Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 42-4-13. Possession of Drugs, Weapons, Alcohol, or Tobacco Products by Inmates

(3.1) “Inmate” means a prisoner, detainee, criminal suspect, immigration detainee, or other person held, incarcerated, or detained in a jail, whether or not such person is inside or outside of the jail.
(d.1) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain for, to procure for, or to give to an inmate tobacco or any product containing tobacco without the knowledge and consent of the jailer.
(2) Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History. Code 1981, § 42-4-13 , enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 611, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 630, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 648, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 136, § 42; Ga. L. 2017, p. 673, § 3-1/SB 149.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, added paragraph (a)(3.1); deleted “of a jail” following “inmate” in paragraphs (b)(1) and (c)(1) and in subparagraphs (d)(1)(A) and (d)(1)(B); in paragraph (c)(1), inserted “or the jailer” near the beginning, and added “or tobacco or any product containing tobacco” at the end; and added subsection (d.1).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1989, the subsection (a) designation was added at the beginning of this Code section.
Law reviews.
For note on 1993 amendment of this Code section, see 10 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 181 (1993).

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