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O.C.G.A. § 42-8-70 — 42-8-70 through 42-8-74 | Georgia Code
O.C.G.A. § 42-8-70 (2018) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Scholar Amendments

TITLE 42 PENAL INSTITUTIONS

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

ARTICLE 4 PARTICIPATION OF PROBATIONERS IN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS

42-8-70 through 42-8-74.

Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-72/HB 310, effective July 1, 2015.

Editor's notes.

- This article was based on Ga. L. 1982, p. 1257, §§ 1-5; Code 1981, § 42-8-70 through42-8-74, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1257, § 6; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1593, § 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 31; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1593, §§ 1, 3; Ga. L. 1984, p. 367, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 331, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1302, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 592, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 775, § 6.

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).

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 42-8-70

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·Currid v. DeKalb State Court Prob. Dep't, 674 S.E.2d 894 (Ga. 2009).

Cited 50 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Mar 23, 2009 | 285 Ga. 184, 2009 Fulton County D. Rep. 1008

...was waived and the extent of the waiver). For example, under the Community Service Act, an "agency" can be "any private or public agency or organization approved by the court to participate in a community service program." (Emphasis supplied.) OCGA § 42-8-70(a)(1)....
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