Georgia Code
Article 2 - Death Penalty Generally
§ 17-10-43. Disposition of Body of Executed Person; Payment of Expenses of Transporting Body

The body of an executed person shall be delivered to the relatives of the person if they so desire; and, in case no claim is made by relatives for the body, it shall be disposed of in the same manner as bodies of inmates dying in a state correctional institution. If the nearest relatives of the person executed desire that the body be transported to the former home of the executed person, if in this state, the expenses of transportation shall be paid by the county governing authority of the county where the person was convicted, from any funds on hand in the treasury.
History. Ga. L. 1924, p. 195, § 6; Code 1933, § 27-2517.
Cross references.
Disposition of unclaimed dead bodies generally, § 31-21-20 et seq.

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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