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GA Code § 42-1-11.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Inmate Policies|§ 42-1-11.2. Advice on Employment of Attorney Prohibited; Penalty

  No employee of a penal institution shall give advice to an inmate regarding the name or the employment of an attorney at law in any case where the inmate is confined in a penal institution or receive any sum of money paid as fees or otherwise to attorneys at law in a criminal case or cases against any inmate with which they may be connected in any capacity.   Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.     (Code 1981, §42-1-11.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 7-2/HB 1176.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 9-1(a)/HB 1176, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2012, and shall apply to offenses which occur on or after that date. Any offense occurring before July 1, 2012, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior conviction for the purpose of imposing a sentence that provides for a different penalty for a subsequent conviction for the same type of offense, of whatever degree or level, pursuant to this Act."   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2012 enactment of this Code section, see 29 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 290 (2012).
GA Code § 42-1-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 2 - Sexual Offender Registration Review Board|§ 42-1-18. "Photograph" Defined; Photographing Minor Without Consent of Parent or Guardian Prohibited; Penalty

  As used in this Code section, the term "photograph" means to take any picture, film or digital photograph, motion picture film, videotape, or similar visual representation or image of a person.   No person required to register as a sexual offender pursuant to Code Section 42-1-12 shall intentionally photograph a minor without the consent of the minor's parent or guardian.   Any person who knowingly violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.     (Code 1981, §42-1-18, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 168, § 14/HB 571; Ga. L. 2011, p. 505, § 1/HB 162.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Fingerprinting required.    - Any misdemeanor offenses arising under subsection (b) of O.C.G.A. § 42-1-18 are offenses for which those charged are to be fingerprinted. 2010 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 10-6.
GA Code § 42-3-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 3 - Community Supervision and Transition|Article 1 - Board of Community Supervision; Department of Community Supervision|§ 42-3-1. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term:    "Board" means the Board of Community Supervision.   "Commissioner" means the commissioner of community supervision.   "Community supervision officer" means an individual employed by DCS who supervises probationers or parolees.   "DCS" means the Department of Community Supervision.   "Split sentence" means any felony sentence that includes a term of imprisonment followed by a term of probation.     (Code 1981, §42-3-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 1-1/HB 310.)
GA Code § 42-3-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 3 - Community Supervision and Transition|Article 1 - Board of Community Supervision; Department of Community Supervision|§ 42-3-4. Commissioner of Community Supervision; Duties

  There shall be a commissioner of community supervision who shall be both appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. Subject to the policies, rules, and regulations established by the board, the commissioner shall supervise, direct, account for, organize, plan, administer, and execute the functions of DCS.   The commissioner shall receive an annual salary to be set by the Governor which shall be his or her total compensation for services as commissioner. The commissioner shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred by him or her in carrying out his or her official duties.   The position of commissioner shall be a separate and distinct position from any other position in state government. The duties of the commissioner shall be performed by the commissioner and not by any other officer of state government, and the commissioner shall not perform the duties of any other officer of state government.     (Code 1981, §42-3-4, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 1-1/HB 310.)
GA Code § 42-3-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 3 - Community Supervision and Transition|Article 1 - Board of Community Supervision; Department of Community Supervision|§ 42-3-5. Administrative Functions of Department

  The commissioner, with the approval of the board, may establish units within DCS as he or she deems proper for its administration and shall designate persons to be assistant commissioners of each unit and to exercise authority as he or she may delegate to them in writing. The commissioner shall establish an offender transition and reentry unit within DCS to coordinate successful offender reentry in this state, reduce recidivism, enhance public safety through collaboration among stakeholders, and assist in ensuring the appropriate and responsible use of cost savings realized by justice reforms through reinvestment in evidence based, community centered services. The commissioner shall establish a misdemeanor probation unit within DCS to coordinate and oversee services provided under Article 6 of Chapter 8 of this title. The commissioner shall establish a victim services unit within DCS to coordinate:   Payment of court ordered restitution; and   Victim services, including, but not limited to, payments available to victims as provided by law and assisting victims with support services.     The commissioner shall have the authority to employ as many individuals as he or she deems necessary for the administration of DCS and for the discharge of the duties of his or her office. The commissioner shall issue all necessary directions, instructions, orders, and rules applicable to employees of DCS. The commissioner shall have authority, as the commissioner deems proper, to employ, assign, compensate, and discharge employees of DCS within the limitations of DCS's appropriation and the restrictions set forth by law.   No employee of DCS shall be compensated for services to DCS on a commission or contingent fee basis.   Neither the commissioner nor any community supervision officer or employee of DCS shall be given or receive any fee, compensation, loan, gift, or other thing of value in addition to the compensation and expense allowance provided by law for any service or pretended service either rendered or to be rendered as commissioner or as a community supervision officer or employee of DCS.     (Code 1981, §42-3-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 1-1/HB 310; Ga. L. 2016, p. 443, § 5-3/SB 367.)    The 2016 amendment,  effective July 1, 2016, added the second and third sentences in subsection (a).   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2016 amendment of this Code section, see 33 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 139 (2016).
GA Code § 42-3-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 3 - Community Supervision and Transition|Article 1 - Board of Community Supervision; Department of Community Supervision|§ 42-3-7. Transfer of Prior Appropriations, Personnel, Equipment, and Facilities; Probation and Parole Not Affected by Creation of Department

  Appropriations to the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the County and Municipal Probation Advisory Council, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, and the Governor's Office of Transition, Support, and Reentry for functions transferred to DCS pursuant to this chapter shall be transferred to DCS as provided for in Code Section 45-12-90. Personnel, equipment, and facilities previously employed by the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the County and Municipal Probation Advisory Council, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, and the Governor's Office of Transition, Support, and Reentry for functions transferred to DCS pursuant to this chapter shall likewise be transferred to DCS. Any disagreement as to any of such transfers shall be resolved by the Governor. Any individual who is employed by the Department of Corrections as a probation officer or probation supervisor or by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles as a parole officer on or before July 1, 2016, and who is required by the terms of his or her employment to comply with the requirements of Chapter 8 of Title 35, the "Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act," may remain in the employment of the employing agency but shall be transferred for administrative purposes only to DCS on July 1, 2015.   The enactment of this chapter and the Act by which it is enacted shall not affect or abate the status of probation, parole, a probation revocation, or a parole revocation which occurred prior to July 1, 2015.     (Code 1981, §42-3-7, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 1-1/HB 310; Ga. L. 2016, p. 443, § 5-5/SB 367.)    The 2016 amendment,  effective July 1, 2016, in subsection (a), twice substituted "the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, and the Governor's Office of Transition, Support, and Reentry" for "and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles" and inserted "State" in the last sentence.   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2016 amendment of this Code section, see 33 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 139 (2016).
GA Code § 42-3-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 3 - Community Supervision and Transition|Article 1 - Board of Community Supervision; Department of Community Supervision|§ 42-3-9. Retention of Issued Weapon and Badge; Survivor's Rights to Badge

  An employee leaving the service of DCS under honorable conditions who has accumulated 20 or more years of service with DCS as a community supervision officer, or 20 or more years of combined service as a parole officer with the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, a probation officer or supervisor with the Department of Corrections, and community supervision officer, shall be entitled as part of such employee's compensation to retain his or her DCS issued weapon and badge.   As used in this subsection, the term "disability" means a disability that prevents an individual from working as a community supervision officer. When a community supervision officer leaves DCS as a result of a disability arising in the line of duty, such officer shall be entitled as part of such officer's compensation to retain his or her weapon and badge in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner.   A community supervision officer who is killed in the line of duty shall be entitled to have his or her DCS issued badge given to a surviving family member.   The board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of this Code section.     (Code 1981, §42-3-9, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 1-1/HB 310.)
GA Code § 42-3-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 3 - Community Supervision and Transition|Article 1 - Board of Community Supervision; Department of Community Supervision|§ 42-3-10. Appeals of Sanctions; Venue; No Waiver of Immunity

  In order to appeal a sanction imposed by the board, a person shall remit a request for a hearing, in writing by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery, return receipt requested, to the board within 30 days from the date of personal notice or receipt of the notice of the sanction; otherwise, the right to such hearing shall be deemed waived. The board shall hold a hearing as provided in Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act." If the sanction is sustained, the person who received the sanction shall have a right to file for a judicial review of the final decision, as provided for in Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act"; while such appeal is pending, the order of the board shall not be stayed. A petition for judicial review shall name the board as defendant, shall be served by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery, return receipt requested, and shall be filed in the superior court of the county where the offices of the board are located.   Actions at law and in equity against the board or any of its members predicated upon omissions or acts done in a member's official capacity or under color thereof shall be brought in the superior court of the county where the offices of the board are located; provided, however, that nothing in this Code section shall be construed as waiving the immunity of the state to be sued without its consent.     (Code 1981, §42-3-10, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 443, § 5-6/SB 367.)   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2016 enactment of this Code section, see 33 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 139 (2016).
GA Code § 42-3-30 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 3 - Community Supervision and Transition|Article 2 - Successful Transition and Reentry of Offender|§ 42-3-30. Through 42-3-35

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2016, p. 443, § 1/SB 367, effective July 1, 2016.   Editor's notes.   - This article was based on Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 1-1/HB 310.   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2016 repeal of these Code sections, see 33 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 139 (2016).
GA Code § 42-3-51 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 3 - Community Supervision and Transition|Article 3 - Community Service|§ 42-3-51. Community Service or Educational Advancement Program; Letter of Application; Requirements; Limitation of Liability

  Agencies desiring to allow offenders to participate in their program shall file with the court a letter of application showing:   Eligibility;   Number of offenders who may be placed with the agency;   Work to be performed by the offender; and   Provisions for supervising the offender.     An agency selected by the court shall work with offenders who are assigned to the agency by the court. If an offender violates a court order, the agency shall report such violation to the community service officer.   If an agency violates any court order or this article, the offender shall be removed from the agency and the agency shall no longer be eligible to participate in the court's community service or in an educational advancement program.   No agency or community service officer shall be liable at law as a result of any of such agency's or community service officer's acts performed while an offender was participating in the court's community service or in an educational advancement program. This limitation of liability shall not apply to actions on the part of any agency or community service officer which constitute gross negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct.     (Code 1981, §42-3-51, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 1-1/HB 310; Ga. L. 2018, p. 550, § 2-11/SB 407; Ga. L. 2019, p. 1056, § 42/SB 52; Ga. L. 2020, p. 493, § 42/SB 429.)    The 2018 amendment,  effective July 1, 2018, substituted "allow offenders to participate in their program" for "participate in a community service program" in subsection (a); substituted "by the court" for "for the community service program" in the first sentence of subsection (b); inserted "or educational advancement" near the end of subsection (c) and near the end of the first sentence of subsection (d); in subsection (c), deleted "provision of" preceding "this article" near the middle, inserted "court's" in the middle; and inserted "an offender was" in the middle of the first sentence of subsection (d).    The 2019 amendment,  effective May 12, 2019, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, inserted "with" in the first sentence of subsection (b); and inserted "in an" near the end of the first sentence of subsection (d).    The 2020 amendment,  effective July 29, 2020, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, inserted "in an" near the end of subsection (c); and substituted "in the court's community service" for "in community service" in the first sentence of subsection (d).   Editor's notes.   - This Code section is the same or substantially similar to former Code Section 42-8-71.   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2018 amendment of this Code section, see 35 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 45 (2018).
GA Code § 42-3-53 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 3 - Community Supervision and Transition|Article 3 - Community Service|§ 42-3-53. Placement With Appropriate Agency; Approval by Court; Report of Offender's Performance

 The community service officer shall place an offender sentenced to community service or educational advancement with an appropriate agency. The agency and work schedule shall be approved by the court. If the offender is employed at the time of sentencing or if the offender becomes employed after sentencing, the community service officer shall consider the offender's work schedule and, to the extent practicable, shall schedule the community service or educational advancement so that it will not conflict with the offender's work schedule. This scheduling accommodation shall not be construed as requiring the community service officer to alter scheduled community service or educational advancement based on changes in an offender's work schedule. The community service officer shall supervise the offender for the duration of the sentence which requires community service or educational advancement. Upon completion of the such sentence, the community service officer shall prepare a written report evaluating the offender's performance which shall be used to determine if the conditions of probation or sentence have been satisfied.    (Code 1981, §42-3-53, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 1-1/HB 310; Ga. L. 2018, p. 550, § 2-11/SB 407.)    The 2018 amendment,  effective July 1, 2018, substituted "or educational advancement" for "as a condition of probation" in the first sentence, inserted "or educational advancement" in the third and fourth sentences, inserted "scheduling accommodation" near the beginning of the fourth sentence, substituted "sentence which requires community service or educational advancement" for "community service sentence" in the next-to-last sentence, and, in the last sentence, substituted "such" for "community service" near the middle, and inserted "or sentence" near the end.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section is the same as or substantially similar to former Code Section 42-8-73.   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2018 amendment of this Code section, see 35 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 45 (2018).
GA Code § 42-3-54 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 3 - Community Supervision and Transition|Article 3 - Community Service|§ 42-3-54. Applicability of Articles 2, 3, and 6 of This Chapter

 Article 2 of Chapter 8 of this title shall be applicable to offenders sentenced to community service or educational advancement pursuant to this article. Article 3 of Chapter 8 of this title shall be applicable to first offenders sentenced to community service or educational advancement pursuant to this article. Article 6 of Chapter 8 of this title shall be applicable to misdemeanor or ordinance violator offenders sentenced to community service or educational advancement pursuant to this article.    (Code 1981, §42-3-54, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 1-1/HB 310; Ga. L. 2018, p. 550, § 2-11/SB 407.)    The 2018 amendment,  effective July 1, 2018, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: "(a) The provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of this title shall be applicable to offenders sentenced to community service as a condition of probation pursuant to this article. The provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of this title shall be applicable to first offenders sentenced pursuant to this article. The provisions of Article 6 of Chapter 8 of this title shall be applicable to misdemeanor or ordinance violator offenders sentenced to community service as a condition of probation pursuant to this article.   "(b) Any offender who provides live-in community service but who is later incarcerated for breaking the conditions of probation or for any other cause may be awarded good time for each day of live-in community service the same as if such offender were in prison for such number of days."   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2018 amendment of this Code section, see 35 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 45 (2018).
GA Code § 42-3-70 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 3 - Community Supervision and Transition|Article 4 - Pretrial Release and Diversion Programs|§ 42-3-70. Operation of Pretrial Release and Diversion Programs

 DCS shall be authorized to establish and operate pretrial release and diversion programs as rehabilitative measures for persons charged with felonies for which bond is permissible under the law in the courts of this state prior to conviction; provided, however, that no such program shall be established in a county without the unanimous approval of the superior court judges, the district attorney, and the sheriff of such county. The board shall promulgate rules and regulations governing any pretrial release and diversion programs established and operated by DCS and shall grant authorization for the establishment of such programs based on the availability of sufficient staff and resources.    (Code 1981, §42-3-70, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 1-1/HB 310.)   Editor's notes.   - This Code section is the same as or substantially similar to former Code Section 42-8-80.
GA Code § 42-3-71 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 3 - Community Supervision and Transition|Article 4 - Pretrial Release and Diversion Programs|§ 42-3-71. Discretionary Release Upon Application by Person Charged With Felony

 The court in which a person is charged with a felony for which bond is permissible under the law may, upon the application by the person so charged, at its discretion release the person prior to conviction and upon recognizance to the supervision of a pretrial release or diversion program established and operated by DCS after an investigation and upon recommendation of the staff of the pretrial release or diversion program. In no case, however, shall any person be so released unless after consultation with his or her attorney or an attorney made available to the person if he or she is indigent that person has voluntarily agreed to participate in the pretrial release or diversion program and knowingly and intelligently has waived his or her right to a speedy trial for the period of pretrial release or diversion.    (Code 1981, §42-3-71, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 1-1/HB 310.)
GA Code § 42-3-72 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 3 - Community Supervision and Transition|Article 4 - Pretrial Release and Diversion Programs|§ 42-3-72. Contracts With Counties for Services and Facilities

 DCS may contract with the various counties of this state for the services and facilities necessary to operate pretrial release and diversion programs established under this article, and both DCS and the counties are authorized to enter into such contracts as are appropriate to carry out the purpose of this article.    (Code 1981, §42-3-72, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 1-1/HB 310.)
GA Code § 42-3-73 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 3 - Community Supervision and Transition|Article 4 - Pretrial Release and Diversion Programs|§ 42-3-73. Authority to Establish and Operate Pretrial Release Diversion Programs Does Not Affect Contracting Authority of Georgia Department of Labor

 The authority to establish and operate pretrial release and diversion programs granted to DCS under this article shall not affect the authority of the Georgia Department of Labor to enter into agreements with district attorneys of the several judicial circuits of this state for the purpose of establishing and operating pretrial intervention programs in such judicial circuits.    (Code 1981, §42-3-73, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 1-1/HB 310.)