After proper documentation is received from the county, the board shall reimburse the county, pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the board and in the amount appropriated for this purpose by the General Assembly, for the cost of incarceration of any person who is arrested pursuant to any warrant issued in accordance with Code Section 42-9-48. To the extent that funds are appropriated by the General Assembly for the purpose of reimbursement of medical expenses, the board may reimburse counties for the cost of medical services provided to persons so arrested. The liability of the board for such costs of incarceration shall begin when the person is incarcerated and shall end upon revocation of parole or conditional release of the person. This Code section shall apply only to cases in which the board’s warrant is the sole basis for incarceration.
History. Ga. L. 1979, p. 798, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 428, § 1.
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