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2018 Georgia Code 42-8-20 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 42-8-20 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 42-8-20

TITLE 42 PENAL INSTITUTIONS

Section 8. Probation, 42-8-1 through 42-8-159.

ARTICLE 2 STATE-WIDE PROBATION SYSTEM

42-8-20. Short title.

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "State-wide Probation Act."

(Ga. L. 1956, p. 27, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 4-1/HB 310.)

Cross references.

- Payments into the Georgia Crime Victims Emergency Fund, T. 17, C. 15.

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 4-1/HB 310, effective July 1, 2015, reenacted this Code section without change.

Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 6-1/HB 310, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall become effective July 1, 2015, and shall apply to sentences entered on or after such date."

Law reviews.

- For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 231 (2015).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Exclusion of certain offenses.

- Offenses punishable by death or life imprisonment are expressly omitted from the provisions of Ga. L. 1956, p. 27, § 1 (see now O.C.G.A. § 42-8-20 et seq.). Brown v. State, 246 Ga. 251, 271 S.E.2d 163 (1980).

Cited in Sentinel Offender Services, LLC v. Glover, 296 Ga. 315, 766 S.E.2d 456 (2014).

Cases Citing Georgia Code 42-8-20 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 5

Reyes v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2024-02-20

Snippet: continued incarceration. See generally OCGA § 42-8-20 et seq. (the State-wide Probation Act); Ga. Comp

Sentinel Offender Services, LLC v. Glover

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2014-11-24

Citation: 296 Ga. 315, 766 S.E.2d 456

Snippet: the statutory provisions set forth in OCGA §§ 42-8-20 through 42-8-44. 21 OCGA § 42-8-36

Roland v. Meadows

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2001-06-04

Citation: 548 S.E.2d 289, 273 Ga. 857

Snippet: the State-Wide Probation Act in general, OCGA § 42-8-20 et seq. However, OCGA § 42-8-60 et seq., is a separate

Johnson v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1996-09-09

Citation: 475 S.E.2d 595, 267 Ga. 77, 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 3240, 1996 Ga. LEXIS 538

Snippet: It amended the State-wide Probation Act, OCGA § 42-8-20 et seq., by allowing the sentencing court to require

Barnett v. Fulton County

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1986-02-13

Citation: 255 Ga. 419, 339 S.E.2d 236

Snippet: enacted the “State-wide Probation Act.” OCGA § 42-8-20 et seq. This Act created the framework for a statewide