Georgia § 15-16-24 - Liability for misconduct of jailers.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 15-16-24 — Liability for misconduct of jailers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-16-24. Liability for misconduct of jailers.
Sheriffs are liable for the misconduct of their jailers as they are liable for their deputies; and persons injured by a jailer have the same option in bringing an action on the jailer's bond that they have in bringing an action on the deputy's bond, provided that the sheriff shall not be liable for such misconduct and no claim or cause of action against the sheriff for such misconduct shall exist unless one of the following conditions exists: The sheriff personally benefited financially from the act complained of; The sheriff was personally aware of and had actual knowledge of the act complained of and had actual knowledge that the act was illegal, was contrary to law, or was the breach of a duty imposed by law and either acted to cause or failed to prevent the act complained of; or The sheriff failed to exercise ordinary care and diligence to prevent the condition or act which proximately caused the injury complained of. (Orig. Code 1863, § 335; Code 1868, § 396; Code 1873, § 360; Code 1882, § 360; Civil Code 1895, § 4379; Civil Code 1910, § 4913; Code 1933, § 24-2812; Ga. L. 1980, p. 493, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 15.) Cross references. - Jails generally, § 42-4-1 et seq.
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Section 15-16-24 ("Liability for misconduct of jailers.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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