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title: Title 42, Chapter 5. Correctional Institutions of State and Counties
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date: 2025
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heading: CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF STATE AND COUNTIES
title_heading: PENAL INSTITUTIONS
section_count: 68
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# Title 42, Chapter 5. Correctional Institutions of State and Counties

Title 42. Penal Institutions

68 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 42-5-1, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-1.md
- 42-5-2, Care and services required for inmates; responsibility of costs; prohibited procedures and treatments, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-2.md
- 42-5-3, Department’s responsibility for trial costs and expenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-3.md
- 42-5-4, Payment of trial costs and expenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-4.md
- 42-5-5, Reimbursement of court costs and transportation and detention expenses incurred in trying escapees from state correctional institutions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-5.md
- 42-5-6, Participation by county correctional institutions in state purchasing contracts, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-6.md
- 42-5-7, Sudden or unusual death of inmate, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-7.md
- 42-5-8, Notification upon escape of inmate, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-8.md
- 42-5-9, Notification of projected release date of inmate, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-9.md
- 42-5-10, Promulgation of rules governing plans and specifications for new correctional institutions; certification of acceptability of old facilities by state fire marshal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-10.md
- 42-5-11, General prohibition against receipt of remuneration in regard to assignment, transfer, or status of inmate, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-11.md
- 42-5-12, Receipt of remuneration by state officials in regard to assignment, transfer, or status of inmate, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-12.md
- 42-5-13, Record of person contacting commissioner, department, or board on behalf of inmate, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-13.md
- 42-5-14, Establishment of guard lines and signs at state or county correctional institutions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-14.md
- 42-5-15, Crossing of guard lines with weapons, intoxicants, or drugs without consent of warden or superintendent, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-15.md
- 42-5-16, Trading with inmates without consent of warden or superintendent, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-16.md
- 42-5-17, Loitering near inmates after being ordered to desist, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-17.md
- 42-5-18, Items prohibited for possession by inmates; warden’s authorization; penalty; use of unmanned aircraft to accomplish violations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-18.md
- 42-5-19, Penalty for violating Code Section 42-5-16 or 42-5-17, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-19.md
- 42-5-20, Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-20.md
- 42-5-21, Family Violence Counseling Program, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-21.md
- 42-5-30, Qualifications for wardens, superintendents, and other personnel; appointment of wardens of county correctional institutions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-30.md
- 42-5-31, Oath of office of wardens and superintendents, their deputies, and other correctional officers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-31.md
- 42-5-32, Bonds of superintendents, wardens, and other officials and employees, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-32.md
- 42-5-33, Submission of monthly reports to commissioner by wardens and superintendents, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-33.md
- 42-5-34, Powers of arrest of wardens, superintendents, and deputies, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-34.md
- 42-5-35, Conferral of police powers; authorization to assist local law enforcement officers or correctional officers; retention of badge, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-35.md
- 42-5-36, Confidentiality of certain information related to inmates; certain information classified as state secrets; declassification; exception; records custodians; penalties for breach, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-36.md
- 42-5-37, Employees in control of inmates prohibited from receiving profit from inmate labor; penalties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-37.md
- 42-5-37.1, Compensation of employees of institutions operated by department for damages to wearing apparel caused by inmate action, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-37.1.md
- 42-5-38, Making false statement as to age to procure employment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-38.md
- 42-5-39, Refusal by officer to receive inmates in correctional institution, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-39.md
- 42-5-40, Requiring inmates to do unnecessary work on Sunday, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-40.md
- 42-5-41, Compensation of department employee injured by inmate or probationer, repealed (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-41.md
- 42-5-50, Transmittal of information on convicted persons; place of detention; payment for inmates not transferred to the custody of the department; notice in the event of convicted person free on bond pending appeal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-50.md
- 42-5-51, Jurisdiction over certain misdemeanor offenders; designation of place of confinement of inmates; reimbursement of county; transfer of inmates to federal authority, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-51.md
- 42-5-51.1, Retention of inmate in state penal institution pending trial on offense committed while in confinement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-51.1.md
- 42-5-52, Classification and separation of inmates generally; placement of juvenile offenders and female inmates; transfer of certain inmates, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-52.md
- 42-5-52.1, Submission to HIV test; separate housing for HIV infected persons, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-52.1.md
- 42-5-52.2, Testing of prison inmates for HIV; consolidation of inmates testing positive, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-52.2.md
- 42-5-53, Establishment of county correctional institutions; supervision by department; quota of inmates; funding; confinement and withdrawal of inmates, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-53.md
- 42-5-54, Information from inmates relating to medical insurance; provision and payment of medical treatment for inmates, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-54.md
- 42-5-55, Deductions from inmate accounts for payment of certain damages and medical costs; limit on deductions; fee for managing inmate accounts, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-55.md
- 42-5-56, Visitation with minors by convicted sexual offenders, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-56.md
- 42-5-57, Institution of rehabilitation programs; provision of opportunities for educational, religious, and recreational activities, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-57.md
- 42-5-58, Prohibition against corporal punishment; use of handcuffs, leg chains, and other restraints; permissible punishment generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-58.md
- 42-5-59, Employment of inmates in the local community, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-59.md
- 42-5-60, Hiring out of inmates; participation of inmates in programs of volunteer service; sale of products produced by inmates; disposition of proceeds; payment to inmates for services, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-60.md
- 42-5-60.1, Utilization of inmates of county correctional institutions for work on outdoor assignments during inclement weather; supervision of inmates, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-60.1.md
- 42-5-61, Services and benefits furnished to inmates upon discharge, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-61.md
- 42-5-62, Forfeiture of contraband, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-62.md
- 42-5-63, Unauthorized possession of weapon by inmate, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-63.md
- 42-5-64, Educational programming; information provided to released prisoners, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-64.md
- 42-5-65, Victim photographs prohibited; exception, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-65.md
- 42-5-80, Authorization and general procedure for granting special leave, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-80.md
- 42-5-81, Issuance of special leave; filing, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-81.md
- 42-5-82, Purposes for which special leave may be granted, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-82.md
- 42-5-83, Emergency leaves, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-83.md
- 42-5-84, Delegation of authority to issue limited leave privileges; records, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-84.md
- 42-5-85, Leave privileges of inmates serving murder sentences, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-85.md
- 42-5-100, Termination of board’s power to award earned-time allowances, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-100.md
- 42-5-101, Work incentive credits, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-101.md
- 42-5-120, Rules and regulations; requirements, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-120.md
- 42-5-121, Federal certification, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-121.md
- 42-5-122, Conflicting legislation preempted, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-122.md
- 42-5-123, Compensation by employers for administrative and other costs to the state, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-123.md
- 42-5-124, Publicizing and inviting participation in programs; cooperation with the Department of Labor, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-124.md
- 42-5-125, General applicability; exceptions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-5-125.md