Rule 125-3-5-.09: Graffiti Removal Program

Division:
Board of Corrections
Effective Date:
September 24, 2003
Topic Area:
125-3: Institutional and Center Operations — WORK STANDARDS
Official Source:
GA Secretary of State Rules
Length:
200 words

Summary

In accordance with O.C.G.A. 17-15A-4 , the Board of Corrections may authorize the use of inmate labor from any penal institution or jail under its authority to remove or obliterate unlawfully placed graffiti when such graffiti is visible from any public road or other public property in a manner which does not otherwise violate the Constitution of the State of Georgia.

Key Topics

  • Work Standards
  • Institutional and Center Operations

Full Text

In accordance with O.C.G.A. 17-15A-4 , the Board of Corrections may authorize the use of inmate labor from any penal institution or jail under its authority to remove or obliterate unlawfully placed graffiti when such graffiti is visible from any public road or other public property in a manner which does not otherwise violate the Constitution of the State of Georgia. Requests for the use of inmate labor to remove graffiti will be handled on a case by case basis. Such requests shall be made in writing to the Director of the Facilities Division, or his/her designee, for consideration.

Requests by private individuals or entities for the use of inmate labor to remove graffiti shall be denied if inmate labor is needed to assist in the completion of any state, county, or municipal government project that serves the public interest.

The Commissioner shall promulgate standard operating procedures governing requests for and the use of inmate labor in removing graffiti.

Cite as Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 125-3-5-.09

Authority: Ga. Constitution 1982, Art. XI, Sec. 1, O.C.G.A. Secs. 42-2-11 , 42-5-55 .

History. Original Rule entitled "Graffiti Removal Program" adopted. F. Sept. 4, 2003; eff. Sept. 24, 2003.

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