The Department of Corrections shall provide a place for execution of the death sentence and all necessary apparatus, machinery, and appliances for inflicting the penalty of death.
History. Ga. L. 1924, p. 195, § 2; Code 1933, § 27-2513; Ga. L. 1956, p. 161, § 28; Ga. L. 1985, p. 283, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 947, § 5.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2000, p. 947, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “It is the intention of the General Assembly to provide for execution by lethal injection for persons sentenced to death after conviction of capital crimes committed on or after May 1, 2000. It is the further intention of the General Assembly that persons sentenced to death for crimes committed prior to the effective date of this Act be executed by lethal injection if the Supreme Court of the United States declares that electrocution violates the Constitution of the United States or if the Supreme Court of Georgia declares that electrocution violates the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of Georgia.” This Act became effective May 1, 2000.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 10 - Sentence and Punishment
Article 2 - Death Penalty Generally
§ 17-10-30. Procedure for Imposition of Death Penalty Generally
§ 17-10-35.2. Hearing to Determine Appropriateness of Interim Appellate Review of Pretrial Rulings
§ 17-10-36. Establishment of Unified Review Procedure by Supreme Court; Effect on Habeas Corpus
§ 17-10-38. Death Sentences Generally
§ 17-10-41. Persons Required to Be Present at Executions
§ 17-10-42. Preparation and Filing of Certification of Execution
§ 17-10-42.1. Participation of Medical Professionals in Executions
§ 17-10-43. Disposition of Body of Executed Person; Payment of Expenses of Transporting Body