As used in this article, the term: 
 History. Code 1981, § 42-4-70 , enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2942, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1059, § 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1081, § 2; Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 3/HB 509. 
  Editor’s notes.  
 Ga. L. 1995, p. 1059, effective July 1, 1995, purported to amend paragraph (1) of subsection (a); however, this Code section does not contain a subsection (a), and the amendment is deemed to apply to paragraph (1) following the undesignated introductory paragraph. 
  Law reviews.  
 For note on 1992 enactment of this Code section, see 9 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 310 (1992). 
 For review of 1996 legislation relating to jails, see 13 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 269 and 273 (1996).
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