Georgia Code, Title 42, Chapter 12 - Prison Litigation Reform

• § 42-12-1 - Short Title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996."
• § 42-12-2 - Legislative Findings and Determinations
  The General Assembly makes the following findings and determinations: (1) The costs of litigation are rising dramatically. It is the responsibility of this body...
• § 42-12-3 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Action" means any civil lawsuit, action, or proceeding, including an appeal, filed by a prisoner but...
• § 42-12-4 - Payment From Prisoner's Inmate Account for Costs and Fees of Action Commenced by Prisoner
  The following provisions shall apply when an indigent prisoner commences an action: (1) The indigent prisoner shall pay the current balance of funds in...
• § 42-12-5 - In Forma Pauperis Procedure; Contents and Service of Affidavit; Judicial Determinations
  (a) (1) A prisoner's affidavit of in forma pauperis status shall contain each of the following: (A) The prisoner's identity, including any and all...
• § 42-12-6 - Determination As to Whether Prisoner's Action Frivolous
  Upon the dismissal of a prisoner action or upon the entry of judgment in favor of the responding party, the court shall make a...
• § 42-12-7 - Deductions From Prisoner's Accounts; Payment of Costs and Fees As Condition of Parole
  (a) Fifty percent of the average monthly balance of the prisoner's account for the preceding 12 months during which the prisoner's account had a...
• § 42-12-7.1 - Payment of Fees From Prisoner's Inmate Account Upon Filing of Habeas Corpus Petition
  The following provisions shall apply when an indigent prisoner files a petition for habeas corpus: (1) The indigent prisoner shall pay the current balance...
• § 42-12-7.2 - Number of Forma Pauperis Actions Limited
  In no event shall a prisoner file any action in forma pauperis in any court of this state if the prisoner has, on three...
• § 42-12-8 - Appeals
  Appeals of all actions filed by prisoners shall be as provided in Code Section 5-6-35.
• § 42-12-9 - Records of Prisoner Actions
  The clerk of court shall maintain a list of all prisoner actions along with the disposition of each action and the identity of the...

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