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O.C.G.A. § 42-2-11 · Powers and duties of board; adoption of rules and regulations.
O.C.G.A. § 42-2-12 · Reasonableness of rules and regulations.
O.C.G.A. § 42-2-13 · Grants to municipal corporations and counties for local jails and correctional institutions.
O.C.G.A. § 42-2-14 · Power of Governor to declare state of emergency with regard to jail and prison overcrowding.
O.C.G.A. § 42-2-15 · Employee benefit fund.
O.C.G.A. § 42-2-16 · Retaining department issued weapons.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-1 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-2 · Board of Community Supervision created; membership; creation of Program and Treatment Completion Certificate; adoption of rules and regulations; duties.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-3 · Department of Community Supervision created; responsibilities.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-4 · Commissioner of community supervision; duties.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-5 · Administrative functions of department.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-6 · Rules and regulations.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-7 · Transfer of prior appropriations, personnel, equipment, and facilities; probation and parole not affected by creation of department.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-8 · Employee benefit fund.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-9 · Retention of issued weapon and badge; survivor’s rights to badge.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-10 · Appeals of sanctions; venue; no waiver of immunity.
O.C.G.A. §§ 42-3-30 through 42-3-35 · [Reserved]
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-50 · Definitions; assignment of community service for personal gain prohibited.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-51 · Community service or educational advancement program; letter of application; requirements; limitation of liability.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-52 · Community service or educational advancement as condition of probation.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-53 · Placement with appropriate agency; approval by court; report of offender’s performance.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-54 · Applicability of Articles 2, 3, and 6 of this chapter.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-70 · Operation of pretrial release and diversion programs.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-71 · Discretionary release upon application by person charged with felony.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-72 · Contracts with counties for services and facilities.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-73 · Authority to establish and operate pretrial release diversion programs does not affect contracting authority of Georgia Department of Labor.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-74 · Judicial approval for pretrial release and diversion program required.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-90 · Establishment of diversion center; authorization for travel to and from employment; requirements during confinement at diversion center.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-110 · Short title.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-111 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-112 · Sentencing options system.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-113 · System of administrative sanctions.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-114 · Preliminary hearing for alleged violation of probation.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-115 · Authorization to impose administrative sanctions; petition; hearing; administrative proceeding.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-116 · Finality of hearing officer’s decision; request for review; appeal.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-117 · Article not construed as repealing any court’s probationary or supervisory power.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-118 · Applicability of article.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-119 · Liberal construction of article.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-1 · Appointment of county and municipal jailers.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-2 · Oath and bond of jailers.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-3 · When coroner to act as keeper of jail.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-4 · Duties of sheriff as to jail inmates; designation of inmate as trusty; failure to comply with Code section.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-5 · Cruelty to inmates.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-6 · Confinement and care of tubercular inmates; crediting of time spent in hospital or institution against sentence.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7 · Maintenance of inmate record by sheriff; earned time allowances.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-8 · Inquiry into contents of inmate record by grand jury; failure to comply with Code Section 42-4-7.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-9 · Conditions for receipt of federal prisoners.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-10 · Receipt of additional federal prisoners after initial acceptance.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-11 · Procedure for transfer of person in custody upon change of venue.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-12 · Penalty for refusal by officer to receive persons charged with or guilty of offense.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-13 · Possession of drugs, weapons, alcohol, or tobacco products by inmates.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-14 · “Illegal alien” defined; determination of nationality and verification of lawful admission of person confined in a jail facility.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-15 · Limitations on medical charges for providing emergency medical care services to individuals in custody.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-30 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-31 · Required safety and security measures.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-32 · Sanitation and health requirements generally; meals; inspections; medical treatment.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-33 · Penalty for violations of article.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-50 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-51 · Information as to inmate’s health insurance or eligibility for benefits; access to medical services; liability for payment; inmate’s liability for costs of medical care; procedure for recovery against inmate.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-70 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-71 · Deduction of costs from inmate’s account for destruction of property, medical treatment, and other causes; exception for certain medical costs.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-90 · Short title.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-91 · Statement of authority; policy of state.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-92 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-93 · Creation of authorities; ordinance or resolution required; agreement; approval of sheriff; exemption from Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission Act.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-94 · Board of directors; members; election of officers; expenses; duties; addition of counties or municipalities to authority.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-95 · Management committee of county regional jail authority; management and operation of municipal regional jail authority.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-96 · Quorums; voting requirements.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-97 · Powers of authority.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-98 · Duties and responsibilities of sheriffs and governing bodies imposed upon management committee and authority.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-99 · Limitation on liability of members, officers, or employees.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-100 · Bonds or other obligations; requirements and procedure for issuance.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-101 · Bonds or other obligations not indebtedness of state or political subdivision; payment.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-102 · Construction of article; bonds not subject to regulation under Georgia Uniform Securities Act; power of counties and municipalities to activate authorities.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-103 · Operation and finance agreement required; withdrawal from authority.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-104 · Authority of county or municipality to establish and maintain jail or jail-holding facility.
O.C.G.A. § 42-4-105 · Immunity of authorities from liability.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-1 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 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.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-3 · Department’s responsibility for trial costs and expenses.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-4 · Payment of trial costs and expenses.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-5 · Reimbursement of court costs and transportation and detention expenses incurred in trying escapees from state correctional institutions.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-6 · Participation by county correctional institutions in state purchasing contracts.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-7 · Sudden or unusual death of inmate.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-8 · Notification upon escape of inmate.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-9 · Notification of projected release date of inmate.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-10 · Promulgation of rules governing plans and specifications for new correctional institutions; certification of acceptability of old facilities by state fire marshal.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-11 · General prohibition against receipt of remuneration in regard to assignment, transfer, or status of inmate.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-12 · Receipt of remuneration by state officials in regard to assignment, transfer, or status of inmate.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-13 · Record of person contacting commissioner, department, or board on behalf of inmate.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-14 · Establishment of guard lines and signs at state or county correctional institutions.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-15 · Crossing of guard lines with weapons, intoxicants, or drugs without consent of warden or superintendent.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-16 · Trading with inmates without consent of warden or superintendent.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-17 · Loitering near inmates after being ordered to desist.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-18 · Items prohibited for possession by inmates; warden’s authorization; penalty; use of unmanned aircraft to accomplish violations.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-19 · Penalty for violating Code Section 42-5-16 or 42-5-17.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-20 · Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-21 · Family Violence Counseling Program.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-30 · Qualifications for wardens, superintendents, and other personnel; appointment of wardens of county correctional institutions.
O.C.G.A. § 42-5-31 · Oath of office of wardens and superintendents, their deputies, and other correctional officers.