History. Ga. L. 1943, p. 185, § 18; Ga. L. 1965, p. 478, § 3; Ga. L. 1980, p. 402, § 1; Ga. L. 2017, p. 585, § 2-14/SB 174.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, added the subsection designations; in subsection (a), inserted “or she” twice; and, in subsection (c), added the first sentence, in the second sentence, substituted “parolee or conditional releasee” for “person on parole or other conditional release” near the beginning and substituted “such person” for “the person” near the middle, in the third sentence, deleted “other” preceding “conditional releasee” near the beginning and inserted “or herself” near the middle, and added the last sentence.
Law reviews.
For article on the 2017 amendment of this Code section, see 34 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 115 (2017).
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