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title: O.C.G.A. § 42-5-17. Loitering near inmates after being ordered to desist.
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# O.C.G.A. § 42-5-17. Loitering near inmates after being ordered to desist.

It shall be unlawful for any person to loaf, linger, or stand around where inmates are employed or kept after having been ordered by the warden, superintendent, or designated representative in charge of the inmates to desist therefrom.

## History

Ga. L. 1903, p. 71, § 5; Penal Code 1910, § 1234; Code 1933, § 77-406; Ga. L. 1961, p. 45, § 1.

## Cross References

Prohibition against solicitation of business by professional bondsmen at places where prisoners are confined, § 17-6-52.