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title: O.C.G.A. § 42-3-73. Authority to establish and operate pretrial release diversion programs does not affect contracting authority of Georgia Department of Labor.
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# O.C.G.A. § 42-3-73. Authority to establish and operate pretrial release diversion programs does not affect contracting authority of Georgia Department of Labor.

The authority to establish and operate pretrial release and diversion programs granted to DCS under this article shall not affect the authority of the Georgia Department of Labor to enter into agreements with district attorneys of the several judicial circuits of this state for the purpose of establishing and operating pretrial intervention programs in such judicial circuits.

## History

Code 1981, § 42-3-73, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 1-1/HB 310.