Georgia Code, Title 42, Chapter 2 - Board and Department of Corrections

• § 42-2-1 - Creation
  There is created the Department of Corrections.
• § 42-2-2 - Board Members, Officers, Records, and Compensation
  (a) On and after July 1, 1983, the board shall consist of one member from each congressional district in the state and five additional...
• § 42-2-3 - Board Meetings
  The board shall meet once each month in the office of the commissioner, unless in the discretion of a majority of the board it...
• § 42-2-4 - Department Created
  There is created the Department of Corrections.
• § 42-2-5 - Administrative Functions of Department
  (a) The department shall administer the state's correctional institutions and the rehabilitative programs conducted therein.(b) The department shall provide The Council of Superior Court...
• § 42-2-5.1 - Special School District for School Age Youth
  (a) In order to provide education for any school age youths incarcerated within any facility of the department, the department shall be considered a...
• § 42-2-5.2 - Educational Programs for Adult Offenders; Awarding of Program and Treatment Completion Certificate
  (a) The board, acting alone or in cooperation with the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia or other relevant education agencies,...
• § 42-2-6 - Office of Commissioner Created; General Duties; Appointment; Compensation
  (a) There is created the position of commissioner of corrections. The commissioner shall be the chief administrative officer of the department. Subject to the...
• § 42-2-7 - Duties of Commissioner Relating to Department Retirements
  The commissioner shall act for the department for and in compliance to any retirement provisions for the employees and officials of the department.
• § 42-2-8 - Additional Duties of Commissioner
  (a) The commissioner shall direct and supervise all the administrative activities of the board and shall attend all meetings of the board. The commissioner...
• § 42-2-9 - Selection of Department Personnel; Establishment and Maintenance of Roster of Employees
  The commissioner is authorized to appoint and employ such clerical force as is necessary to carry on the administration of the penal system. He...
• § 42-2-10 - Office of Board, Commissioner, and Staff
  The executive office of the board and the commissioner shall be located in the City of Atlanta, and suitable quarters shall be assigned to...
• § 42-2-11 - Powers and Duties of Board; Adoption of Rules and Regulations
  (a) The board shall establish the general policy to be followed by the department and shall have the duties, powers, authority, and jurisdiction provided...
• § 42-2-12 - Reasonableness of Rules and Regulations
  All rules and regulations enacted by the board under the authority of this chapter must be reasonable.
• § 42-2-13 - Grants to Municipal Corporations and Counties for Local Jails and Correctional Institutions
  (a) The commissioner may make grants of funds to municipal corporations and counties for establishing, constructing, and operating local jails and correctional institutions. Any...
• § 42-2-14 - Power of Governor to Declare State of Emergency With Regard to Jail and Prison Overcrowding
  The Governor, upon certification by the commissioner of corrections and approval by the director of the Office of Planning and Budget that the population...
• § 42-2-15 - Employee Benefit Fund
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Employee" means a full-time or part-time employee of the department or an employee serving...
• § 42-2-16 - Retaining Department Issued Weapons
  (a) An employee leaving the service of the department under honorable conditions who has accumulated 20 or more years of service with the department...

Last modified: October 14, 2016