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title: Title 42, Chapter 6. Detainers
collection: code
id: code:chapter:42-6
canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/title/42/chapter/6
md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-6.md
date: 2025
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heading: DETAINERS
title_heading: PENAL INSTITUTIONS
section_count: 12
full_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-6.md?full=1
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# Title 42, Chapter 6. Detainers

Title 42. Penal Institutions

12 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-6.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 42-6-1, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-6-1.md
- 42-6-2, When detainers to be accepted and filed by department, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-6-2.md
- 42-6-3, Time limit for trial; notice and request for final disposition; notification of inmate and interested parties; effect of escape by inmate, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-6-3.md
- 42-6-4, Effect of failure to meet time limit for trial after delivery of inmate pursuant to Code Section 24-13-60, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-6-4.md
- 42-6-5, Temporary custody of inmate requesting disposition of pending indictment or accusation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-6-5.md
- 42-6-6, Applicability of article to mentally ill persons, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-6-6.md
- 42-6-20, Enactment and text of agreement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-6-20.md
- 42-6-21, Meaning of phrase “appropriate court.”, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-6-21.md
- 42-6-22, Enforcement of agreement; cooperation with other states, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-6-22.md
- 42-6-23, Appointment of central administrator and information agent, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-6-23.md
- 42-6-24, Delivery of inmate mandatory when required by operation of agreement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-6-24.md
- 42-6-25, Escape by person in custody under agreement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-6-25.md