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title: Title 42, Chapter 8. Probation
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heading: PROBATION
title_heading: PENAL INSTITUTIONS
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# Title 42, Chapter 8. Probation

Title 42. Penal Institutions

79 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 42-8-1, Creation; composition; selection of members; terms of office, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-1.md
- 42-8-20, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-20.md
- 42-8-21, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-21.md
- 42-8-22, State-wide probation system for felony offenders created; administration generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-22.md
- 42-8-23, Administration of supervision of felony probationers by DCS; graduated sanctions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-23.md
- 42-8-24, General duties of DCS; rules and regulations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-24.md
- 42-8-25, Employment of community service officers; assignment to circuits by DCS, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-25.md
- 42-8-26, Qualifications of officer; compensation and expenses; conflicts of interest; bonds, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-26.md
- 42-8-27, Duties of officers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-27.md
- 42-8-28, Assignment of officers among judicial circuits generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-28.md
- 42-8-29, Presentence investigations; supervision of probationers; maintenance of records relating to probationers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-29.md
- 42-8-29.1, Disposition of officer’s records; confidentiality, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-29.1.md
- 42-8-30, Applicability of this article when private probation services are utilized, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-30.md
- 42-8-30.1, , redesignated (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-30.1.md
- 42-8-31, Collection and disbursement of funds by officers; recordkeeping; bank accounts, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-31.md
- 42-8-32, Funds which may be collected by officers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-32.md
- 42-8-33, Audits of accounts of officers; records and reports of audits; bonds of auditors; refunding overpayment of fines, restitutions, or moneys owed, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-33.md
- 42-8-34, Sentencing hearings and determinations; presentence investigations; payment of fees, fines, and costs; post-conviction, presentence bond; continuing jurisdiction; transferal of probation supervision, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-34.md
- 42-8-34.1, Revocation of probated or suspended sentence; alternative sentencing; burden of proof; length of probation supervision, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-34.1.md
- 42-8-34.2, Delinquency of defendant in payment of fines, costs, or restitution or reparation; costs of garnishment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-34.2.md
- 42-8-35, Terms and conditions of probation; supervision, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-35.md
- 42-8-35.1, Probation boot camp unit as special alternative incarceration, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-35.1.md
- 42-8-35.2, Special term of probation; when imposed; revocation; suspension, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-35.2.md
- 42-8-35.3, Conditions of probation for stalking or aggravated stalking, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-35.3.md
- 42-8-35.4, Confinement in probation detention center, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-35.4.md
- 42-8-35.5, Confinement in probation diversion center, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-35.5.md
- 42-8-35.6, Family violence intervention program participation as condition of probation; cost borne by defendant, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-35.6.md
- 42-8-35.7, Drug and alcohol screening of probationers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-35.7.md
- 42-8-36, Duty of probationer to inform officer of residence and whereabouts; violations; tolling; unpaid moneys, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-36.md
- 42-8-37, Effect of termination of probated portion of sentence; review of cases of persons receiving probated sentence; reports, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-37.md
- 42-8-38, Arrest or graduated sanctions for probationers violating terms; hearing; disposition of charge; procedure when probation revoked in county other than that of conviction, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-38.md
- 42-8-39, Suspension of sentence does not place defendant on probation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-39.md
- 42-8-40, Confidentiality of reports, files, records, and other information related to supervision; exemption from subpoena; declassification, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-40.md
- 42-8-41, Cooperation of state and local entities with probation officials, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-41.md
- 42-8-42, Provision of office space and clerical help by DCS and counties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-42.md
- 42-8-43, Liberal construction of article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-43.md
- 42-8-43.1, , repealed through 42-8-43.3 (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-43.1.md
- 42-8-44, , redesignated (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-44.md
- 42-8-60, Probation prior to adjudication of guilt; violation of probation; review of criminal record by judge, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-60.md
- 42-8-61, Defendant to be informed of eligibility for sentencing as first offender, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-61.md
- 42-8-62, Duty of clerk to transfer information, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-62.md
- 42-8-62.1, Limiting public access to first offender status; petitioning; sealing record, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-62.1.md
- 42-8-63, Effect of discharge under article on eligibility for employment or appointment to office, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-63.md
- 42-8-63.1, Discharges disqualifying individuals from employment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-63.1.md
- 42-8-64, Appeal of sentence imposed under article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-64.md
- 42-8-65, Use of prior finding of guilt in subsequent prosecutions; modification of records, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-65.md
- 42-8-66, Petition for exoneration and discharge; hearing; retroactive grant of first offender status; no filing fee, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-66.md
- 42-8-70, , reserved through 42-8-74 (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-70.md
- 42-8-80, , reserved through 42-8-84 (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-80.md
- 42-8-100, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-100.md
- 42-8-101, Agreements for probation services; termination of contract for probation services, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-101.md
- 42-8-102, Probation and supervision; determination of fees, fines, and restitution; converting moneys owed to community service or educational advancement; continuing jurisdiction; revocation; transfer, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-102.md
- 42-8-103, Pay-only probation; discharge or termination of probation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-103.md
- 42-8-103.1, Serving consecutive misdemeanor sentences, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-103.1.md
- 42-8-104, Terms and conditions of probation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-104.md
- 42-8-105, Probationer obligation to keep officer informed of certain information; tolling for failure to meet certain obligations; procedure, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-105.md
- 42-8-106, Advisory committee created; membership, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-106.md
- 42-8-106.1, Powers and duties of Board of Community Supervision, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-106.1.md
- 42-8-107, Uniform professional standards and uniform contract standards, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-107.md
- 42-8-108, Quarterly report to judge and council; records to be open for inspection, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-108.md
- 42-8-109, Private entities conflicts of interest prohibited, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-109.md
- 42-8-109.1, Public entities and employees conflicts of interest prohibited, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-109.1.md
- 42-8-109.2, Confidentiality of records, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-109.2.md
- 42-8-109.3, Registration with board, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-109.3.md
- 42-8-109.4, Applicability of article to contractors for probation services; requirements for private corporations, private enterprises and private agencies entering into written contracts for services, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-109.4.md
- 42-8-109.5, Determination by court whether misdemeanor probation to be supervised by community supervision officer, private probation officer, or probation officer, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-109.5.md
- 42-8-110, Definitions; applicability; purchase or lease of ignition interlock devices by counties, municipalities, or private entities; costs, fees, and deposits; participation by indigents, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-110.md
- 42-8-110.1, Ignition interlock device limited driving permit; restrictions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-110.1.md
- 42-8-111, Court issuance of certificate for installation of ignition interlock devices; exceptions; completion of alcohol and drug use risk reduction program; notice of requirements; fees for driver’s license, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-111.md
- 42-8-112, Timing for issuance of ignition interlock device limited driving permit; documentation required; reporting requirement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-112.md
- 42-8-113, Renting, leasing, or lending motor vehicle to probationer subject to this article prohibited, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-113.md
- 42-8-114, Specifying provider for ignition interlock device, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-114.md
- 42-8-115, Certification of ignition interlock devices, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-115.md
- 42-8-116, Warning labels, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-116.md
- 42-8-116.1, Effect of failing to comply; previously installed devices, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-116.1.md
- 42-8-117, Revocation of driving privilege upon violation of probation imposed by Code Section 42-8-111, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-117.md
- 42-8-118, Requesting or soliciting another to blow into device; tampering with or circumventing operation of device, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-118.md
- 42-8-130, Establishment; obligations of respondent; confinement; fee; alternative methods of incarceration, repealed (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-130.md
- 42-8-150, , repealed through 42-8-159 (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/42-8-150.md