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title: O.C.G.A. § 42-1-11.2. Advice on employment of attorney prohibited; penalty.
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# O.C.G.A. § 42-1-11.2. Advice on employment of attorney prohibited; penalty.

(a) No employee of a penal institution shall give advice to an inmate regarding the name or the employment of an attorney at law in any case where the inmate is confined in a penal institution or receive any sum of money paid as fees or otherwise to attorneys at law in a criminal case or cases against any inmate with which they may be connected in any capacity.

(b) Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Code 1981, § 42-1-11.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 7-2/HB 1176.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 9-1(a)/HB 1176, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2012, and shall apply to offenses which occur on or after that date. Any offense occurring before July 1, 2012, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior conviction for the purpose of imposing a sentence that provides for a different penalty for a subsequent conviction for the same type of offense, of whatever degree or level, pursuant to this Act.”

## Law Reviews

For article on the 2012 enactment of this Code section, see 29 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 290 (2012).