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2025 Code of Georgia
Title 42 - Penal Institutions (Chs. 1 — 13)
Chapter 4 - Jails (Arts. 1 — 5)
Article 1 - General Provisions (§§ 42-4-1 — 42-4-16)
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- § 42-4-1. Appointment of county and municipal jailers; arrest powers
- § 42-4-2. Oath and bond of jailers
- § 42-4-3. When coroner to act as keeper of jail
- § 42-4-4. Duties of sheriff as to jail inmates
- § 42-4-5. Cruelty to inmates
- § 42-4-6. Confinement and care of tubercular inmates; crediting of time spent in hospital or institution against sentence
- § 42-4-7. Maintenance of inmate records; earned time allowances
- § 42-4-8. Inquiry into contents of inmate record by grand jury; failure to comply with Code Section 42-4-7
- § 42-4-9. Conditions for receipt of federal prisoners
- § 42-4-10. Receipt of additional federal prisoners after initial acceptance
- § 42-4-11. Transfer procedure upon change of venue
- § 42-4-12. Penalty for refusal by officer to receive persons charged with or guilty of offense
- § 42-4-13. Possession of drugs, weapons, alcohol, or tobacco products by inmates
- § 42-4-14. Identity verification of persons confined in a jail or detention facility
- § 42-4-15. Limitations on medical charges for providing emergency medical care services to individuals in custody
- § 42-4-16. Inmate reports by county jails and municipal detention facilities
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