O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 42-5-11 (2019)

General prohibition against receipt of remuneration in regard to assignment, transfer, or status of inmate

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(a) It shall be unlawful for anyone other than a duly licensed attorney who is an active member in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia and who is not a member of the General Assembly to accept a fee, money, or other remuneration, other than actual expenses, for contacting, in any manner, the commissioner, any employee of the department, or any member of the board in an attempt to influence the commissioner, employee, or board member concerning a transfer of an inmate from one correctional institution to another or concerning the status and assignment of an inmate within a correctional institution.

(b) Any person who receives any fee, money, or other remuneration other than actual expenses, in violation of subsection (a) of this Code section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History

Ga. L. 1975, p. 1218, § 1. Administrative rules and regulations. Disciplinary Methods Prohibited, Offi-

cial Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Board of Corrections, Institutional and Center Operations, Discipline, Rule 125-3-2-.07.

STATE/COUNTY CORRECTIONAL INST.