Georgia Code
Article 6 - County and Municipal Probation
§ 42-8-109.2. Confidentiality of Records

History. Code 1981, § 42-8-106 , enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 396, § 2; Ga. L. 1997, p. 692, § 3; Ga. L. 2006, p. 727, § 2/SB 44; Code 1981, § 42-8-109.2 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 3-2/HB 310; Ga. L. 2016, p. 443, § 7-10/SB 367; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 42/HB 323.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, redesignated Code Section 42-8-106 as Code Section 42-8-109.2; and rewrote this Code section. See Editor’s notes for applicability.
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, substituted “DCS” for “Department of Community Supervision” near the end of subsection (a); substituted “DCS” for “the board” in subparagraphs (b)(1)(B) and (b)(1)(C); and substituted “DCS, DCS” for “the Department of Community Supervision, the Department of Community Supervision” in the middle of subsection (c).
The 2017 amendment, effective May 9, 2017, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, inserted “the” preceding “Department of Corrections” and “State Board of Pardons and Paroles” near the end of subsection (a).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1995, p. 396, § 4, not codified by the General Assembly, provides in subsection (b): “No local funds shall be used to implement Sections 1 and 2 of this Act without the consent of the local governing authority.”
Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 6-1/HB 310, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective July 1, 2015, and shall apply to sentences entered on or after such date.”
In light of the enactment of this Code section, the reader is advised to consult the annotation following Code Section 42-8-106.
Law reviews.
For note, “Safe Haven No Longer: The Role of Georgia Courts and Private Probation Companies in Sustaining a De Facto Debtors’ Prison System,” see 48 Ga. L. Rev. 227 (2013).
For article on the 2014 amendment of this Code section, see 31 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 159 (2014).
For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 231 (2015).
For article on the 2016 amendment of this Code section, see 33 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 139 (2016).

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