Title 42. PENAL INSTITUTIONS · Chapter 8. PROBATION · Article 2. STATE-WIDE PROBATION SYSTEM
42-8-21. Definitions.
Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
As used in this article, the term:
- (1)
“DCS” means the Department of Community Supervision.#
- (2)
“Officer” means a community supervision officer as defined in Code Section 42-3-1.#
- (3)
“Qualified offense” means a felony offense of:#
- (A)
Burglary in the second degree in violation of Code Section 16-7-1;#
- (B)
Possession of tools for the commission of crime in violation of Code Section 16-7-20;#
- (C)
Criminal damage to property in the second degree in violation of Code Section 16-7-23;#
- (D)
Interference with government property in violation of Code Section 16-7-24;#
- (E)
Arson in the third degree in violation of Code Section 16-7-62;#
- (F)
Burning of woodlands, brush, fields, or other lands in violation of Code Section 16-7-63 when the punishment is as set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Code Section 16-7-63;#
- (G)
Theft in violation of Code Sections 16-8-2 through 16-8-9 when the punishment is as set forth in subparagraph (a)(1)(B) or (a)(1)(C) of Code Section 16-8-12;#
- (H)
Theft by shoplifting in violation of Code Section 16-8-14;#
- (I)
Refund fraud in violation of Code Section 16-8-14.1;#
- (J)
Conversion of payments for real property improvements in violation of Code Section 16-8-15;#
- (K)
Entering an automobile or other motor vehicle with intent to commit theft or felony in violation of Code Section 16-8-18;#
- (L)
Livestock theft in violation of Code Section 16-8-20;#
- (M)
Forgery in violation of Code Section 16-9-1;#
- (N)
Printing, executing, or negotiating checks, drafts, orders, or debit card sales drafts knowing information thereon to be in error, fictitious, or assigned to another account holder in violation of Code Section 16-9-21;#
- (O)
Financial transaction card offenses in violation of Code Section 16-9-31, 16-9-32, 16-9-33, 16-9-34, 16-9-35, 16-9-36.1, or 16-9-37, provided that the aggregate value of the loss does not exceed $25,000.00;#
- (P)
Failing to pay for natural products or chattels in violation of Code Section 16-9-58;#
- (Q)
Purchasing, possessing, manufacturing, delivering, distributing, administering, selling, or possessing with the intent to distribute controlled substances, marijuana, counterfeit substances, or flunitrazepam in violation of Code Section 16-13-30;#
- (R)
Unlawfully manufacturing, delivering, distributing, selling, or possessing with the intent to distribute noncontrolled substances in violation of Code Section 16-13-30.1;#
- (S)
Possession of substances containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine or sales of products containing those ingredients in violation of Code Section 16-13-30.3 when the punishment is as set forth in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Code Section 16-13-30.3; and#
- (T)
Violation of Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 when the punishment is as set forth in subsection (b) of Code Section 16-13-79.#
Reading note: a word broken across two lines in the printed volume was joined by rule and could not be checked against the volume's own vocabulary. The official page linked below settles any doubt.
History
Code 1981, § 42-8-21, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 4-1/HB 310; Ga. L. 2017, p. 585, § 2-5/SB 174.
Editor's notes
Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 9-1(a)/HB 1176, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2012, and shall apply to offenses which occur on or after that date. Any offense occurring before July 1, 2012, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior conviction for the purpose of imposing a sentence that provides for a different penalty for a subsequent conviction for the same type of offense, of whatever degree or level, pursuant to this Act.” 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). For article on the 2017 amendment of this Code section, see 34 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 115 (2017).
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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Text read from t41-t42-(v29a)-2023-pdf.pdf, Volume V29A, 2023 edition, pages 387 to 389; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 1e701a9ff15b.
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