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2018 Georgia Code 42-5-17 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 42-5-17 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 42-5-17

TITLE 42 PENAL INSTITUTIONS

Section 5. Correctional Institutions of State and Counties, 42-5-1 through 42-5-125.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

42-5-17. Loitering near inmates after being ordered to desist.

It shall be unlawful for any person to loaf, linger, or stand around where inmates are employed or kept after having been ordered by the warden, superintendent, or designated representative in charge of the inmates to desist therefrom.

(Ga. L. 1903, p. 71, § 5; Penal Code 1910, § 1234; Code 1933, § 77-406; Ga. L. 1961, p. 45, § 1.)

Cross references.

- Prohibition against solicitation of business by professional bondsmen at places where prisoners are confined, § 17-6-52.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 60 Am. Jur. 2d, Penal and Correctional Institutions, §§ 70-76.

C.J.S.

- 72 C.J.S., Prisons and Rights of Prisoners, §§ 100-102.

ALR.

- Validity, construction, and application of loitering statutes and ordinances, 72 A.L.R.5th 1.

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 42-5-17

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State v. Jefferson, 302 Ga. 435 (Ga. 2017).

Cited 15 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Oct 30, 2017 | 807 S.E.2d 387

...s title, relating to escape and other offenses related to confinement; (E) Any offense defined in Article 4 of Chapter 11 of this title, relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices; (F) Any offense defined in Code Section 42-5-15, 42-5-16, 42-5-17, 42-5-18, or 42-5-19, relating to the security of state or county correctional facilities; (G) Any offense defined in Code Section 49-4A-11, relating to aiding or encouraging a child to escape from custody; (H) Any offense of criminal trespas...
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Star Residential, LLC v. Hernandez, 860 S.E.2d 726 (Ga. 2021).

Cited 6 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jun 21, 2021 | 311 Ga. 784

...to confinement; (E) Any offense defined in Article 4 of Chapter 11 of this title, relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices; (F) Any offense defined in Code Section 42-5-15, 42- 5-16, 42-5-17, 42-5-18, or 42-5-19, relating to the security of state or county correctional facilities; (G) Any offense defined in Code Section 49-4A-11, relating to aiding or encouraging a child to escape from custod...
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Metz v. State, 915 S.E.2d 613 (Ga. 2025).

Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | May 6, 2025 | 321 Ga. 402