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Code · Georgia · TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure · Article 2 Commitment Hearings

17-7-22. Powers of presiding officer in court of a municipal corporation to bind over or commit criminal offenders to jail.

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Any mayor, recorder, or other proper officer presiding in any court of a municipal corporation shall have authority to bind over or commit to jail offenders against any criminal law whenever, in the course of an investigation before such officer, a proper case therefor is made out by the evidence.
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