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2020 Georgia Code
Title 42 - Penal Institutions
Chapter 12 - Prison Litigation Reform
§ 42-12-7. Deductions From Prisoner's Accounts; Payment of Costs and Fees as Condition of Parole
Universal Citation: GA Code § 42-12-7 (2020)
- Fifty percent of the average monthly balance of the prisoner's account for the preceding 12 months during which the prisoner's account had a positive balance shall be deducted from the prisoner's account and paid over to the clerk of court for each instance that a court finds that the prisoner has done any of the following:
- Filed a false, frivolous, or malicious action or claim with the court;
- Brought an action or claim with the court solely or primarily for delay or harassment;
- Unreasonably expanded or delayed a judicial proceeding;
- Testified falsely or otherwise submitted false evidence or information to the court;
- Attempted to create or obtain a false affidavit, testimony, or evidence; or
- Abused the discovery process in any judicial action or proceeding.
- Payment of any past due court costs and fees incurred by the prisoner may be, pursuant to this subsection, a condition of parole, at the discretion of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles.
(Code 1981, §42-12-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 400, § 1.)
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