(a) DCS shall be authorized to establish by rules and regulations a system of administrative sanctions as an alternative to judicial modifications or revocations for probationers who violate the terms and conditions of the sentencing options system established under this article. DCS may not, however, sanction probationers for violations of special conditions of probation or general conditions of probation for which the sentencing judge has expressed an intention that such violations be heard by the court pursuant to Code Section 42-8-34.1.(b) DCS shall only impose restrictions which are equal to or less restrictive than the sanction cap set by the sentencing judge.(c) The administrative sanctions which may be imposed by DCS are as follows, from most restrictive to least restrictive: (1) Probation detention center or residential substance abuse treatment facility;(2) Probation boot camp;(3) DCS day reporting center;(4) Electronic monitoring;(5) Community service; or(6) Probation supervision.(d) DCS may order offenders sanctioned pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (c) of this Code section to be held in the local jail until transported to a designated obation supervision.(d) DCS may order offenders sanctioned pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (c) of this Code section to be held in the local jail until transported to a designated facility.Added by 2015 Ga. Laws 73,§ 1-1, eff. 7/1/2015.
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