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O.C.G.A. § 42-1-2 — Reward for information leading to capture of escaped inmate of penal institution under jurisdiction of Board of Corrections | Georgia Code
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TITLE 42 PENAL INSTITUTIONS

Section 1. General Provisions, 42-1-1 through 42-1-19.

ARTICLE 1 INMATE POLICIES

42-1-2. Reward for information leading to capture of escaped inmate of penal institution under jurisdiction of Board of Corrections.

  1. Any person, other than a law enforcement officer, who furnishes information leading to the capture of an escaped inmate from a penal institution under the jurisdiction of the Board of Corrections may receive a reward of up to $200.00 which shall be payable at the time the escaped inmate is returned to the custody of the Board of Corrections. The commissioner of corrections, at his discretion, may pay the reward to any person from funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Department of Corrections.
  2. When more than one person furnishes information which would entitle them to receive the rewards pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section, the reward shall be paid to the first person furnishing the information; and, if more than one person furnishes the information at the same time, the reward shall be prorated among all persons furnishing such information.

(Code 1933, § 27-101.3, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 574, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 42; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 42; Ga. L. 1985, p. 283, § 1.)

Cross references.

- Criminal penalties relating to escape of persons from lawful custody, §§ 16-10-52 and16-10-53.

Reward for detection or apprehension of person committing felony, for information leading to identification of person who murders law enforcement officer, §§ 45-12-35 through45-12-37.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 67 Am. Jur. 2d, Rewards, §§ 9-13, 26, 30-32.

21B Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, Rewards, § 2.

ALR.

- Construction of statute authorizing public authorities to offer rewards for arrest and conviction of persons guilty of crime, 86 A.L.R. 579.

Right to reward of furnisher of information leading to arrest and conviction of offenders, 100 A.L.R.2d 573.

Validity, construction, and application of statutes regulating bail bond business, 13 A.L.R.3d 618.

Knowledge of reward as condition of right thereto, 86 A.L.R.3d 1142.

Validity, construction, and application of state statutory requirement that person convicted of sexual offense in other jurisdiction register or be classified as sexual offender in forum state, 34 A.L.R.6th 171.

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