A person in the lawful custody of any penal institution of the state or of a political subdivision of the state who assails, opposes, or resists an officer of the law or of such penal institution or a member of the guard with intent to cause serious bodily injury commits the offense of mutiny and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.
History. Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 810; Code 1863, § 4396; Code 1868, § 4437; Code 1873, § 4510; Code 1882, § 4510; Penal Code 1895, § 329; Penal Code 1910, § 334; Code 1933, § 26-4801; Code 1933, § 26-2507, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 808, § 1.
Cross references.
Admissibility of testimony of inmates in trials for crime of mutiny, § 17-8-51 .
Structure Georgia Code
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration
Article 3 - Escape and Other Offenses Related to Confinement
§ 16-10-50. Hindering Apprehension or Punishment of Criminal
§ 16-10-53. Aiding or Permitting Another to Escape Lawful Custody or Confinement
§ 16-10-54. Assailing, Opposing, or Resisting Officer of the Law in a Penal Institution
§ 16-10-56. Unlawful Acts of Violence in a Penal Institution