Within 72 hours after the board reaches a final decision to parole an inmate, the district attorney, the presiding judge, the sheriff of each county in which the inmate was tried, convicted, and sentenced, the local law enforcement authorities of the county of the last residence of the inmate prior to incarceration, and the victim of crimes against the person shall be notified of the decision by the chairman of the board. Such notice to the victim shall be mailed or emailed to the victim’s address if such information is provided pursuant to Code Section 17-17-13. Failure of the victim to inform the board of a change of address shall not void a parole date set by the board.
History. Ga. L. 1980, p. 393, § 3; Ga. L. 1985, p. 739, § 2; Ga. L. 2015, p. 207, § 6/HB 71; Ga. L. 2021, p. 922, § 42/HB 497.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, substituted “mailed or e-mailed to the victim’s address if such information is provided pursuant to Code Section 17-17-13.” for “mailed to the victim’s address provided for in subsection (c) of Code Section 17-10-1.1.” at the end of the second sentence; and substituted “Failure of the victim” for “Failure of the prosecuting attorney to provide an address of the victim or failure of the victim” in the last sentence.
The 2021 amendment, effective May 10, 2021, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “emailed” for “e-mailed” in the second sentence.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1985, p. 739, § 4, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that that Act would only apply to cases filed on or after July 1, 1985.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 9 - Pardons and Paroles
Article 2 - Grants of Pardons, Paroles, and Other Relief
§ 42-9-39. Restrictions on Relief for Person Serving a Second Life Sentence
§ 42-9-40. Parole Guidelines System
§ 42-9-42.1. Use of Hiv Test Results in Granting Relief From Sentence; Conditions
§ 42-9-43.1. Citizenship Status of Prisoner; Deportation
§ 42-9-45. General Rule-Making Power
§ 42-9-47. Notification of Decision to Parole Inmate
§ 42-9-48. Arrest of Parolee or Conditional Release Violator
§ 42-9-54. Effect of Pardons Upon Civil and Political Disabilities; Conditional Pardons Prohibited
§ 42-9-55. Cooperation by Jails or Correctional Institutions With Board
§ 42-9-56. Restriction on Governor’s Powers
§ 42-9-57. Effect of Chapter on Probation Power of Courts; Cooperation by Board With the Department
§ 42-9-58. Effect of Chapter on Other Laws Respecting Parole and Probation
§ 42-9-59. Effect of Chapter on Previously Granted Pardons, Paroles, and Probations
§ 42-9-61. Request for Report; Disclosure’s Impact on Confidentiality