(a) As used in this article, the term:
(1) "Agency" means any private or public entity or organization that provides services to the public and enhances the social welfare and general well-being of the community. Such term may include educational institutions and religious organizations that are nonprofit corporations or are qualified as tax exempt under 26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(3), as it existed on March 1, 2018.
(2) "Community service" means uncompensated work by an offender with an agency pursuant to an order by a court as a condition of probation or in lieu of payment of financial obligations imposed by a court.
(3) "Community service officer" means an individual appointed by the court to place and supervise offenders sentenced to community service or educational advancement. Such term includes a paid professional or a volunteer.
(4) "Educational advancement" means attending a work or job skills training program, a preparatory class for the general educational development (GED) diploma, or similar activity.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, it shall be unlawful for an agency or community service officer to use or allow an offender to be used for any purpose resulting in private gain to any individual.
(c) Subsection (b) of this Code section shall not apply to:
(1) Work on private property because of a natural disaster; or
(2) An order or direction by the court.
(d) Any person who violates subsection (b) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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