Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 42-9-20. General Duties of Board

History. Ga. L. 1943, p. 185, § 11; Ga. L. 1973, p. 1294, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 42; Ga. L. 1983, p. 500, § 6; Ga. L. 2014, p. 451, § 14/HB 776; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-83/HB 310.
The 2014 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, designated the existing provisions as subsection (a) and added subsection (b).
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, in subsection (a), substituted “chairperson” for “chairman” near the beginning and substituted “of determining violations of parole and taking action with reference thereto and making such investigations as may be necessary” for “of supervising all persons placed on parole, of determining violations thereof and of taking action with reference thereto, of making such investigations as may be necessary, and of aiding parolees or probationers in securing employment” near the middle. See Editor’s notes for applicability.
Cross references.
Powers of State Board of Pardons and Paroles, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. IV, Sec. II, Para. II.
Authority of Governor to suspend execution of death sentences, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. V, Sec. II, Para. II and § 42-9-56 .
Imposition and review of death penalty generally, § 17-10-30 et seq.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1983, p. 500, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “It is the intent of this Act to implement certain changes required by Article IV, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia.”
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 article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 231 (2015).

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