GA 40-13-55 - GA 40-13-55

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Effect of failure to appear. - Ga. L. 1966, p. 381, § 10 (see now O.C.G.A. § 40-13-55 ) does not convert bond forfeiture into criminal convictions, but merely establishes that in the event of a failure to appear in court, the bond will be forfeited and the failure construed as an admission of guilt. Duncan v. Ricketts, 232 Ga. 89 , 205 S.E.2d 274 (1974). Traffic violation not considered felony. - Because a traffic violation under the jurisdiction of the traffic violations bureau cannot be considered as a misdemeanor, it follows that the violation cannot be construed to be a felony. Duncan v. Ricketts, 232 Ga. 89 , 205 S.E.2d 274 (1974). <h3...