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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 42 - PENAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 42-1-1 — 42-13-2)
Chapter 4 - JAILS (§§ 42-4-1 — 42-4-105)
Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 42-4-1 — 42-4-16)
- Section 42-4-1 - Appointment of county and municipal jailers
- Section 42-4-2 - Oath and bond of jailers
- Section 42-4-3 - When coroner to act as keeper of jail
- Section 42-4-4 - Duties of sheriff as to jail inmates
- Section 42-4-5 - Cruelty to inmates
- Section 42-4-6 - Confinement and care of tubercular inmates; crediting of time spent in hospital or institution against sentence
- Section 42-4-7 - Maintenance of inmate records; earned time allowances
- Section 42-4-8 - Inquiry into contents of inmate record by grand jury; failure to comply with Code Section 42-4-7
- Section 42-4-9 - Conditions for receipt of federal prisoners
- Section 42-4-10 - Receipt of additional federal prisoners after initial acceptance
- Section 42-4-11 - Transfer procedure upon change of venue
- Section 42-4-12 - Penalty for refusal by officer to receive persons charged with or guilty of offense
- Section 42-4-13 - Possession of drugs, weapons, alcohol, or tobacco products by inmates
- Section 42-4-14 - "Illegal alien" defined; determination of nationality and verification of lawful admission of person confined in a jail facility
- Section 42-4-15 - Limitations on medical charges for providing emergency medical care services to individuals in custody
- Section 42-4-16 - [Effective 12/31/2024] [Report by individual in supervisory role at county jail or municipal detention facility]
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