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2018 Georgia Code 42-5-19 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 42-5-19 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 42-5-19

TITLE 42 PENAL INSTITUTIONS

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

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

42-5-19. Penalty for violating Code Section 42-5-16 or 42-5-17.

Any person who violates Code Section 42-5-16 or 42-5-17 shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned for not less than one nor more than five years.

(Ga. L. 1961, p. 45, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1506, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 533, § 2/SB 366.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 60 Am. Jur. 2d, Penal and Correctional Institutions, §§ 70-76, 95.

C.J.S.

- 72 C.J.S., Prisons and Rights of Prisoners, §§ 61, 62, 73, 100-102.

ALR.

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

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 42-5-19

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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

...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 trespass or criminal damage...
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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

...(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...