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O.C.G.A. § 24-13-1
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§ 24-13-1 [Witness Arrest Protection During Court Attendance]
Chapter 13. Securing Attendance of Witnesses and Production and Preservation of Evidence
Rule Text
A witness shall not be arrested on any civil process while attending any court to which he or she is subpoenaed or otherwise required to attend as a witness or while going to or returning from such court. An officer who holds such witness imprisoned after seeing his or her subpoena or being satisfied of the fact that such person was a witness shall be liable for false imprisonment.