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§ 17-6-112. Actions Constituting Violations of Bond; Right of Action for Breach of Bond Generally; Imposition of Additional Penalty for Contempt of Court; Finding of Prosecuting Witness in Contempt

Actual violence, a threat of violence, or any other act intended and calculated to excite alarm or to provoke a breach of the peace shall be a violation of the bond posted pursuant to Code Section 17-6-110. For every such act, the party at whose instance the bond was required shall have a right of […]

§ 17-6-113. Effect of Provoking Breach of Bond

If the person who required the bond provokes a violation thereof by the person who posted the bond, no recovery shall be had. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 4632; Code 1868, § 4656; Code 1873, § 4754; Code 1882, § 4754; Penal Code 1895, § 1240; Penal Code 1910, § 1322; Code 1933, § 76-203.

§ 17-6-114. Discharge or Extension of Bond by Court

The superior or state court, as the case may be, may discharge the bond at any time unless a motion is made to extend it, accompanied by evidence to satisfy the court of the necessity of the extension. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 4633; Code 1868, § 4657; Code 1873, § 4755; Code 1882, § […]

§ 17-6-92. Violation of Bond; Contempt of Court

Upon oral or written complaint by the injured party or upon motion by the prosecuting attorney, the court may, in its discretion, issue a rule for contempt against a party who violates the bond posted pursuant to Code Section 17-6-90. Upon hearing the rule, if the court finds that there has been a violation of […]

§ 17-6-111. Right of Person to Require Bond Against Spouse

A person may require a bond to keep the peace against the spouse of such person. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 4634; Code 1868, § 4658; Code 1873, § 4756; Code 1882, § 4756; Penal Code 1895, § 1242; Penal Code 1910, § 1324; Code 1933, § 76-205.