Georgia Code
Title 42 - Penal Institutions
Chapter 2 - Board and Department of Corrections

§ 42-2-1. Creation - There is created the Department of Corrections. History. Ga. L....

§ 42-2-2. Board Members, Officers, Records, and Compensation - History. Ga. L. 1956, p. 161, § 8; Ga. L....

§ 42-2-3. Board Meetings - The board shall meet once each month in the office...

§ 42-2-4. Department Created - There is created the Department of Corrections. History. Ga. L....

§ 42-2-5. Administrative Functions of Department - History. Ga. L. 1972, p. 1069, § 15; Ga. L....

§ 42-2-5.1. Special School District for School Age Youth - History. Code 1981, § 42-2-5.1 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 42-2-5.2. Educational Programs for Adult Offenders; Awarding of Program and Treatment Completion Certificate - History. Code 1981, § 42-2-5.2 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 42-2-6. Office of Commissioner Created; General Duties; Appointment; Compensation - History. Ga. L. 1972, p. 1069, § 11; Ga. L....

§ 42-2-7. Duties of Commissioner Relating to Department Retirements - The commissioner shall act for the department for and in...

§ 42-2-8. Additional Duties of Commissioner - History. Ga. L. 1956, p. 161, § 9; Ga. L....

§ 42-2-9. Selection of Department Personnel; Establishment and Maintenance of Roster of Employees - The commissioner is authorized to appoint and employ such clerical...

§ 42-2-10. Office of Board, Commissioner, and Staff - The executive office of the board and the commissioner shall...

§ 42-2-11. Powers and Duties of Board; Adoption of Rules and Regulations - History. Ga. L. 1956, p. 161, § 11; Ga. L....

§ 42-2-12. Reasonableness of Rules and Regulations - All rules and regulations enacted by the board under the...

§ 42-2-13. Grants to Municipal Corporations and Counties for Local Jails and Correctional Institutions - History. Code 1981, § 42-2-13 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 42-2-14. Power of Governor to Declare State of Emergency With Regard to Jail and Prison Overcrowding - The Governor, upon certification by the commissioner of corrections and...

§ 42-2-15. Employee Benefit Fund - History. Code 1981, § 42-2-15 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 42-2-16. Retaining Department Issued Weapons - History. Code 1981, § 42-2-16 , enacted by Ga. L....