Participation of medical professionals in executions

Participation in any execution of any convicted person carried out under this article shall not be the subject of any licensure challenge, suspension, or revocation for any physician or medical professional licensed in the State of Georgia. History. — Code 1981, § 17-10-42.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 274, § 1/HB 57. Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 2006, p. 274, § 2/HB 57, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: ‘‘This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2006, and shall apply to executions carried out on or after July 1, 2006.’’ 17-10-43. Disposition of body of executed person; payment of expenses of transporting body. The body of an executed person shall be delivered to the relatives of the person if they so desire; and, in case no claim is made by relatives for the body, it shall be disposed of in the same manner as bodies of inmates dying in a state correctional institution. If the nearest relatives of the person executed desire that the body be transported to the former home of the executed person, if in this state, the expenses of transportation shall be paid by the county governing authority of the county 1255 T.17, C.10, A.3 where the person was convicted, from any funds on hand in the treasury. History. — Ga. L. 1924, p. 195, § 6; Code 1933, § 27-2517.