Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 42-5-8. Notification Upon Escape of Inmate

In addition to any all-points bulletin issued by the department notifying all local law enforcement agencies within the state of the escape of any inmate from the custody of the department, the department shall also, within 72 hours of the discovery of the escape, notify all parties who in the judgment of the commissioner have a legitimate need to know that the inmate has escaped and who have requested in writing that the department notify the party prior to the inmate’s release from custody.
History. Ga. L. 1980, p. 393, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 42.

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Georgia Code

Title 42 - Penal Institutions

Chapter 5 - Correctional Institutions of State and Counties

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 42-5-1. Definitions

§ 42-5-2. Responsibilities of Governmental Unit With Custody of Inmate; Costs of Emergency and Follow-Up Care; Access to Medical Services or Hospital Care; Hospital Requirements for Providing Emergency Health Care Services to State Inmates

§ 42-5-3. Department’s Responsibility for Trial Costs and Expenses

§ 42-5-4. Payment of Trial Costs and Expenses

§ 42-5-5. Reimbursement of Court Costs and Transportation and Detention Expenses Incurred in Trying Escapees From State Correctional Institutions