Georgia Code, Title 42, Chapter 5, Article 1 - General Provisions

• § 42-5-1 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Board" means the Board of Corrections. (2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of corrections. (3) "Department" means...
• § 42-5-2 - Responsibilities of Governmental Unit With Custody of Inmate; Costs of Emergency and Follow-Up Care; Access to Medical Services or Hospital Care; Hospital Requirements for Providing Emergency Health Care Services to State Inmates
  (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, it shall be the responsibility of the governmental unit, subdivision, or agency having...
• § 42-5-3 - Department's Responsibility for Trial Costs and Expenses
  The whole costs of the case and expenses of the trial involving an inmate of the state penal system charged with the violation of...
• § 42-5-4 - Payment of Trial Costs and Expenses
  The clerk of the superior court from the county in which the trial specified in Code Section 42-5-3 was conducted shall submit a statement...
• § 42-5-5 - Reimbursement of Court Costs and Transportation and Detention Expenses Incurred in Trying Escapees From State Correctional Institutions
  The department is authorized and directed to reimburse the clerk of the court for court costs incurred in trying a defendant for the crime...
• § 42-5-6 - Participation by County Correctional Institutions in State Purchasing Contracts
  County correctional institutions may participate in all state purchasing contracts for the purpose of providing materials and supplies to state or county inmates.
• § 42-5-7 - Sudden or Unusual Death of Inmate
  Whenever any inmate dies suddenly or under unusual circumstances in any correctional institution, the warden or superintendent of that institution shall immediately notify the...
• § 42-5-8 - Notification Upon Escape of Inmate
  In addition to any all-points bulletin issued by the department notifying all local law enforcement agencies within the state of the escape of any...
• § 42-5-9 - Notification of Projected Release Date of Inmate
  At least 15 days prior to the projected release date of any inmate scheduled to be released pursuant to the authority of the department,...
• § 42-5-10 - Promulgation of Rules Governing Plans and Specifications for New Correctional Institutions; Certification of Acceptability of Old Facilities by State Fire Marshal
  The board shall prescribe by rule and regulation the required plans and specifications defining the size and type of construction and materials to be...
• § 42-5-11 - General Prohibition Against Receipt of Remuneration in Regard to Assignment, Transfer, or Status of Inmate
  (a) It shall be unlawful for anyone other than a duly licensed attorney who is an active member in good standing of the State...
• § 42-5-12 - Receipt of Remuneration by State Officials in Regard to Assignment, Transfer, or Status of Inmate
  (a) It shall be unlawful for members of the General Assembly or any other state elected or appointed official to accept a fee, money,...
• § 42-5-13 - Record of Person Contacting Commissioner, Department, or Board on Behalf of Inmate
  The department shall maintain a complete written record of every person contacting the commissioner, any employee of the department, or any member of the...
• § 42-5-14 - Establishment of Guard Lines and Signs At State or County Correctional Institutions
  Guard lines shall be established by the warden, superintendent, or his designated representative in charge at the various state or county correctional institutions in...
• § 42-5-15 - Crossing of Guard Lines With Weapons, Intoxicants, or Drugs Without Consent of Warden or Superintendent
  (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to come inside the guard lines established at any state or county correctional institution with a...
• § 42-5-16 - Trading With Inmates Without Consent of Warden or Superintendent
  It shall be unlawful for any person to trade or traffic with, buy from, or sell any article to an inmate without the knowledge...
• § 42-5-17 - Loitering Near Inmates After Being Ordered to Desist
  It shall be unlawful for any person to loaf, linger, or stand around where inmates are employed or kept after having been ordered by...
• § 42-5-18 - Items Prohibited for Possession by Inmates; Warden's Authorization; Penalty
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Inmate" means a prisoner, detainee, criminal suspect, immigration detainee, or other person held, incarcerated,...
• § 42-5-19 - Penalty for Violating Code Section 42-5-16 or 42-5-17
  Any person who violates Code Section 42-5-16 or 42-5-17 shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned for not...
• § 42-5-20 - Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program
  The department shall provide within the correctional system an Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program. The program shall be made available to every...
• § 42-5-21 - Family Violence Counseling Program
  The department shall provide within the correctional system a Family Violence Counseling Program. The program shall be made available to every person sentenced to...

Last modified: October 14, 2016