The facility manager who has custody of an inmate for the county in which the inmate is sentenced shall transfer the inmate as soon as practical to the custody of the Department of Corrections at a place designated by its director, unless otherwise directed by the Governor or unless a stay of execution has been caused by appeal or the granting of a new trial or other order of a court of competent jurisdiction. HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 55-372; 1952 Code Section 55-372; 1942 Code Section 1988; 1932 Code Section 1988; Cr. C. '22 Section 972; 1912 (27) 702; 1960 (51) 1917; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 419; 2010 Act No. 237, Section 24, eff June 11, 2010.
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