Athens/Clarke County State Court



IN THE STATE COURT OF ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY

STATE OF GEORGIA

State of Georgia v.

________________________________ Case No. ST-______-CR-_______________

Principal

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Surety

Motion for Bond Forfeiture

Comes now Carroll R. Chisholm, Jr., Solicitor General of Athens-Clarke County, and shows the Court as follows:

On the ____ day of _______________, 20_____, the above-named Principal and Surety entered into an obligation before the Sheriff/Deputy Sheriff of Athens-Clarke County by which they bound themselves to be indebted to the Governor of the State of Georgia and his successors in office in the amount of $____________ on the condition that the Principal appear in State Court on the ____ day of ________________, 20_____, and from day to day and term to term thereafter, to answer to the accusation filed in the above-styled case.

On the ____ day of _________________, 20_____, the Principal failed to appear in State Court. The Surety, his bail, had been warned to present the body of their Principal, whom they engaged to be present that day to answer to the accusation. Therefore, the undersigned respectfully requests that the Court Order that said Principal and said Surety forfeit their obligation and that the Governor of this State recover against said Principal and Surety the sum of $____________.

This _____ day of ________________, 20_____. ___________________________________

Solicitor General

State Court of Athens-Clarke County

Order Forfeiting Bond and Scheduling Show Cause Hearing

The above Motion for Bond Forfeiture having been read and considered, and it appearing to the Court that the Principal failed to appear in State Court and the Surety failed to produce the body of said Principal, it is hereby Ordered that the bond designated for the appearance of the Principal is forfeited.

It is further Ordered that the Principal and Surety appear in State Court in the Athens-Clarke County Courthouse on the _____ day of ________________, 20____, at _____:_____ a.m./p.m. for a hearing to show cause why final judgment should not be entered upon the forfeited bond and execution issued.

The Clerk of State Court is Ordered to mail notice of the show cause hearing by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery to the Principal and each Surety at the addresses given on the bond.

So Ordered, this_____day of__________________, 20_____.

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Judge, State Court of Athens-Clarke County

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