Rule 125-2-4-.19 - Discharge Gratuities(1) State inmates who are lawfully released from any institution under the jurisdiction of the Board of Corrections shall be provided gratuities in accordance with the provisions of this Rule.(2) When a felony inmate, who is not participating in a work release program is discharged upon completion of his (her) sentence; is conditionally released, pardoned or paroled; or is released in any other lawful manner from a state or county institution, he (she) shall receive the following clothing and monetary allowance: (a) An inmate shall receive a travel kit, when appropriate, and suitable clothing which shall consist of those garments approved by the Board of Corrections from time to time and specified in the Departmental Procedure.(b) An inmate shall receive an amount of money, not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) with the order for discharge, parole, or other lawful release.(c) A ticket for common carrier transportation to the inmate's home, located in the United States, will be furnished.(d) An inmate who has participated in a work release program shall NOT be furnished any of the items enumerated in subsections (2)(a), (b) and (c) of this section, above, unless it is determined that he (she) has extraordinary financial needs as established to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Corrections.(e) A felony inmate who is released to a Sheriff or a United States Marshal on a detainer to serve a sentence already imposed or to stand trial on pending charges, or who is released to county authorities or a detainer to serve a county sentence, shall not be entitled to the items enumerated in subsections (2)(a), (b) and (c) of this section, above, unless the inmate qualifies under terms of O.C.G.A. 42-11-1 through 42-11-3, pertaining to the transfer of an inmate to serve a concurrent State and Federal sentence or qualifies under O.C.G.A. 42-11-1 through 42-11-3, pertaining to the Interstate Corrections Compact.(3) The clothing items enumerated in section (2)(a) of this rule, above, shall be furnished by the county to a felony (State) inmate incarcerated in a county institution at the time of his (her) discharge, unless discharged to a detainer: (a) The Business/Record Manager of a county institution shall submit a voucher, with attached copies of the invoices or receipts from the clothing store, to the Department of Corrections for reimbursement.(b) The voucher shall be signed by the Business/Record Manager as the bonded official of the county institution responsible for such transactions.(c) The Department of Corrections shall reimburse a county institution for the actual costs of the clothing furnished, not to exceed that amount which the Department of Corrections may expend on like clothing for an inmate on release from a State Institution.(4) A state inmate, convicted of and confined for an offense below the felony level, and released from detention in a lawful manner shall be provided funds in an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) plus an allowance for travel as described in paragraph 125-2-4-.19(2)(c) above: (a) A check drawn against the inmate release fund in an amount consistent with the financial needs of the inmate and within the prescribed limitations, will be forwarded with the release order to the releasing institution by the Office of the Commissioner of Corrections.(b) A clothing issue for this type inmate is NOT authorized.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 125-2-4-.19
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, 42-5-61, 42-10-2.
Rule entitled "Discharge Gratuities" adopted as R. 415-2-4-.19. F. Nov. 14, 1984; eff. Dec. 4, 1984, renumbered as R. 125-2-4-.19 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.