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2014 Georgia Code
Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Article 3 - ESCAPE AND OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO CONFINEMENT
§ 16-10-53 - Aiding or permitting another to escape lawful custody or confinement
GA Code § 16-10-53 (2014) What's This?
(a) A person who knowingly aids another in escaping from lawful custody or from any place of lawful confinement shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.
(b) A peace officer or employee of any place of lawful confinement who recklessly permits any person in his custody to escape is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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