If the superintendent or warden of a state or county correctional institution or other officer or person employed therein whose duty it is to receive inmates fails or refuses to do so, he shall be punished by confinement not exceeding ten years and shall be dismissed from office.
History. Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 807; Code 1863, § 4381; Code 1868, § 4419; Code 1873, § 4487; Code 1882, § 4487; Penal Code 1895, § 286; Penal Code 1910, § 290; Code 1933, § 77-9903.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties
Article 2 - Wardens, Superintendents, and Other Personnel
§ 42-5-32. Bonds of Superintendents, Wardens, and Other Officials and Employees
§ 42-5-33. Submission of Monthly Reports to Commissioner by Wardens and Superintendents
§ 42-5-34. Powers of Arrest of Wardens, Superintendents, and Deputies
§ 42-5-38. Making False Statement as to Age to Procure Employment
§ 42-5-39. Refusal by Officer to Receive Inmates in Correctional Institution
§ 42-5-40. Requiring Inmates to Do Unnecessary Work on Sunday