The department shall provide within the correctional system a Family Violence Counseling Program. The program shall be made available to every person sentenced to the custody of the state who committed an offense which has been identified to involve family violence as such term is defined in Code Section 19-13-1; provided, however, that the provisions of this Code section shall not apply to a person who has been sentenced to the punishment of death or to those deemed mentally incompetent.
History. Code 1981, § 42-5-21 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 1113, § 1.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 42-5-3. Department’s Responsibility for Trial Costs and Expenses
§ 42-5-4. Payment of Trial Costs and Expenses
§ 42-5-6. Participation by County Correctional Institutions in State Purchasing Contracts
§ 42-5-7. Sudden or Unusual Death of Inmate
§ 42-5-8. Notification Upon Escape of Inmate
§ 42-5-9. Notification of Projected Release Date of Inmate
§ 42-5-13. Record of Person Contacting Commissioner, Department, or Board on Behalf of Inmate
§ 42-5-14. Establishment of Guard Lines and Signs at State or County Correctional Institutions
§ 42-5-16. Trading With Inmates Without Consent of Warden or Superintendent
§ 42-5-17. Loitering Near Inmates After Being Ordered to Desist
§ 42-5-19. Penalty for Violating Code Section 42-5-16 or 42-5-17