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title: O.C.G.A. § 42-5-122. Conflicting legislation preempted.
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# O.C.G.A. § 42-5-122. Conflicting legislation preempted.

Any program for voluntary labor by inmates created in accordance with this article shall not be subject to the provisions of Code Section 42-5-60 prohibiting hiring out inmates to private persons, corporations, and businesses conducted for profit; prohibiting sale of goods, wares, or merchandise manufactured, produced, or mined by inmates to private persons, firms, associations, and corporations; and limiting the amount of compensation for inmates.

## History

Code 1981, § 42-5-122, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1222, § 4/HB 58.

## Administrative Rules and Regulations

Prohibition, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Board of Corrections, Institutional and Center Operations, Work Standards, Rule 125-3-5-.05.