Additional continuances.
Atlanta City Code § 62-103
in effectSec. 62-103. - Additional continuances.
The chief probation officer shall place a record in the hands of the municipal judge upon the arrival of the date initially set for hearing by the judge. It shall be in the discretion of the municipal judge to continue the case further or to have the defendant appear on the date named and abide the sentence imposed. If the municipal judge decides further to postpone the case, the defendant shall be notified of the date and time and shall appear and abide the sentence at that postponed time, subject to be dealt with as for a contempt, as provided in section 62-102. If the municipal judge decides to postpone the case indefinitely, the defendant shall be so advised and shall not be required to appear unless the municipal judge fixes a further time for a hearing or disposition of the case, when the defendant shall receive notice thereof and shall appear and abide the sentence of the court.
(Code 1977, § 3-1113)
Source: City of Atlanta, Code of Ordinances (Charter and Related Laws, General Ordinances, Land Development Code) (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ga/atlanta/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOORENOR_CH62CO_ARTIIMUCO_DIV4PR_S62-103ADCOFetched: 10/28/2026