How long can thay hold someone without posting bail?

Question

My friend has been arrested since 8 am, no bail has been set, how long can they hold him in GA without bail if he has no priors and is not on probation

Answer 1

Well, they can hold anybody for up to 24 hours. During that time they will either release him or charge him with a crime. The bail is usually posted shortly thereafter, as usually a day or less.

Answer 2

In California it is 3 working days that someone has to be arraigned in court.  If they do not get arraigned within those 3 working days then they have to release them but be warned that the District Attorney has up to 1 year to file charges against him and that at any time they can do it without even notifying him of it.  

Answer 3

Federal law, which has the bare minimum requirement for the states to follow, sets the maximum amount of time for a person to be held without seeing a magistrate as being 72 hours.