History. Ga. L. 1943, p. 185, § 16; Ga. L. 1965, p. 478, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 187, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 786, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1020, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-88/HB 310.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, in subsection (c), substituted “department whom the commissioner of community supervision” for “board”; and, in subsection (d), substituted “community supervision officer, when he or she” for “parole supervisor, when he” near the beginning and inserted “or her” near the middle. See Editor’s notes for applicability.
Editor’s notes.
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).
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