Rule 125-2-4-.18 - Transfers(1) The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections may designate as a place of confinement any available, suitable, and appropriate Correctional Institution operated under the jurisdiction or supervision of the State Board of Corrections. The Commissioner shall also have sole authority to transfer inmates from one correctional institution to any other institution operated under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Corrections. Neither male or female state inmates shall be assigned to serve in any manner in a county jail unless they are participating in a state sponsored project and have the approval of the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections and the sheriff or the jail administrator of the county.(2) An inmate shall be transferred from one institution to another at the discretion of the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections.(a) An inmate shall not be transferred without an order from the Commissioner. In case of an emergency, verbal authorization obtained by telephone and subsequently supported in writing will suffice.(b) A Warden/Superintendent shall effect a transfer order on the date and time specified.(c) When an inmate is transferred he (she) shall be transported in an automobile or closed vehicle. An open truck shall not be used.(d) An inmate shall be thoroughly searched prior to transfer. If restraint equipment is required, it shall be applied in a humane manner. The inmate being transported shall not be attached to the transporting vehicle in any manner. Food, drink and rest stops shall be provided, consistent with the circumstances of the trip.(e) When an inmate is transferred to another institution, his (her) case file, institutional account, restricted mail list, visitation lists, and other pertinent institutional records shall be transferred with him (her).(3) The Commissioner may transfer any inmate to the federal prison system, to the prison system of another state, or to the prison system of a foreign county as permitted by law.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 125-2-4-.18
Ga. Constitution 1983, Art. XI, Sec. I, O.C.G.A. Secs. 42-2-11, 42-5-51, 42-5-53, 42-5-55, 42-5-59, 42-10-2.
Rule entitled "Transfers" adopted as R. 415-2-4-.18. F. Nov. 14, 1984; eff. Dec. 4, 1984, renumbered as R. 125-2-4-.18 of same title. F. June 28, 1985; eff. July 20, 1985, as specified by the Agency.Amended: F. Feb. 6, 2003; eff. Feb. 26, 2003.