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GA Code § 42-5-84 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 4 - Granting Special Leaves, Emergency Leaves, and Limited Leave Privileges|§ 42-5-84. Delegation of Authority to Issue Limited Leave Privileges; Records

 The commissioner may delegate to any warden or superintendent of any penal institution in which inmates committed to his custody have been assigned the authority to issue limited privileges to leave the confines of the institution, not to exceed 12 hours and not to extend beyond daylight hours, to any inmate for whom the commissioner has extended, under the authority of Code Section 42-5-59, the limits of the inmate's place of confinement. The limited privileges authorized in this Code section may only be granted to accomplish the purposes enumerated in Code Section 42-5-82. The warden or superintendent granting privileges under this Code section must maintain detailed records of passes authorized by this Code section.   (Ga. L. 1975, p. 910, § 1.)
GA Code § 42-5-101 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 5 - Awarding Earned-Time Allowances|§ 42-5-101. Work Incentive Credits

  The Department of Corrections is authorized to devise and to provide by agency rule a system of work incentive credits which may be awarded by the department to persons committed to its custody for any felony prison term other than life imprisonment.   Work incentive credits may be awarded by the department to recognize inmates' institutional attainments in academic or vocational education, satisfactory performance of work assignments made by the penal institution, and compliance with satisfactory behavior standards established by the department.   The department may award up to one day of work incentive credits for each day during which the subject inmate has participated in approved educational or other counseling programs, has satisfactorily performed work tasks assigned by the penal institution, and has complied with satisfactory behavior standards established by the department.   Any work incentive credits awarded an inmate by the department shall be reported by the department to the State Board of Pardons and Paroles which shall consider such credits when making a final parole release decision regarding the subject inmate.The department is authorized to recommend the board apply the work incentive credits to advance any tentative parole release date already established for the subject inmate.   The department also shall report to the State Board of Pardons and Paroles the cases of inmates who decline or refuse to participate in work, educational, or counseling programs, who fail to comply with satisfactory behavior standards, and who therefore refuse to earn work incentive credits.     (Code 1981, §42-5-101, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3221, § 3.)   Editor's notes.   - Former Code Section 42-5-101, pertaining to the applicability of Code Section 42-5-100 to persons sentenced prior to July 1, 1976, was based on Ga. L. 1956, p. 161, § 24; Ga. L. 1961, p. 127, § 1; Ga. L. 1964, p. 495, § 1; Ga. L. 1968, p. 1399, § 6; Ga. L. 1976, p. 949, § 1; and Ga. L. 1978, p. 985, § 1, and was repealed by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1340, § 2, effective January 1, 1984.
GA Code § 42-5-121 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 6 - Voluntary Labor Program|§ 42-5-121. Federal Certification

 The commissioner shall seek certification under the federal Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program authorized by 18 U.S.C. Section 1761 and federal regulations for programs of voluntary labor by inmates for privately owned profit-making employers to produce goods, services, or goods and services for sale to public or private purchasers. After receiving certification, the board shall operate one or more such programs.    (Code 1981, §42-5-121, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1222, § 4/HB 58.)
GA Code § 42-5-122 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 6 - Voluntary Labor Program|§ 42-5-122. Conflicting Legislation Preempted

 Any program for voluntary labor by inmates created in accordance with this article shall not be subject to the provisions of Code Section 42-5-60 prohibiting hiring out inmates to private persons, corporations, and businesses conducted for profit; prohibiting sale of goods, wares, or merchandise manufactured, produced, or mined by inmates to private persons, firms, associations, and corporations; and limiting the amount of compensation for inmates.    (Code 1981, §42-5-122, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1222, § 4/HB 58.)
GA Code § 42-5-123 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 6 - Voluntary Labor Program|§ 42-5-123. Compensation by Employers for Administrative and Other Costs to the State

  The board shall ensure by rules or by contractual provisions that the privately owned profit-making employers compensate the department and the Georgia Correctional Industries Administration for any administrative costs or other costs incurred by the department or the administration for the operation of the program or programs. The board shall ensure by rules or by contractual provisions that the department and the administration are compensated for use of any employees of the department or the administration, use of any space owned by or under the control of the department or the administration, or use of any other resources of the department or the administration in the operation of the program or programs.   Employers that participate in inmate work programs under this article shall be prohibited from providing any thing of value to the Board of Corrections, the Department of Corrections, the Georgia Correctional Industries Administration, or any officer or employee thereof other than the payments authorized by this Code section. The Board of Corrections, the Department of Corrections, the Georgia Correctional Industries Administration, and any officer or employee thereof shall be prohibited from accepting any thing of value, other than the payments authorized by this Code section, from employers that participate in inmate work programs under this article. As used in this Code section, the term "thing of value" shall have the same meaning as that term is defined in Code Section 16-10-2.     (Code 1981, §42-5-123, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1222, § 4/HB 58; Ga. L. 2007, p. 224, § 4/HB 313.)
GA Code § 42-5-124 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 6 - Voluntary Labor Program|§ 42-5-124. Publicizing and Inviting Participation in Programs; Cooperation With the Department of Labor

 Following the issuance and promulgation of rules and regulations, the department and the Georgia Correctional Industries Administration are authorized to publicize the program and invite employers to participate. The department shall rely upon the Georgia Department of Labor for determining whether inmates would be displacing other workers, whether labor shortages exist, and the prevailing local wage for work to be done by inmates. The Georgia Department of Labor is authorized to provide such determinations to the department.    (Code 1981, §42-5-124, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1222, § 4/HB 58; Ga. L. 2007, p. 224, § 5/HB 313.)
GA Code § 42-5-125 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties|Article 6 - Voluntary Labor Program|§ 42-5-125. General Applicability; Exceptions

  Every program involving employment of an inmate, convict, or prisoner by a business operated for profit to manufacture, produce, or mine goods, wares, or merchandise for transportation in interstate commerce or to provide services shall become a part of the programs authorized by this article and shall conform to the rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with this article.   This Code section shall not apply to programs for the production of agricultural commodities, parts for the repair of farm machinery, or goods, wares, or merchandise manufactured for use by not for profit organizations, the federal government, the District of Columbia, or by any state or political subdivision of a state.   This Code section shall not apply to an inmate, convict, or prisoner serving a term of supervised release, as described in 18 U.S.C. Section 3583.     (Code 1981, §42-5-125, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1222, § 4/HB 58.)
GA Code § 42-6-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 6 - Detainers|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-6-2. When Detainers to Be Accepted and Filed by Department

 The department shall accept and file only those detainers which meet the requirements of this article and which are filed in accordance with this article; provided, however, this article shall not apply to detainers filed by the authorities of the United States government or of any of the other several states or of any foreign state.   (Ga. L. 1968, p. 1110, § 1.)
GA Code § 42-6-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 6 - Detainers|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-6-4. Effect of Failure to Meet Time Limit for Trial After Delivery of Inmate Pursuant to Code Section 24-13-60

 If an inmate is not brought to trial upon a pending indictment or accusation within two terms of court after delivery of the inmate to the sheriff or a deputy sheriff pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section 24-13-60, provided no continuance has been granted, all detainers based upon the pending indictments or accusations shall be stricken and dismissed from the records of the department.   (Ga. L. 1968, p. 1110, § 1; Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 62/HB 24.)   Cross references.   - Demand for trial generally, § 17-7-170 et seq.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 101/HB 24, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act shall apply to any motion made or hearing or trial commenced on or after January 1, 2013.   Law reviews.   - For article, "Evidence," see 27 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011). For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).
GA Code § 42-6-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 6 - Detainers|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 42-6-6. Applicability of Article to Mentally Ill Persons

 This article shall not apply to any person who has been adjudged to be mentally ill.   (Ga. L. 1968, p. 1110, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Examination, treatment, hospitalization of mentally ill persons generally, T. 37, C. 3.
GA Code § 42-6-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 6 - Detainers|Article 2 - Interstate Agreement on Detainers|§ 42-6-21. Meaning of Phrase "Appropriate court."

 The phrase "appropriate court," as used in the Agreement on Detainers with reference to the courts of this state, means the superior courts of this state.   (Ga. L. 1972, p. 938, § 2.)
GA Code § 42-6-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 6 - Detainers|Article 2 - Interstate Agreement on Detainers|§ 42-6-22. Enforcement of Agreement; Cooperation With Other States

 All courts, departments, agencies, officers, and employees of this state and its political subdivisions are directed to enforce the Agreement on Detainers and to cooperate with one another and with other party states in enforcing the agreement and effectuating its purpose.   (Ga. L. 1972, p. 938, § 3.)
GA Code § 42-6-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 6 - Detainers|Article 2 - Interstate Agreement on Detainers|§ 42-6-23. Appointment of Central Administrator and Information Agent

 The commissioner of corrections shall appoint a person to serve as central administrator of and information agent for the Agreement on Detainers pursuant to Article VII of the agreement.   (Ga. L. 1972, p. 938, § 6; Ga. L. 1979, p. 652, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 283, § 1.)
GA Code § 42-6-24 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 6 - Detainers|Article 2 - Interstate Agreement on Detainers|§ 42-6-24. Delivery of Inmate Mandatory When Required by Operation of Agreement

 It shall be lawful and mandatory upon the warden, superintendent, or other official in charge of a penal institution in this state to give over the person of any inmate thereof whenever so required by the operation of the Agreement on Detainers.   (Ga. L. 1972, p. 938, § 5; Ga. L. 1974, p. 390, § 1.)
GA Code § 42-6-25 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 6 - Detainers|Article 2 - Interstate Agreement on Detainers|§ 42-6-25. Escape by Person in Custody Under Agreement

  It shall be unlawful for any person to escape from custody while in another state pursuant to the Agreement on Detainers.   A violation of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be punishable by confinement for not less than one nor more than five years.    (Ga. L. 1972, p. 938, § 4.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - What justifies escape or attempt to escape, or assistance in that regard, 70 A.L.R.2d 1430.   Duress, necessity, or conditions of confinement as justification for escape from prison, 54 A.L.R.5th 141.   What constitutes "custody" under 18 USC § 751(a) defining offense of escape from custody, 114 A.L.R. Fed. 581.
GA Code § 42-8-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 8 - Probation|Article 1 - Advisory Council for Probation|§ 42-8-1. Creation; Composition; Selection of Members; Terms of Office

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 2-1/HB 310, effective July 1, 2015.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1980, p. 400, § 1; Ga. L. 2014, p. 866, § 42/SB 340.   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."   Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 42(1)/HB 323, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, in 2017, this Code section was designated as reserved.
GA Code § 42-8-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 8 - Probation|Article 2 - State-Wide Probation System|§ 42-8-20. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "State-wide Probation Act."   (Ga. L. 1956, p. 27, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 4-1/HB 310.)   Cross references.   - Payments into the Georgia Crime Victims Emergency Fund, T. 17, C. 15.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 4-1/HB 310, effective July 1, 2015, reenacted this Code section without change.   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).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Exclusion of certain offenses.    - Offenses punishable by death or life imprisonment are expressly omitted from the provisions of Ga. L. 1956, p. 27, § 1 (see now O.C.G.A. § 42-8-20 et seq.). Brown v. State, 246 Ga. 251, 271 S.E.2d 163 (1980).    Cited in Sentinel Offender Services, LLC v. Glover, 296 Ga. 315, 766 S.E.2d 456 (2014).
GA Code § 42-8-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 8 - Probation|Article 2 - State-Wide Probation System|§ 42-8-22. State-Wide Probation System for Felony Offenders Created; Administration Generally

 There is created a state-wide probation system for felony offenders to be administered by DCS. Separate files and records shall be kept with relation to the system.   (Ga. L. 1956, p. 27, § 2; Ga. L. 1958, p. 15, § 1; Ga. L. 1962, p. 16, § 1; Ga. L. 1966, p. 56, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 283, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1643, § 2; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 4-1/HB 310.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: "There is created a state-wide probation system for felony offenders to be administered by the Department of Corrections. The probation system shall not be administered as part of the duties and activities of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. Separate files and records shall be kept with relation to the system." See Editor's notes for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1972, p. 1069, § 13, provides that the policy-making functions of the probation system be vested in the Board of Offender Rehabilitation (now Board of Corrections) and that the administrative functions be vested in the Department of Offender Rehabilitation (now Department of Corrections).   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).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Vandiver v. Manning, 215 Ga. 874, 114 S.E.2d 121 (1960); Knowles v. State, 159 Ga. App. 239, 283 S.E.2d 51 (1981); Sentinel Offender Services, LLC v. Glover, 296 Ga. 315, 766 S.E.2d 456 (2014).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Not administered as part of State Board of Pardons and Paroles.    - Whatever right, if any, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles may have had to require waiver of extradition by probationers under Ga. L. 1943, p. 185 (see now O.C.G.A. Ch. 9, T. 42), it is clear that it retains no such right under Ga. L. 1956, p. 27 (see now O.C.G.A. Art. 2, Ch. 8, T. 42), for Ga. L. 1956, p. 27, § 2 (see now O.C.G.A. § 42-8-22) provides that "such probation system shall not be administered as part of the duties and activities of the Board of Pardons and Paroles." 1958-59 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 223.    Board's functions are separate and distinct  from those of the Department of Corrections' Probation Division. 1986 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 86-7.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, § 526-536. 59 Am. Jur. 2d, Pardon and Parole, § 74. 63A Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 21, 36, 37, 40, 44, 52, 56, 431 et seq., 448 et seq., 461.   C.J.S.   - 24 C.J.S., Criminal Law, §§ 2155-2165. 67 C.J.S., Officers, §§ 318, 323, 325. 67A C.J.S., Pardon and Parole, §§ 4-6, 18. 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, §§ 10, 11, 23, 36, 37.
GA Code § 42-8-24 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 8 - Probation|Article 2 - State-Wide Probation System|§ 42-8-24. General Duties of Dcs; Rules and Regulations

  As used in this Code section, the term "split sentence" means any felony sentence that includes a term of imprisonment followed by a term of probation.   It shall be the duty of DCS to supervise and direct the work of the officers provided for in Code Section 42-8-25 and to keep accurate files and records on all probation cases, split sentence cases, parole cases, persons released pursuant to Code Section 17-10-1, and persons under supervision. It shall be the duty of the Board of Community Supervision to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.    (Ga. L. 1956, p. 27, § 4; Ga. L. 1958, p. 15, § 4; Ga. L. 1967, p. 86, § 3; Ga. L. 1969, p. 945, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 604, § 3; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 4-1/HB 310.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, added subsection (a); redesignated the previously existing provisions as subsection (b); and, in subsection (b), in the first sentence, substituted "DCS" for "the department" near the beginning, substituted "officers" for "probation supervisors" near the middle, inserted ", split sentence cases, parole cases, persons released pursuant to Code Section 17-10-1,", and substituted "under supervision" for "on probation" at the end, and substituted "Board of Community Supervision" for "board" in the second sentence. 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).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Wright v. State, 88 Ga. App. 868, 78 S.E.2d 61 (1953); Vandiver v. Manning, 215 Ga. 874, 114 S.E.2d 121 (1960).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, §§ 161-170.
GA Code § 42-8-25 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 42 - Penal Institutions|Chapter 8 - Probation|Article 2 - State-Wide Probation System|§ 42-8-25. Employment of Community Service Officers; Assignment to Circuits by Dcs

 DCS shall employ officers. DCS may assign one officer to each judicial circuit in this state or, for purposes of assignment, may consolidate two or more judicial circuits and assign one officer thereto. In the event DCS determines that more than one officer is needed for a particular circuit, additional officers may be assigned to the circuit. DCS is authorized to direct any officer to assist any other officer wherever assigned. In the event more than one officer is assigned to the same office or to the same division within a particular judicial circuit, DCS shall designate one of the officers to be in charge.   (Ga. L. 1956, p. 27, § 5; Ga. L. 1958, p. 15, § 5; Ga. L. 1965, p. 413, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 604, § 4; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 4-1/HB 310.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: "The department shall employ probation supervisors. The department may assign one supervisor to each judicial circuit in this state or, for purposes of assignment, may consolidate two or more judicial circuits and assign one supervisor thereto. In the event the department determines that more than one supervisor is needed for a particular circuit, an additional supervisor or additional supervisors may be assigned to the circuit. The department is authorized to direct any probation supervisor to assist any other probation supervisor wherever assigned. In the event that more than one supervisor is assigned to the same office or to the same division within a particular judicial circuit, the department shall designate one of the supervisors to be in charge." See Editor's notes for applicability.   Cross references.   - Duties of probation officers, § 15-11-67.   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).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Knowles v. State, 159 Ga. App. 239, 283 S.E.2d 51 (1981).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Circuit probation officers (now probation supervisors) are public officers  and as a consequence hold office at the pleasure of the appointing power. 1968 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 68-461.   Chairman as full-time probation officer.   - Chairman of a county board of commissioners may be employed as a full-time probation officer by the Board of Probation (now Department of Corrections). 1968 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 68-21.