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GA Code § 42-5-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-5-11. General Prohibition Against Receipt of Remuneration in Regard to Assignment, Transfer, or Status of Inmate

  It shall be unlawful for anyone other than a duly licensed attorney who is an active member in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia and who is not a member of the General Assembly to accept a fee, money, or other remuneration, other than actual expenses, for contacting, in any manner, the commissioner, any employee of the department, or any member of the board in an attempt to influence the commissioner, employee, or board member concerning a transfer of an inmate from one correctional institution to another or concerning the status and assignment of an inmate within a correctional institution.   Any person who receives any fee, money, or other remuneration other than actual expenses, in violation of subsection (a) of this Code section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Ga. L. 1975, p. 1218, § 1.)
GA Code § 42-5-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-5-12. Receipt of Remuneration by State Officials in Regard to Assignment, Transfer, or Status of Inmate

  It shall be unlawful for members of the General Assembly or any other state elected or appointed official to accept a fee, money, or other remuneration for contacting, in any manner, the commissioner, any employee of the department, or any member of the board in an attempt to influence the commissioner, employee, or board member concerning a transfer of an inmate from one correctional institution to another or concerning the status and assignment of an inmate within a correctional institution.   Nothing in this Code section shall be construed so as to prohibit:   Members of the General Assembly or other state elected or appointed officials from appearing before or contacting the commissioner, employees of the department, or members of the board when their official duties require them to do so;   Members of the General Assembly or other state elected or appointed officials from requesting information from and presenting information to the commissioner, employees of the department, or members of the board on behalf of constituents when no compensation, gift, favor, or anything of value is accepted, either directly or indirectly, for such services; or   Members of the General Assembly or other state elected or appointed officials from contacting the commissioner, any employee of the department, or any member of the board on behalf of any person so long as there is no fee, money, or other remuneration being paid or received for such contacting.     Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to apply to the acceptance of compensation, expenses, and allowances received by members of the General Assembly or any other state elected or appointed official for his duties as a member or official.   Nothing contained in this Code section shall preclude any attorney from contacting a client who may be in a correctional institution or from making any reasonable contact with employees of the department to the extent that the contact with employees may be necessary to contact his client.   Any person violating this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Ga. L. 1975, p. 1218, § 3.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Inspection of correspondence between inmate and attorney.   - Prison officials may inspect correspondence between attorneys and the attorney's clients; in addition to the prisoner's general correspondence, reasonable censorship of attorney correspondence may be imposed. 1967 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 67-314.
GA Code § 42-5-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-5-13. Record of Person Contacting Commissioner, Department, or Board on Behalf of Inmate

 The department shall maintain a complete written record of every person contacting the commissioner, any employee of the department, or any member of the board concerning a transfer of an inmate from one correctional institution to another or concerning the status and assignment of an inmate within a correctional institution. The record shall include the name and address of the person contacting the commissioner, employee, or board member and the reason for the contact.   (Ga. L. 1975, p. 1218, § 2.)
GA Code § 42-5-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-5-14. Establishment of Guard Lines and Signs at State or County Correctional Institutions

 Guard lines shall be established by the warden, superintendent, or his designated representative in charge at the various state or county correctional institutions in the same manner that land lines are established, except that, at each corner of the lines, signs must be used on which shall be plainly stamped or written: "Guard line of ____________." Signs shall also be placed at all entrances and exits for vehicles and pedestrians at the institutions and at such intervals along the guard lines as will reasonably place all persons approaching the guard lines on notice of the location of the institutions.   (Ga. L. 1903, p. 71, § 3; Penal Code 1910, § 1231; Code 1933, § 77-403; Ga. L. 1961, p. 45, § 1.)
GA Code § 42-5-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-5-15. Crossing of Guard Lines With Weapons, Intoxicants, or Drugs Without Consent of Warden or Superintendent

  It shall be unlawful for any person to come inside the guard lines established at any state or county correctional institution with a gun, pistol, or any other weapon or with or under the influence of any intoxicating liquor, amphetamines, biphetamines, or any other hallucinogenic or other drugs, without the knowledge or consent of the warden, superintendent, or his or her designated representative.   Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than four years.    (Ga. L. 1903, p. 71, § 1; Penal Code 1910, § 1232; Code 1933, § 77-404; Ga. L. 1961, p. 45, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, p. 220, § 1; Ga. L. 2017, p. 673, § 3-2/SB 149.)    The 2017 amendment,  effective July 1, 2017, inserted "or her" near the end of subsection (a).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Correctional staff are authorized to search visitors  entering or leaving correctional institutions; these searches may be conducted by regular members of the correctional staff, properly supervised and trained; staff should conduct searches according to clear guidelines prepared for them by the Department of Offender Rehabilitation (Corrections). 1974 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 74-146.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 60 Am. Jur. 2d, Penal and Correctional Institutions, §§ 70-73.   C.J.S.   - 72 C.J.S., Prisons and Rights of Prisoners, §§ 61, 62, 100-102.
GA Code § 42-5-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-5-16. Trading With Inmates Without Consent of Warden or Superintendent

 It shall be unlawful for any person to trade or traffic with, buy from, or sell any article to an inmate without the knowledge and consent of the warden, superintendent, or the designated representative in charge.   (Ga. L. 1903, p. 71, § 2; Penal Code 1910, § 1233; Code 1933, § 77-405; Ga. L. 1961, p. 45, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Paid interview with inmate.   - Interview with an inmate, for which the inmate is paid, is an illegal transaction unless consummated with the knowledge and approval of the warden or deputy warden in charge of the prisoner. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-299.   Payment for blood collected from inmate.   - Hospital may collect blood from an inmate and pay the inmate a fee for the blood with the approval of the appropriate warden or deputy warden. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-21.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 60 Am. Jur. 2d, Penal and Correctional Institutions, § 95.   C.J.S.   - 72 C.J.S., Prisons and Rights of Prisoners, § 73.
GA Code § 42-5-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-5-17. Loitering Near Inmates After Being Ordered to Desist

 It shall be unlawful for any person to loaf, linger, or stand around where inmates are employed or kept after having been ordered by the warden, superintendent, or designated representative in charge of the inmates to desist therefrom.   (Ga. L. 1903, p. 71, § 5; Penal Code 1910, § 1234; Code 1933, § 77-406; Ga. L. 1961, p. 45, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Prohibition against solicitation of business by professional bondsmen at places where prisoners are confined, § 17-6-52.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 60 Am. Jur. 2d, Penal and Correctional Institutions, §§ 70-76.   C.J.S.   - 72 C.J.S., Prisons and Rights of Prisoners, §§ 100-102.   ALR.   - Validity, construction, and application of loitering statutes and ordinances, 72 A.L.R.5th 1.
GA Code § 42-5-19 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-5-19. Penalty for Violating Code Section 42-5-16 or 42-5-17

 Any person who violates Code Section 42-5-16 or 42-5-17 shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned for not less than one nor more than five years.   (Ga. L. 1961, p. 45, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1506, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 533, § 2/SB 366.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 60 Am. Jur. 2d, Penal and Correctional Institutions, §§ 70-76, 95.   C.J.S.   - 72 C.J.S., Prisons and Rights of Prisoners, §§ 61, 62, 73, 100-102.   ALR.   - Validity, construction, and application of loitering statutes and ordinances, 72 A.L.R.5th 1.
GA Code § 42-5-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-5-20. Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program

 The department shall provide within the correctional system an Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program. The program shall be made available to every person sentenced to the custody of the state whose criminal offense or history indicates alcohol or drug involvement; provided, however, that the provisions of this Code section shall not apply to a person who has been sentenced to the punishment of death or those deemed mentally incompetent.    (Code 1981, §42-5-20, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 625, § 1.)   Law reviews.   - For note on the 1995 enactment of this Code section, see 12 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 301 (1995).
GA Code § 42-5-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-5-21. Family Violence Counseling Program

 The department shall provide within the correctional system a Family Violence Counseling Program. The program shall be made available to every person sentenced to the custody of the state who committed an offense which has been identified to involve family violence as such term is defined in Code Section 19-13-1; provided, however, that the provisions of this Code section shall not apply to a person who has been sentenced to the punishment of death or to those deemed mentally incompetent.    (Code 1981, §42-5-21, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 1113, § 1.)
GA Code § 42-5-30 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 2 - Wardens, Superintendents, and Other Personnel|§ 42-5-30. Qualifications for Wardens, Superintendents, and Other Personnel; Appointment of Wardens of County Correctional Institutions

 The board shall by rule and regulation define the qualifications for wardens, superintendents, and other personnel employed in the state and county correctional institutions. The board shall by rule and regulation specify appropriate titles of personnel so employed, but no such personnel shall be known as or designated by the board as "guards" or "prison guards." The wardens and deputy wardens of the various county correctional institutions shall be appointed by the governing authority of the county, subject to approval of the board, and shall serve at the pleasure of the county or the board.   (Ga. L. 1956, p. 161, § 18; Ga. L. 1984, p. 639, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 417, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Ga. L. 1956, p. 161, § 18 (see now O.C.G.A. § 42-5-30) provides for two types of wardens: those at "state-operated institutions" under Ga. L. 1956, p. 161, § 10 (see now O.C.G.A. § 42-2-9) and those "appointed by the governing authority of the county," under Ga. L. 1956, p. 161, § 18; a person cannot be a warden within the state penal system unless the warden is an employee either of the state or a county authorized to maintain a county correctional institution under the supervision of the Board of Corrections. 1973 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 73-72.   Authority to issue rules establishing qualifications for wardens.   - Board of Offender Rehabilitation (Corrections) has the authority to issue rules establishing the practical experience and educational background necessary for the position of warden of a county correctional institution. 1973 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 73-41.   It is within the ambit of the board to decide what is "experience" and when it is "equivalent" for purposes of satisfying educational requirements and the board may use the board's power to remove wardens and prisoners to ensure that county wardens do in fact possess the requisite qualifications. 1973 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 73-41.   Recourse when county institutions fail to hire qualified wardens.   - If a county correctional institution fails to employ a warden duly qualified according to the requirements set forth by the board, the board may remove all the prisoners from that institution. 1973 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 73-41.    Eighteen-year-olds may legally be hired  for correctional officers. 1974 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 74-138.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63A Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 162.   C.J.S.   - 72 C.J.S., Prisons and Rights of Prisoners, §§ 13, 115.
GA Code § 42-5-31 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 2 - Wardens, Superintendents, and Other Personnel|§ 42-5-31. Oath of Office of Wardens and Superintendents, Their Deputies, and Other Correctional Officers

 Before entering upon the duties of their office, wardens and superintendents, their deputies, and other correctional officers or employees shall take and subscribe, before some officer authorized to administer oaths, the following oath:   "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitutions of the United States of America and the State of Georgia and that I will faithfully perform and discharge the duties of my office conscientiously and without malice or partiality, to the best of my ability. So help me God."   (Penal Code 1910, § 1197; Code 1933, § 77-311; Ga. L. 1968, p. 1155, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 639, § 2.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Oaths and Affirmations, §§ 4, 6, 7.   ALR.   - Liability of prison authorities for injury to prisoner directly caused by assault by other prisoner, 41 A.L.R.3d 1021.
GA Code § 42-5-32 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 2 - Wardens, Superintendents, and Other Personnel|§ 42-5-32. Bonds of Superintendents, Wardens, and Other Officials and Employees

  Before any state or county correctional institution or other facility operating under the jurisdiction of the board shall be approved to receive inmates, the board shall require the warden, superintendent, or other chief custodial officer of the institution to execute a bond, in an amount as the board may require, with good securities to be approved by it, such bond to be not less than $10,000.00, payable to the Governor and his successors in office and conditioned upon the following:   To account faithfully for all public and other funds or property coming into the principal's custody, control, care, or possession; and   To discharge truly and faithfully all the duties imposed upon him by law or by the rules and regulations of the board.     The board may also require that any other officials, employees, or agents of the department or of the various penal institutions referred to in subsection (a) of this Code section shall give bond as referred to in subsection (a) of this Code section, in an amount to be determined by the board, but in no case to be less than $5,000.00.   All bonds given under this Code section shall be liable for any breach of the conditions specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this Code section by a deputy, agent, or subordinate of the principal, whether expressed therein or not; and all such bonds shall be subject to and governed by all the provisions of Chapter 4 of Title 45 which are not in conflict with this Code section. The costs of bonds obtained for wardens and other officials or employees of the county correctional institutions shall be paid for by the county. The costs of bonds obtained for superintendents and other officials or employees of the state correctional institutions and of the department shall be paid for by the state.    (Penal Code 1910, § 1197; Code 1933, § 77-311; Ga. L. 1956, p. 161, § 20; Ga. L. 1957, p. 477, § 5.)   Cross references.   - Official bonds generally, T. 45, C. 4.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Irwin v. Arrendale, 117 Ga. App. 1, 159 S.E.2d 719 (1967); Fidelity-Phenix Ins. Co. v. Mauldin, 118 Ga. App. 401, 163 S.E.2d 834 (1968); Price v. Arrendale, 119 Ga. App. 589, 168 S.E.2d 193 (1969).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63A Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 487 et seq.   ALR.    - Leave of court as prerequisite to action on statutory bond, 2 A.L.R. 563.   Personal liability of policeman, sheriff, or similar peace officer on his bond, for injury suffered as a result of failure to enforce law or arrest lawbreaker, 41 A.L.R.3d 700.
GA Code § 42-5-33 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 2 - Wardens, Superintendents, and Other Personnel|§ 42-5-33. Submission of Monthly Reports to Commissioner by Wardens and Superintendents

 The wardens or superintendents of all state or county correctional institutions shall send monthly reports to the commissioner showing the names of all inmates held in custody.   (Ga. L. 1956, p. 161, § 26.)
GA Code § 42-5-34 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 2 - Wardens, Superintendents, and Other Personnel|§ 42-5-34. Powers of Arrest of Wardens, Superintendents, and Deputies

 Wardens and superintendents shall have authority to deputize any person in their employ. Wardens, superintendents, and their deputies are legally constituted arresting officers, with or without warrants, for the purpose of arresting persons violating Code Sections 42-5-14 through 42-5-18. Any person resisting arrest shall be dealt with as the law directs for resisting an officer.   (Ga. L. 1961, p. 45, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1170, § 1.)
GA Code § 42-5-35 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 2 - Wardens, Superintendents, and Other Personnel|§ 42-5-35. Conferral of Police Powers; Authorization to Assist Local Law Enforcement Officers or Correctional Officers; Retention of Badge

  The commissioner may confer all powers of a police officer of this state, including, but not limited to, the power to make summary arrests for violations of any of the criminal laws of this state and the power to carry weapons, upon wardens of county correctional institutions and upon persons in the commissioner's employment as the commissioner deems necessary, provided that individuals so designated meet the requirements specified in all applicable laws.   The commissioner or his designee may authorize certain persons in his employment to assist law enforcement officers or correctional officers of local governments in preserving order and peace when so requested by such local authorities.   Correctional employees leaving the service of the department under honorable conditions who have accumulated 25 or more years of service with the department as a certified peace officer or who are killed in the line of duty shall be entitled as part of such employee's compensation to retain his or her department issued badge or have such badge given to his or her surviving family member. If a correctional employee serving in a certified position leaves the service of the department due to a disability that arose in the line of duty and the disability prevents the employee from working as a law enforcement officer, then the employee shall be entitled as part of such employee's compensation to retain his or her department issued badge regardless of his or her number of years of service with the department. The board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of this subsection.    (Ga. L. 1956, p. 161, § 19; Ga. L. 1972, p. 599, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1246, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 672, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 42; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1170, § 2; Ga. L. 1987, p. 454, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 464, § 1; Ga. L. 2007, p. 274, § 1/SB 235.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Officer's actions in preventing escape  must be with sole intent of discharging duty to prevent escape and arrest inmate. Any other intent on officer's part will eliminate the officer's defense of justification. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-82.   Extent of force permissible in preventing inmate escapes.   - See 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-82.
GA Code § 42-5-37 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 2 - Wardens, Superintendents, and Other Personnel|§ 42-5-37. Employees in Control of Inmates Prohibited From Receiving Profit From Inmate Labor; Penalties

  No warden, superintendent, deputy, inspector, physician, or any officer or other employee who has charge, control, or direction of inmates shall be interested in any manner whatever in the work or profit of the labor of any inmate; nor shall any such personnel receive any pay, gift, gratuity, or favor of a valuable character from any person interested, either directly or indirectly, in such labor.   Any person violating subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of not less than two years and not more than five years. The offense may be reduced to a misdemeanor by recommendation of the jury trying the case, if the court concurs in the jury's recommendation. In addition, a person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be summarily discharged from the service of the state by the department.   This Code section shall not prohibit a part-time professional employee from the regular practice of his profession.    (Ga. L. 1908, p. 1119, § 11; Penal Code 1910, § 1196; Code 1933, § 77-9906; Ga. L. 1984, p. 639, § 3.)