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# O.C.G.A. § 42-5-1. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “Board” means the Board of Corrections.

(2) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of corrections.

(3) “Department” means the Department of Corrections.

## History

Code 1981, § 42-5-1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 42; Ga. L. 1985, p. 283, § 1.

## Cross References

Notification to Department of Corrections, Uniform Superior Court Rules, Rule 35.1.

## Editor's Notes

This Code section was created as part of the Code revision and was thus enacted by Ga. L. 1981, Ex. Sess., p. 8 (Code enactment Act).