Georgia Code
Article 2 - Death Penalty Generally
§ 17-10-42.1. Participation of Medical Professionals in Executions

Participation in any execution of any convicted person carried out under this article shall not be the subject of any licensure challenge, suspension, or revocation for any physician or medical professional licensed in the State of Georgia.
History. Code 1981, § 17-10-42.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 274, § 1/HB 57.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2006, p. 274, § 2/HB 57, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2006, and shall apply to executions carried out on or after July 1, 2006.

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Title 17 - Criminal Procedure

Chapter 10 - Sentence and Punishment

Article 2 - Death Penalty Generally

§ 17-10-30. Procedure for Imposition of Death Penalty Generally

§ 17-10-31. Requirement of Jury Finding of Aggravating Circumstance and Recommendation of Death Penalty Prior to Imposition; Arguments of Counsel During Sentencing Phase; Jury Instructions; Actions of Judge in Event of Failure to Reach Unanimous Verd...

§ 17-10-32. Sentencing of Person Indicted for Capital Offense to Life Imprisonment or Other Punishment Upon Plea of Guilty

§ 17-10-33. Imposition of Sentence of Death Upon Judgment of Death; to Whom Copies of Sentence Sent; Conveying Defendant to State Correctional Institution; Expenses of Transporting Defendant

§ 17-10-34. Sentence to Specify Time Period for and Place of Execution; Appointing Time Period for Execution of Pregnant Female