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2024 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES (§§ 16-1-1 — 16-17-10)
Chapter 10 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (§§ 16-10-1 — 16-10-98)
Article 3 - ESCAPE AND OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO CONFINEMENT (§§ 16-10-50 — 16-10-56)
Section 16-10-56 - Unlawful acts of violence in a penal institution

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GA Code § 16-10-56 (2024)
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  • (a) As used in this Code section, the term "penal institution" means any place of confinement for persons accused of or convicted of violating a law of this state or an ordinance of a municipality or political subdivision of this state.
  • (b) No person legally confined to a penal institution shall commit an unlawful act of violence or any other act in a violent or tumultuous manner in a penal institution.
  • (c) Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment of not less than one year nor more than 20 years.

Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 198,§ 3-5, eff. 7/1/2017.

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