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title: O.C.G.A. § 42-9-57. Effect of chapter on probation power of courts; cooperation by board with the department.
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# O.C.G.A. § 42-9-57. Effect of chapter on probation power of courts; cooperation by board with the department.

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as repealing any power given to any court of this state to place offenders on probation or to provide for terms of offender supervison. The board shall be authorized to cooperate with the department, except that it shall not assume or pay any financial obligations thereof.

## History

Ga. L. 1943, p. 185, § 22; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 42; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-90/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 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 231 (2015).