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2019 Georgia Code
Title 42 - Penal Institutions
Chapter 8 - Probation
Article 6 - County and Municipal Probation
§ 42-8-100. Definitions
Universal Citation: GA Code § 42-8-100 (2019)
- As used in this article, the term:
(1) "Board" means the Board of Community Supervision.
(2) "DCS" means the Department of Community Supervision.
(3) "Private probation officer" means an individual employed by a private corporation, private enterprise, private agency, or other private entity to supervise defendants placed on probation by a court for committing an ordinance violation or misdemeanor.
(4) "Probation officer" means an individual employed by a governing authority of a county, municipality, or consolidated government to supervise defendants placed on probation by a court for committing an ordinance violation or misdemeanor.
Code 1981, § 42-8-100, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 3-2/HB 310; Ga. L. 2016, p. 443, § 7-1/SB 367.
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