O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 42-9-56 (2019)

Restriction on Governor’s powers

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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The Governor shall have no authority or power whatever over the granting of pardons or paroles.

History

Ga. L. 1943, p. 185, § 21; Ga. L. 1983, p. 500, § 7.

Annotations

Cross references. Imposition and review of death sentences generally, § 17-10-30 et seq. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 1983, p. 500, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides as follows:

“It is the intent of this Act to implement certain changes required by Article IV, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia.” Administrative rules and regulations. Other Clemency, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of State Board of Pardons and Paroles, Rules, Rule 475-3-.10.

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. 59 Am. Jur. 2d, Pardon and Parole, §§ 17, 81. ALR. Power of executive to pardon one for

contempt, 26 A.L.R. 21; 38 A.L.R. 171; 63 A.L.R. 226. Judicial investigation of pardon by Governor, 30 A.L.R. 238; 65 A.L.R. 1471. Power to pardon or commute sentence

as one which devolves upon the Lieutenant Governor during the absence or disability of the Governor, 32 A.L.R. 1162.

Offenses and convictions covered by pardon, 35 A.L.R.2d 1261.