Georgia Code
Article 2 - State-Wide Probation System
§ 42-8-34.1. Revocation of Probated or Suspended Sentence; Alternative Sentencing; Burden of Proof; Length of Probation Supervision

History. Code 1981, § 42-8-34.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1911, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 855, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3221, § 6; Ga. L. 2001, p. 94, § 7; Ga. L. 2010, p. 318, § 1/HB 329; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 4-1/HB 310; Ga. L. 2016, p. 443, § 8-5/SB 367.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, in subsection (c), deleted “intensive probation,” following “community service,” in the first sentence, and substituted “such alternatives” for “said alternatives” in the second sentence; substituted “the DCS office serving such” for “the probation office serving said” near the end of the last sentence in subsection (f); and added “and subsection (g) of Code Section 42-8-34” at the end of subsection (g). See Editor’s notes for applicability.
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, deleted “diversion centers,” following “community service,” in the middle of the first sentence of subsection (c).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2001, p. 94, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘2001 Crime Prevention Act.’ ”
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.”
Law reviews.
For note on 1989 amendment of this Code section, see 6 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 287 (1989).
For note on the 2001 amendment of this Code section, see 18 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 47 (2001).
For annual survey of criminal law, see 58 Mercer L. Rev. 83 (2006).
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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