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GA Code § 42-4-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 4 - Jails|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-4-15. Limitations on Medical Charges for Providing Emergency Medical Care Services to Individuals in Custody

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Detainee" means a person held in a detention facility who is charged with or convicted of a criminal offense or charged with or adjudicated for a delinquent act and a person detained, arrested, or otherwise held in lawful custody for a criminal offense or delinquent act.   "Detention facility" means any municipal or county jail or other facility used for the detention of persons charged with or convicted of a criminal offense or charged with or adjudicated for a delinquent act.   "Emergency health care" means bona fide emergency services provided after the onset of a medical or traumatic condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in placing the person's health in serious jeopardy, serious impairment to bodily functions, or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part. The term covers any form of emergency medical treatment, including dental, optical, psychological, or other types of emergency conditions.   "Follow-up health care" means medical and hospital care and medication administered in conjunction with and arising from emergency health care treatment.     A hospital or other health care facility licensed or established pursuant to Chapter 7 of Title 31 which is not a party to an emergency health care services contract with a sheriff or a governing authority or its agent on July 1, 2011, shall be reimbursed no more than the applicable Georgia Medicaid rate for emergency health care and follow-up health care services provided to a detainee.   No hospital or other health care facility shall discharge a detainee with an emergency health care condition so as to require an immediate transfer to another medical provider for the same condition unless the reasonable standard of care requires such a transfer.   Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to limit reimbursements for emergency health care services when insurance coverage is available for payment for such services. Nor shall this Code section be construed so as to limit or remove responsibility for payment of emergency health care services by a provider of insurance that is otherwise responsible for payment of part or all of such services.   Nothing in this Code section shall prohibit the governing authority from negotiating higher fees or rates with hospitals.     (Code 1981, §42-4-15, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 440, § 1/HB 197.)
GA Code § 42-4-30 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 4 - Jails|Article 2 - Conditions of Detention|§ 42-4-30. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Detention facility" means a municipal or county jail used for the detention of persons charged with or convicted of either a felony, a misdemeanor, or a municipal offense.   "Inmate" means a person who is detained in a detention facility by reason of being charged with or convicted of a felony, a misdemeanor, or a municipal offense.   "Officer in charge" means the sheriff, if the detention facility is under his supervision, or the warden, captain, or superintendent having the supervision of any other detention facility.    (Ga. L. 1973, p. 890, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 42.)
GA Code § 42-4-31 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 4 - Jails|Article 2 - Conditions of Detention|§ 42-4-31. Required Safety and Security Measures

  It shall be unlawful for any person having charge of or responsibility for any detention facility to incarcerate any person in the detention facility unless a full-time jailer is on duty at the detention facility at all times while a person is incarcerated therein.For purposes of this Code section, a full-time dispatcher may also serve simultaneously as a full-time jailer in the case of:   A municipal detention facility with 12 or fewer inmates incarcerated therein if such dispatcher either:   Is equipped with mobile telephone and radio equipment which will allow such dispatcher to perform the duties of a dispatcher and the duties of a full-time jailer at the same time; or   Is provided with temporary assistance or relief from the duties of a dispatcher while performing the duties of a jailer; or     A municipal detention facility of a municipal corporation having a population of 6,000 or less if such dispatcher is certified both as a jailer and a dispatcher by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council.     If the local governing authority having jurisdiction over a detention facility has knowledge that the facility is operating without a full-time jailer on duty while persons are incarcerated therein, each member of the local governing authority having such knowledge and failing to attempt to correct the deficiency shall be in violation of this article.   The officer in charge of a detention facility shall have the facility inspected semiannually by an officer from the state fire marshal's office or an officer selected by the Safety Fire Commissioner. Each detention facility shall be required to comply with this article with regard to fire safety and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Safety Fire Commissioner. The inspecting officer shall fill out a form provided by the officer in charge and the form shall be posted in a conspicuous place by the officer in charge, thereby evidencing inspection of the facility.   There shall be at least two separate keys for all locks at a detention facility, with one set in use and all duplicate keys safely stored under the control of a jailer or other administrative employee for emergency use. All security personnel must be familiar with the locking system of the detention facility and must be able immediately to release inmates in the event of a fire or other emergency. Regular locking and unlocking of door and fire escape locks shall be made to determine if they are in good working order. Any damaged or nonfunctioning security equipment shall be promptly repaired.    (Ga. L. 1973, p. 890, § 2; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1371, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1009, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Liability of sheriffs for misconduct of jailers, § 15-16-24.   Regulation of fire hazards to persons and property generally, T. 25, C. 2.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in  Manders v. Lee, 338 F.3d 1304 (11th Cir. 2003).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Liability for death or injury to prisoner, 61 A.L.R. 569.
GA Code § 42-4-32 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 4 - Jails|Article 2 - Conditions of Detention|§ 42-4-32. Sanitation and Health Requirements Generally; Meals; Inspections; Medical Treatment

  All aspects of food preparation and food service shall conform to the applicable standards of the Department of Public Health.   All inmates shall be given not less than two substantial and wholesome meals daily.   Sanitation inspections of both facilities and inmates shall be made as frequently as is necessary to ensure against the presence of unsanitary conditions. An official from the Department of Public Health or an officer designated by the commissioner of public health shall inspect the facilities at least once every three months. New inmates should be carefully classified, with adequate separation and treatment given as needed.   The officer in charge or his designated representative shall assure that each inmate is observed daily, and a physician shall be immediately called if there are indications of serious injury, wound, or illness. The instructions of the physician shall be strictly carried out. Ill inmates shall be furnished such food as is prescribed by the attending physician.    (Ga. L. 1973, p. 890, § 3; Ga. L. 1977, p. 761, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 135, § 2; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, §§ 1-4, 1-6/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, §§ 6-3, 6-5/HB 214.)   Cross references.   - Authority of grand juries to inspect sanitary conditions in jails, § 15-12-78.    Liability of sheriffs for misconduct of jailers, § 15-16-24.   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Violation of duties.    - Court granted summary judgment to the United States in a suit alleging that conditions at a county jail violated the inmates' federal due process rights. A sheriff and the members of a county board of commissioners did not dispute that the conditions, including the presence of vermin and sewerage problems, in violation of O.C.G.A. § 42-4-32, were unconstitutional, and the evidence showed that they had subjective knowledge of the conditions, including copies of the United States' investigation reports, and acted with indifference that exceeded negligence. United States v. Terrell County, 457 F. Supp. 2d 1359 (M.D. Ga. 2006).   Sovereign immunity to deputy sheriff.    - Deputy sheriff in the deputy's official capacity was entitled to sovereign immunity with respect to a former inmate's claims arising from denial of a dietary request; the sheriff's powers were derived from the state, and provision of food to county jail inmates was a state function. Lake v. Skelton, 840 F.3d 1334 (11th Cir. 2016), cert. denied, 138 S. Ct. 1549, 200 L. Ed. 2d 741 (U.S. 2018).    Cited in  Manders v. Lee, 338 F.3d 1304 (11th Cir. 2003).
GA Code § 42-4-33 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 4 - Jails|Article 2 - Conditions of Detention|§ 42-4-33. Penalty for Violations of Article

 Any person who violates this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   (Ga. L. 1973, p. 890, § 4.)
GA Code § 42-4-50 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 4 - Jails|Article 3 - Medical Services for Inmates|§ 42-4-50. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Detention facility" means a municipal or county jail used for the detention of persons charged with or convicted of either a felony, a misdemeanor, or a municipal offense.   "Governing authority" means the governing authority of the county or municipality in which the detention facility is located.   "Inmate" means a person who is detained in a detention facility by reason of being charged with or convicted of a felony, a misdemeanor, or a municipal offense. Such term does not include any sentenced inmate who is the responsibility of the Department of Corrections.   "Medical care" includes medical attention, dental care, and medicine and necessary and associated costs such as transportation, guards, room, and board.   "Officer in charge" means the sheriff, if the detention facility is under his or her supervision, or the warden, captain, or superintendent having the supervision of any other detention facility.     (Code 1981, §42-4-50, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2125, § 2; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1059, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1081, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1264, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-70/HB 310.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, deleted "State" preceding "Department of Corrections" in paragraph (3). See Editor's notes for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 6-1/HB 310, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall become effective July 1, 2015, and shall apply to sentences entered on or after such date."   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 231 (2015). For note on 1992 enactment of this Code section, see 9 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 310 (1992). For review of 1996 legislation relating to jails, see 13 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 269 and 273 (1996).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Cherokee County v. North Cobb Surgical Assocs., P.C., 221 Ga. App. 496, 471 S.E.2d 561 (1996).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Prisoner's right to die or refuse medical treatment, 66 A.L.R.5th 111.   Provision of hormone therapy or sexual reassignment surgery to state inmates with Gender Identity Disorder (GID), 89 A.L.R.6th 701.
GA Code § 42-4-70 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 4 - Jails|Article 4 - Deductions From Inmate Accounts for Expenses|§ 42-4-70. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Detention facility" means a municipal or county jail used for the detention of persons charged with or convicted of either a felony, a misdemeanor, or a municipal offense.   "Inmate" means a person who is detained in a detention facility by reason of being charged with or convicted of a felony, a misdemeanor, or a municipal offense.   "Medical treatment" means each visit initiated by the inmate to an institutional physician; physician's extender, including a physician assistant or a nurse practitioner; dentist; optometrist; or psychiatrist for examination or treatment.   "Officer in charge" means the sheriff, if the detention facility is under his supervision, or the warden, captain, or superintendent having the supervision of any other detention facility.     (Code 1981, §42-4-70, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2942, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1059, § 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1081, § 2; Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 3/HB 509.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1995, p. 1059, effective July 1, 1995, purported to amend paragraph (1) of subsection (a); however, this Code section does not contain a subsection (a), and the amendment is deemed to apply to paragraph (1) following the undesignated introductory paragraph.   Law reviews.   - For note on 1992 enactment of this Code section, see 9 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 310 (1992). For review of 1996 legislation relating to jails, see 13 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 269 and 273 (1996).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Cherokee County v. North Cobb Surgical Assocs., P.C., 221 Ga. App. 496, 471 S.E.2d 561 (1996).
GA Code § 42-4-71 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 4 - Jails|Article 4 - Deductions From Inmate Accounts for Expenses|§ 42-4-71. Deduction of Costs From Inmate's Account for Destruction of Property, Medical Treatment, and Other Causes; Exception for Certain Medical Costs

  The officer in charge may establish by rules or regulations criteria for a reasonable deduction from money credited to the account of an inmate to:   Repay the costs of:   Public property willfully damaged or destroyed by the inmate during his incarceration;   Medical treatment for injuries inflicted by the inmate upon himself or others;   Searching for and apprehending the inmate when he escapes or attempts to escape;such costs to be limited to those extraordinary costs incurred as a consequence of the escape; or   Quelling any riot or other disturbance in which the inmate is unlawfully involved;     Defray the costs paid by a municipality or county for medical treatment for an inmate, which medical treatment has been requested by the inmate, provided that such deduction from money credited to the account of an inmate shall not exceed $5.00 for each such occurrence of treatment received by the inmate at the inmate's request; provided, further, that if the balance in an inmate's account is $10.00 or less, such fee shall not be charged; and provided, further, that in the event that the costs of medical treatment of an inmate have been collected from said inmate pursuant to Code Section 42-4-51, there shall be no deductions from money credited to the account of an inmate under the provisions of this paragraph for the cost of such medical treatment.     The provisions of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply in any case where an officer of the detention facility or a medical practitioner determines that an inmate is in need of medical treatment.   All sums collected for medical treatment shall be reimbursed to the inmate if such inmate is acquitted or otherwise exonerated of all charges for which the inmate was being held.     (Code 1981, §42-4-71, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2942, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 304, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1264, § 3.)   Cross references.   - Repayment of costs as condition of probation, § 42-8-35.   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, "and provided, further, that in the event" was substituted for "provided, however, that in the event" in paragraph (a)(2).
GA Code § 42-4-90 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 4 - Jails|Article 5 - Regional Jail Authorities|§ 42-4-90. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Regional Jail Authorities Act."    (Code 1981, §42-4-90, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 292, § 1.)
GA Code § 42-4-91 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 4 - Jails|Article 5 - Regional Jail Authorities|§ 42-4-91. Statement of Authority; Policy of State

  This article is enacted pursuant to authority granted to the General Assembly by the Constitution of Georgia. Each authority created by this article is created for nonprofit and public purposes; and it is found, determined, and declared that the creation of each such authority and the carrying out of its corporate purposes is in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state and that the authority is an institution of purely public charity and will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the power conferred upon it by this article. For such reasons, the state covenants from time to time with the holders of the bonds issued under this article that such authority shall be required to pay no taxes or assessments imposed by the state or any of its counties, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, or taxing districts upon any property acquired by the authority or under its jurisdiction, control, possession, or supervision or leased by it to others; or upon its activities in the operation or maintenance of any such property; or upon any rentals, charges, purchase price, installments, or otherwise; and that the bonds of such authority, their transfer, and the income therefrom shall at all times be exempt from taxation within the state. The tax exemption provided in this Code section shall include exemption from sales and use tax on property purchased by the authority or for use by the authority.   It is the express policy of the State of Georgia that any authority created by this article shall be authorized to enter into agreements with any county or municipality within the same county as the regional jail authority for the purpose of building, owning, and operating a jail facility for the county or municipality.     (Code 1981, §42-4-91, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 292, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1098, § 1.)
GA Code § 42-4-92 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 4 - Jails|Article 5 - Regional Jail Authorities|§ 42-4-92. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Authority" means each public body corporate and politic created pursuant to this article.   "Cost of project" means all costs of site preparation and other start-up costs; all costs of construction; all costs of real and personal property required for the purposes of the jail facilities related thereto, including land and any rights or undivided interest therein, easements, franchises, fees, permits, approvals, licenses, and certificates and the securing of such permits, approvals, licenses, and certificates and all machinery and equipment, including motor vehicles which are used for jail functions; financing charges and interest prior to and during construction and during such additional period as the authority may reasonably determine to be necessary for the placing of the jail in operation; costs of engineering, architectural, and legal services; cost of plans and specifications and all expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of the jail; administrative expenses; and such other expenses as may be necessary or incidental to the financing authorized in this article. The costs of any jail may also include funds for the creation of a debt service reserve, a renewal and replacement reserve, and such other reserves as may be reasonably required by the authority for the operation of any jail and as may be authorized by any bond resolution or trust agreement or indenture pursuant to the provisions of which the issuance of any such bonds may be authorized. Any obligation or expense incurred for any of the foregoing purposes shall be regarded as a part of the costs of the jail and may be paid or reimbursed as such out of the proceeds of user fees, or revenue bonds or notes issued under this article for such jail, or from other revenues obtained by the authority.   "County" means any county of this state or governmental entity formed by the consolidation of a county and one or more municipal corporations.   "County regional jail authority" means a regional jail authority formed by counties pursuant to this article.   "Governing body" means the elected or duly appointed officials constituting the governing body of each county in the state.   "Management committee" means a regional jail authority management committee created pursuant to Code Section 42-4-95.   "Municipal regional jail authority" means a regional jail authority formed by municipalities within the same county pursuant to this article.   "Municipality" means any municipal corporation of this state.   "Project" means a jail and all other structures including electric, gas, water, and other utilities and facilities, equipment, personal property, and vehicles which are deemed by the authority as necessary and convenient for the operation of the jail.     (Code 1981, §42-4-92, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 292, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1098, § 2; Ga. L. 1997, p. 143, § 42.)
GA Code § 42-4-93 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 4 - Jails|Article 5 - Regional Jail Authorities|§ 42-4-93. Creation of Authorities; Ordinance or Resolution Required; Agreement; Approval of Sheriff; Exemption From Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission Act

  Any two or more counties may jointly form an authority, to be known as the county regional jail authority for such counties. Any two or more municipalities within the same county may jointly form an authority, to be known as the municipal regional jail authority for such municipalities. Municipalities located in more than one county may participate in municipal regional jail authorities in each county in which the municipality is located. No authority shall transact any business or exercise any powers under this article until the governing authorities of the counties or municipalities involved declare, by ordinance or resolution, that there is a need for an authority to function and until the governing authorities authorize the chief elected official of each county or municipality to enter into an agreement with the other counties or municipalities participating in the authority for the activation of an authority and such agreement is executed. Such authorities shall be public bodies, corporate and politic, and instrumentalities of the State of Georgia. A copy of the ordinance or resolution and agreement among participant counties or participant municipalities shall be filed with the Secretary of State who shall maintain a record of all authority activities under this article.   No county may be included in an authority without approval of the sheriff of the participant county.   Article 2 of Chapter 17 of Title 50, the "Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission Act," shall not apply to any authority created under this Code section.     (Code 1981, §42-4-93, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 292, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1098, § 3.)