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title: Title 42, Chapter 12. Prison Litigation Reform
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id: code:chapter:42-12
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date: 2025
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heading: PRISON LITIGATION REFORM
title_heading: PENAL INSTITUTIONS
section_count: 11
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# Title 42, Chapter 12. Prison Litigation Reform

Title 42. Penal Institutions

11 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-12.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 42-12-1, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-12-1.md
- 42-12-2, Legislative findings and determinations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-12-2.md
- 42-12-3, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-12-3.md
- 42-12-4, Payment from prisoner’s inmate account for costs and fees of action commenced by prisoner, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-12-4.md
- 42-12-5, In forma pauperis procedure; contents and service of affidavit; judicial determinations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-12-5.md
- 42-12-6, Determination as to whether prisoner’s action frivolous, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-12-6.md
- 42-12-7, Deductions from prisoner’s accounts; payment of costs and fees as condition of parole, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-12-7.md
- 42-12-7.1, Payment of fees from prisoner’s inmate account upon filing of habeas corpus petition, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-12-7.1.md
- 42-12-7.2, Number of forma pauperis actions limited, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-12-7.2.md
- 42-12-8, Appeals, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-12-8.md
- 42-12-9, Records of prisoner actions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-12-9.md