Georgia § 42-9-47 - Notification of decision to parole inmate.
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§ 42-9-47. Notification of decision to parole inmate.
Within 72 hours after the board reaches a final decision to parole an inmate, the district attorney, the presiding judge, the sheriff of each county in which the inmate was tried, convicted, and sentenced, the local law enforcement authorities of the county of the last residence of the inmate prior to incarceration, and the victim of crimes against the person shall be notified of the decision by the chairman of the board. Such notice to the victim shall be mailed or e-mailed to the victim's address if such information is provided pursuant to Code Section 17-17-13. Failure of the victim to inform the board of a change of address shall not void a parole date set by the board. (Ga. L. 1980, p. 393, § 3; Ga. L. 1985, p. 739, § 2; Ga. L. 2015, p. 207, § 6/HB 71.) The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, substituted "mailed or e-mailed to the victim's address if such information is provided pursuant to Code Section 17-17-13." for "mailed to the victim's address provided for in subsection (c) of Code Section 17-10-1.1." at the end of the second sentence; and substituted "Failure of the victim" for "Failure of the prosecuting attorney to provide an address of the victim or failure of the victim" in the last sentence. Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 1985, p. 739, § 4, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that that Act would only apply to cases filed on or after July 1, 1985.
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