Any person who fails to post a bond as required under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $300.00 nor more than $3,000.00, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
(Code 1933, § 84-9994, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 558, § 3.)