§ 42-12-7. Deductions From Prisoner’s Accounts; Payment of Costs and Fees as Condition of Parole
Fifty percent of the average monthly balance of the prisoner’s account for the preceding 12 months during which the prisoner’s account had a positive balance shall be deducted from the prisoner’s account and paid over to the clerk of court for each instance that a court finds that the prisoner has done any of the […]
§ 42-12-7.1. Payment of Fees From Prisoner’s Inmate Account Upon Filing of Habeas Corpus Petition
The following provisions shall apply when an indigent prisoner files a petition for habeas corpus: The indigent prisoner shall pay the current balance of funds in the prisoner’s inmate account; The clerk of court shall notify the superintendent of the institution in which the prisoner is incarcerated that a petition for habeas corpus has been […]
§ 42-12-7.2. Number of Forma Pauperis Actions Limited
In no event shall a prisoner file any action in forma pauperis in any court of this state if the prisoner has, on three or more prior occasions while he or she was incarcerated or detained in any facility, filed any action in any court of this state or of the United States that was […]
§ 42-12-8. Appeals
Appeals of all actions filed by prisoners shall be as provided in Code Section 5-6-35. History. Code 1981, § 42-12-8 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 400, § 1.
§ 42-10-3. Board of Corrections as Ex Officio Correctional Industries Administration; Commissioner as Executive Officer; Powers Generally
For the purposes of this chapter, the Board of Corrections shall constitute, ex officio, the Georgia Correctional Industries Administration. The board, constituted as the Georgia Correctional Industries Administration, shall have the power to perfect its own organization and to adopt such rules and bylaws as may be necessary for it to carry out its duties […]
§ 42-12-9. Records of Prisoner Actions
The clerk of court shall maintain a list of all prisoner actions along with the disposition of each action and the identity of the judge that handled the action. History. Code 1981, § 42-12-9 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 400, § 1.
§ 42-10-4. Powers of Administration
The administration shall have, in addition to any other powers conferred by this chapter, the following powers: To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure; To acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise and to hold, lease, and dispose of, in any manner, real and personal property of every kind and character for its […]
§ 42-13-1. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “International Transfer of Prisoners Act.” History. Code 1981, § 42-13-1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 669, § 1.
§ 42-10-5. Responsibility for Custodial Care of Inmates Utilized by Administration
The Department of Corrections shall have responsibility for the custodial care of all inmates utilized by the administration; and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to the contrary. History. Ga. L. 1960, p. 880, § 5; Ga. L. 1985, p. 283, § 1.
§ 42-13-2. Compliance With Treaty by Governor or Designee
When a treaty is in effect between the United States and a foreign country providing for the transfer of convicted criminal offenders to those foreign countries of which such offenders are citizens or nationals, the Governor or the Governor’s designee is authorized, subject to the terms of the treaty, to act on behalf of the […]