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2019 Georgia Code
Title 17 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 10 - Sentence and Punishment
Article 1 - Procedure for Sentencing and Imposition of Punishment
§ 17-10-1.4. Split sentence

Universal Citation: GA Code § 17-10-1.4 (2019)
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  • (a) As used in this Code section, the term "split sentence" means any felony sentence that includes a term of imprisonment followed by a term of probation.

  • (b) In any case where a judge on or after July 1, 2015, sentences a defendant to a split sentence, post-incarceration supervision of the defendant shall be conducted exclusively by the Department of Community Supervision and not by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, regardless of whether the defendant has served the full period of incarceration ordered in the sentence or has been released prior to the full period of incarceration by parole, conditional release, or other action of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles.

History:

Code 1981, § 17-10-1.4, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-31/HB 310.

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