers v. State, 82 Ga. App. 761, 62 S.E.2d 395 (1950).   Prima facie proof of guilty plea.    - When there is an entry on the accusation of waiver of arraignment and plea of guilty, signed by the acting solicitor (now district attorney), such record entry furnishes prima facie evidence of a plea of guilty by the defendant. Jackson v. Lowry, 171 Ga. 349, 155 S.E. 466 (1930).   Presumption that guilty plea has been made and entered.    - In the absence of anything to the contrary, it will be presumed that the accused orally plead guilty, and that the clerk of the court entered the plea of guilty upon the minutes of the court as required by the Code. Jackson v. Lowry, 171 Ga. 349, 155 S.E. 466 (1930).    Cited in Johnson v. State, 7 Ga. App. 48, 66 S.E. 148 (1909); Thigpen v. Ault, 231 Ga. 796, 204 S.E.2d 147 (1974).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, § 570 et seq.
GA Code § 17-7-172 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 7 - Demand for Trial; Announcement of Readiness for Trial|§ 17-7-172. Requirement of Announcement by State of Readiness for Trial Prior to Announcement by Defendant; Speedy Trial

 The state shall be required in every case to announce ready or not ready for trial, except in those cases where the defendant is entitled by law to demand a speedy trial, before the defendant shall be called on to make such announcement.   (Ga. L. 1862-63, p. 138, § 1; Code 1868, § 4613; Code 1873, § 4710; Code 1882, § 4710; Penal Code 1895, § 959; Penal Code 1910, § 984; Code 1933, § 27-1902; Ga. L. 2006, p. 893, § 3/HB 1421.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, §§ 267 et seq., 278 et seq., 284.   C.J.S.   - 23 C.J.S., Criminal Procedure and Rights of the Accused, §§ 793 et seq., 823 et seq.
GA Code § 17-7-190 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 8 - Procedure for Securing Attendance of Witnesses at Grand Jury or Trial Proceedings|§ 17-7-190. Subpoena of Material Witnesses for State for Appearance Before Grand Jury; Furnishing of Prosecuting Officers With List of Persons Subpoenaed

 When any person accused of a criminal offense before a court of inquiry is bound over or committed for trial in superior court, the judicial officer holding the court of inquiry shall, at the time of the commitment hearing, give a subpoena to all material witnesses examined for the state to appear and testify before the grand jury at the term to which the defendant is committed or bound to appear; and, after the hearing and commitment or binding over, the prosecutor may apply to the clerk of the superior court and obtain a subpoena for any person deemed by him to be a material witness for the state before the grand jury. The subpoenas issued under this Code section shall be effectual in compelling the attendance of the witnesses to appear and give evidence before the grand jury. The judicial officer holding the court of inquiry and the clerk of the superior court shall, on the first day of the term of court to which the defendant is committed or bound to appear, furnish the prosecuting officers with a complete list of all persons so subpoenaed.   (Ga. L. 1873, p. 33, §§ 1, 2; Code 1873, § 3846; Code 1882, § 3846; Penal Code 1895, § 917; Penal Code 1910, § 942; Code 1933, § 27-413.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Adverse presumption or inference based on state's failure to produce or examine law enforcement personnel - modern cases, 81 A.L.R.4th 872.
GA Code § 17-7-210, (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Pretrial Proceedings|Article 9 - Discovery|§ 17-7-210,. 17-7-211

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1895, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.   Editor's notes.   - These Code sections were based on Code 1933, §§ 27-1302 and 27-1303, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1388, § 2.