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title: O.C.G.A. § 42-8-109.5. Determination by court whether misdemeanor probation to be supervised by community supervision officer, private probation officer, or probation officer.
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# O.C.G.A. § 42-8-109.5. Determination by court whether misdemeanor probation to be supervised by community supervision officer, private probation officer, or probation officer.

Whenever a probationer is under supervision by a community supervision officer, as such term is defined in Code Section 42-3-1, and sentenced to misdemeanor probation, the court shall determine whether the continuing supervision shall be performed by a community supervision officer, private probation officer, or probation officer.

## History

Code 1981, § 42-8-109.5, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 3-2/HB 310.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 6-1/HB 310, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective July 1, 2015, and shall apply to sentences entered on or after such date.”

## Law Reviews

For article on the 2015 enactment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 231 (2015).