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

O.C.G.A. § 42-8-43 (2019)

Liberal construction of article

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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This article shall be liberally construed so that its purposes may be achieved.

History

Ga. L. 1956, p. 27, § 20; Code 1981, § 42­8­44; Code 1981, § 42-8-43, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 4-1/HB 310.

Annotations

Editor’s notes. Former Code Section 42-8-43 (Ga. L. 1956, p. 27, § 15; Ga. L. 1972, p. 604, § 11), relating to effect of article on existing county probation systems, was repealed by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 4-1/HB 310, effective July 1, 2015.

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).

42-8-43.1 through 42-8-43.3. [Repealed]. History. Code 1981, § 42-8-43.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1605, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 421, § 1; Code 1981, § 42-8-43.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 1319, § 1; Code 1981, § 42-8-43.3, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1951, § 1; repealed by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 4-1/HB 310, effective July 1, 2015. Editor’s notes. 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 repeal of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 231 (2015).