Authority of county or municipality to establish and maintain jail or jail-holding facility

O.C.G.A. § 42-4-104, under REGIONAL JAIL AUTHORITIES.

O.C.G.A. § 42-4-104

Notwithstanding anything contained in this article, no participant county or participant municipality shall be prohibited from establishing and maintaining any jail or jail-holding facility. Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, such jails shall be operated as provided in the laws of this state as if the county or municipality was not a participant in the regional jail authority. History. Code 1981, § 42-4-104, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 292, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1098, § 9.