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GA Code § 42-9-9.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 9 - Pardons and Paroles|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-9-9.1. Assistance to Law Enforcement, Correctional, or Homeland Security Agencies; Conferring Powers of Law Enforcement Officers by the Board

  In order to assist in the preservation of peace, order, and security, governmental officials from law enforcement, correctional, or homeland security agencies of federal, state, or local governments may request assistance from the board. For the purpose of providing the requested assistance, a majority of the members of the board may confer all powers of a law enforcement officer of this state, including, but not limited to, the power to make arrests for violations of any of the criminal laws of this state, upon any person who is employed by the board and who is otherwise certified as a peace officer under the provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 35.   Before the board grants the powers of a law enforcement officer authorized in subsection (a) of this Code section, the board must find that extraordinary circumstances exist that necessitate additional law enforcement officers.   The time period for the law enforcement officer powers authorized in subsection (a) of this Code section shall be specified when the powers are bestowed, not to exceed 30 days.   While possessing the powers of a law enforcement officer authorized in subsection (a) of this Code section, the board employee shall be under the direction of the federal, state, or local government entity requesting assistance from the board.     (Code 1981, §42-9-9.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1219, § 1/HB 289.)
GA Code § 42-9-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 9 - Pardons and Paroles|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-9-10. Legal Adviser of Board

 The Attorney General shall be the legal adviser of the board.   (Ga. L. 1943, p. 185, § 7.)
GA Code § 42-9-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 9 - Pardons and Paroles|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-9-11. Office Quarters for Board; Supplies and Equipment

 The board shall have office quarters in the state capital. Supplies, stationery, and equipment shall be provided for the board in the same manner as they are provided for other departments, boards, commissions, bureaus, or offices of the state.   (Ga. L. 1943, p. 185, § 8.)
GA Code § 42-9-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 9 - Pardons and Paroles|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-9-13. Reinstatement of Incapacitated Member Upon Recovery

  Whenever the Governor has personal knowledge or receives information deemed by him to be reliable that a member of the board who has been determined to be incapacitated to perform the duties of his office has overcome his incapacity, that his incapacity has been removed, or that his incapacity has ceased, the Governor shall call the council that previously examined the member of the board who was found to be incapacitated to perform the duties of his office or shall call a council comprised of the persons set forth in Code Section 42-9-12. Whenever the council has knowledge or receives information deemed by the members to be reliable that the member of the board who has been determined to be incapacitated to perform the duties of his office has overcome his incapacity, that his incapacity has been removed, or that his incapacity has ceased, the members may call themselves into session for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the member of the board is in fact able to resume the performance of the duties of his office.   If the Governor calls the council, he shall inform the council of the information that has caused him to believe that the person is able to resume the performance of the duties of his office. If the council or a majority thereof, after full investigation and examination into the truth of the information furnished by the Governor or otherwise given to the council, shall, in writing duly signed, find that the incapacity of the member has ceased and that the member is capable of assuming the performance of the duties of his office, the Governor shall execute an executive order relating such facts. The member shall thereafter assume and perform the duties of his office and the term of the member of the board appointed to perform the duties of the previously incapacitated member shall terminate.    (Code 1933, § 77-502.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1970, p. 729, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 191-197.
GA Code § 42-9-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 9 - Pardons and Paroles|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-9-14. Removal of Board Members for Cause

  As used in this Code section, the term "committee" or "removal committee" means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and an appointee of the Governor who is not the Attorney General.   The removal committee is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to the removal for cause of members of the board.   Rules and regulations promulgated by the committee may include, but are not restricted to, the procedures to be observed in removing members of the board for cause and determinations as to what conduct by a board member shall be cause for removal.   The removal committee is not an agency within the meaning of paragraph (1) of Code Section 50-13-2, and Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," shall not be applicable to the removal committee.    (Ga. L. 1973, p. 727, §§ 1-4; Ga. L. 1983, p. 500, § 4; Ga. L. 1988, p. 426, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1983, p. 500, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "It is the intent of this Act to implement certain changes required by Article IV, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia."   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, §§ 161-170.
GA Code § 42-9-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 9 - Pardons and Paroles|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-9-15. Conflicts of Interest by Members or Employees of Board

  Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this Code section, no member of the board or full-time employee thereof, during his or her service upon or under the board, shall engage in any other business or profession or hold any other public office which business, profession, or office conflicts with his or her official duties as a member of the board or as an employee thereof; nor shall he or she serve as a representative of any political party or any executive committee or other governing body thereof, or as an executive officer or employee of any political committee, organization, or association; nor shall he or she be engaged on the behalf of any candidate for public office in the solicitation of votes or otherwise become a candidate for public office, without resigning from the board or from employment by the board.   Except as provided by subsection (c) of this Code section, an employee of the board shall not be required to resign from employment by the board if he or she becomes a candidate for a public office of a county, school district, or municipality which does not require full-time service or accepts appointment to such an office.   An employee of the board shall be required to resign from employment by the board if he or she becomes a candidate for the General Assembly or becomes a candidate for or accepts appointment to a public office which requires full-time service.    (Ga. L. 1943, p. 185, § 10; Ga. L. 1997, p. 556, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    No modification by § 45-10-70. - O.C.G.A. § 45-10-70 does not repeal, supersede, or otherwise modify O.C.G.A. § 45-9-15 as it applies to the political activities of a full-time employee of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles since § 45-10-70 only prohibits the promulgation of rules and regulations affecting an employee's ability to engage in certain political activity. 1987 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 87-16.   Violation as basis for disciplinary action under rules.    - Violation of the Merit System rules governing political activity or violation of O.C.G.A. § 45-9-15 by a classified employee can be used as a valid basis for disciplinary action (including dismissal) or forfeiture of the position under the rules. 1987 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 87-16.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63A Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 36, 37, 39, 40, 64 et seq., 68 et seq., 77.
GA Code § 42-9-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 9 - Pardons and Paroles|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-9-16. Persons Permitted to Appear or Practice Before Board for Remuneration Generally

  Only duly licensed attorneys who are active members in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia shall be permitted to appear or practice in any matter before the board for a fee, money, or other remuneration.   Any person who pays or receives any fee, money, or other remuneration in violation of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Ga. L. 1968, p. 1193, § 1.)   Law reviews.   - For article discussing areas in which attorneys may represent clients before the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, see 13 Ga. St. B.J. 46 (1976).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Correspondence and telephone calls.   - Any appearance or practice in a paid, representative capacity in any matter pending before the board is activity regulated by this section; this is so even if the activity involves contact limited to members of the board's staff. No exceptions or distinctions are made between particular activities undertaken in that capacity; correspondence and telephone calls are as much within the statute as are personal appearances. 1974 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 74-22.   Disclosure of fee and profession.   - Board may require a representative to disclose whether a fee is involved and whether the representative is an attorney; however, the board may not require disclosure of the amount of fee but may seek its voluntary disclosure. 1974 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 74-22.
GA Code § 42-9-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 9 - Pardons and Paroles|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-9-17. Appearance Before Board by Members of General Assembly or Other Elected or Appointed Officials on Behalf of Persons Under the Jurisdiction of the Board

  It shall be unlawful for members of the General Assembly or any other state elected or appointed official to accept any compensation for appearing before the board in behalf of a person under the jurisdiction of the board and for seeking a decision on behalf of the person. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed so as to prohibit:   Members of the General Assembly or state elected or appointed officials from appearing before the board when their official duties require them to do so; or   Members of the General Assembly or state elected or appointed officials from requesting information from and presenting information to the board on behalf of constituents when no compensation, gift, favor, or anything of value is accepted, either directly or indirectly, for such services.     Nothing in subsection (a) of 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 their duties as such members or officials.   Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Ga. L. 1974, p. 471, §§ 1-3.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Correspondence and telephone calls.   - Any appearance or practice in a paid, representative capacity in any matter pending before the board is activity regulated by this section; this is so even if the activity involves contact limited to members of the board's staff. No exceptions or distinctions are made between particular activities undertaken in that capacity; correspondence and telephone calls are as much within the statute as are personal appearances. 1974 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 74-22.   Disclosure of fee and profession.   - Board may require a representative to disclose whether a fee is involved and whether the representative is an attorney; however, the board may not require disclosure of the amount of the fee but may seek its voluntary disclosure. 1974 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 74-22.
GA Code § 42-9-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 9 - Pardons and Paroles|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-9-18. Maintenance of Records of Persons Contacting Members of Board on Behalf of Inmates

 The board shall maintain a complete written record of every person contacting any member of the board on behalf of an inmate. The record shall be indexed and a copy of the record shall be placed in the inmate's file. The record shall include the name and address of the person contacting the board member and the reason for contacting the board member.   (Ga. L. 1968, p. 1193, § 2.)
GA Code § 42-9-19 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 9 - Pardons and Paroles|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-9-19. Annual Report of Board

 On or before January 1 of each year, the board shall make a written report of its activities, copies of which shall be sent to the Governor, the Attorney General, each body of the General Assembly, and to such other officers and persons as the board may deem advisable. One copy of the report shall become a part of the records of the board.   (Ga. L. 1943, p. 185, § 24; Ga. L. 1983, p. 500, § 5; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 42; Ga. L. 1984, p. 689, § 2.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1983, p. 500, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "It is the intent of this Act to implement certain changes required by Article IV, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia."
GA Code § 42-9-20.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 9 - Pardons and Paroles|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-9-20.1. Public Access to Information Regarding Paroled Felons Residing Within State

 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 or any provisions of this chapter relating to the confidentiality of records, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles shall develop and implement a system whereby any interested citizen of this state shall be permitted to contact the board through an electronic calling system or by other means and receive information relating to persons who have been convicted of a felony, who have been paroled, and whose current addresses are within the State of Georgia. With respect to each parolee, the board shall provide the parolee's name, sex, date of birth, current address, crime or crimes for which the parolee was convicted, and the beginning and ending dates of such person's parole. The board shall be authorized to charge a reasonable fee to cover the costs of providing such information. The board shall be authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Code section.    (Code 1981, §42-9-20.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 915, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 207, § 2/HB 71.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, deleted the former third sentence, which read: "The board shall not release any information regarding a person who has previously been paroled and whose civil rights have been restored."
GA Code § 42-9-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 9 - Pardons and Paroles|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-9-21. Supervision of Persons Placed on Parole or Other Conditional Release; Contracts for Services and Programs; Collection of Sums for Restitution

  The department shall have the function and responsibility of supervising all persons placed on parole or other conditional release by the board.   The department shall be authorized to maintain and operate or to enter into memorandums of agreement or other written documents evidencing contracts with other state agencies, persons, or any other entities for transitional or intermediate or other services or for programs deemed by the board to be necessary for parolees or others conditionally released from imprisonment by order of the board and to require as a condition of relief that the offender pay directly to the provider a reasonable fee for such services or programs.   In all cases where restitution is applicable, the department shall collect during the parole period those sums determined to be owed to the victim.    (Ga. L. 1977, p. 1209, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3221, § 9; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1097, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1376, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-84/HB 310.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, in subsections (a) and (c), substituted "department" for "board"; and, in subsection (b), substituted "department shall be" for "board is" and "memorandums" for "memoranda" near the beginning, and substituted "such" for "said" near the end. See Editor's notes for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-91/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).
GA Code § 42-9-21.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 9 - Pardons and Paroles|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-9-21.1. Compensation of Board Employee Injured by Inmate or Parolee

 Repealed by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1491, § 3, effective July 1, 1986.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1985, p. 1113, § 2. For current provisions regarding compensation of board employees injured in the line of duty by an act of external violence, see Code Section 45-7-9.
GA Code § 42-9-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 9 - Pardons and Paroles|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-9-22. Construction of Chapter

 This chapter shall be liberally construed so that its purpose may be achieved.   (Ga. L. 1943, p. 185, § 28.)
GA Code § 42-9-42.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 9 - Pardons and Paroles|Article 2 - Grants of Pardons, Paroles, and Other Relief|§ 42-9-42.1. Use of Hiv Test Results in Granting Relief From Sentence; Conditions

  Any term used in this Code section and defined in Code Section 31-22-9.1 shall have the meaning provided for such term in Code Section 31-22-9.1.   The board is authorized to obtain from any penal institution, with at least 60 days prior notice to that institution, and any such penal institution is authorized to provide the board with HIV test results regarding any person who applies or is eligible for clemency, a pardon, a parole, or other relief from a sentence or to require such person to submit to an HIV test and to consider the results of any such test in determining whether to grant clemency, a pardon, a parole, or other relief to such person. Test results obtained pursuant to the authority of this Code section may not be the sole basis for determining whether to grant or deny any such relief to such person, however. The board is further authorized to impose conditions upon any person to whom the board grants clemency, a pardon, a parole, or other relief and who is determined by an HIV test to be infected with HIV, which conditions may include without being limited to those designed to prevent the spread of HIV by that person.     (Code 1981, §42-9-42.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1799, § 10.)   Cross references.   - Child committing delinquent act constituting AIDS transmission crime including testing and reporting, § 15-11-603.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1988, p. 1799, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "The General Assembly finds that Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and its causative agent, including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), pose a grave threat to the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state. In the absence of any effective vaccination or treatment for this disease, it threatens almost certain death to all who contract it. The disease is largely transmitted through sexual contacts and intravenous drug use, not through casual contact, and, while deadly, is therefore preventable. The key component of the fight against AIDS is education. Through public education and counseling our citizens can learn how the disease is transmitted and, thus, how to protect themselves and prevent its spread. The Department of Human Resources is encouraged to continue its efforts to educate all Georgians about the disease, its causative agent, and its means of transmission. In addition, voluntary testing should be encouraged for anyone who feels at risk of infection. While education, counseling, and voluntary testing are vital to the elimination of this epidemic, other measures are needed to protect the health of our citizens, and it is the intention of the General Assembly to enact such measures in the exercise of its police powers in order to deal with AIDS and HIV infection."   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 59 Am. Jur. 2d, Pardon and Parole, §§ 20, 77.   C.J.S.   - 67A C.J.S., Pardon and Parole, §§ 26, 48, 53.
GA Code § 42-9-44.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 9 - Pardons and Paroles|Article 2 - Grants of Pardons, Paroles, and Other Relief|§ 42-9-44.1. And 42-9-44.2

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2006, p. 379, § 28/HB 1059, effective July 1, 2006.   Editor's notes.   - These Code sections were based on Code 1981, §§ 42-9-44.1 and42-9-44.2 enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 791, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1578, § 2; Ga. L. 2005, p. 60, § 42/HB 95.
GA Code § 42-9-44.3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 9 - Pardons and Paroles|Article 2 - Grants of Pardons, Paroles, and Other Relief|§ 42-9-44.3. Definitions; Required Community Service; Liability; Work During Periods of Natural Disaster

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Agency employee" means an employee or agent of a community service agency, whether the individual is a paid or unpaid employee or agent.   "Community service" means uncompensated work by an offender with a community service agency for the benefit of the community pursuant to a directive of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles or its designee as a condition of parole or as an alternative to the revocation of parole.   "Community service agency" means any private or public agency or organization approved by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to participate in a community service program.   "Community service supervisor" means an individual who places or supervises offenders directed to perform community service, whether the individual is a paid or unpaid supervisor.   "Offender" means a person who has been convicted of a crime, who is under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, and who has been granted conditional executive clemency.     The State Board of Pardons and Paroles or its designee may direct an offender to perform community service as a condition of parole or as an alternative to the revocation of parole.   Neither the community service agency nor the community service supervisor or agency employees shall be liable to any offender performing community service for any acts or omissions related to participation in a community service program. This limitation of liability does not apply to any act or omission by any community service agency, community service supervisor, or agency employee that constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct.   It shall be unlawful to use or to allow an offender to be used for any purpose resulting in private gain to an individual, but this subsection shall not apply to work on private property made necessary due to a natural disaster if the work is approved by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles.     (Code 1981, §42-9-44.3, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1554, § 1.)