History. Code 1981, § 42-3-51 , enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 1-1/HB 310; Ga. L. 2018, p. 550, § 2-11/SB 407; Ga. L. 2019, p. 1056, § 42/SB 52; Ga. L. 2020, p. 493, § 42/SB 429.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, substituted “allow offenders to participate in their program” for “participate in a community service program” in subsection (a); substituted “by the court” for “for the community service program” in the first sentence of subsection (b); inserted “or educational advancement” near the end of subsection (c) and near the end of the first sentence of subsection (d); in subsection (c), deleted “provision of” preceding “this article” near the middle, inserted “court’s” in the middle; and inserted “an offender was” in the middle of the first sentence of subsection (d).
The 2019 amendment, effective May 12, 2019, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, inserted “with” in the first sentence of subsection (b); and inserted “in an” near the end of the first sentence of subsection (d).
The 2020 amendment, effective July 29, 2020, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, inserted “in an” near the end of subsection (c); and substituted “in the court’s community service” for “in community service” in the first sentence of subsection (d).
Editor’s notes.
This Code section is the same or substantially similar to former Code Section 42-8-71.
Law reviews.
For article on the 2018 amendment of this Code section, see 35 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 45 (2018).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 3 - Community Supervision and Transition
§ 42-3-50. Definitions; Assignment of Community Service for Personal Gain Prohibited
§ 42-3-52. Community Service or Educational Advancement as Condition of Probation
§ 42-3-53. Placement With Appropriate Agency; Approval by Court; Report of Offender’s Performance