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PROPERTY Mortgages, Liens, and Security: Provide for Notice of Lien Rights to Owners of Real Property, Contractors, and Providers of Labor, Services or Materials

The Act provides that owners or contractors of real property must provide written notice of the identities of the property owner, the contractor, and any surety or construction lender for a construction project to persons who are not in privity of contract with the project contractor and who provide labor,

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REVENUE AND TAXATION Income Taxes: Provide Provisions Regarding Treatment by Corporations of Foreign Dividends, Job Tax Credits, Withholding Taxes on Distributions from Partnerships, Withholding Taxes on Transfers of Real Property by Nonresidents, and...

HB 536 clarifies which dividends received from foreign sources a corporation may deduct from its net income and creates a job tax credit program for jobs created in less developed areas. HB 384 creates a withholding tax equal to four percent of the distributions made from partnerships, S corporations, and

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT General Provisions: Provide a Program of State Grants Available to Local Governments in Assessing Potential Consolidation and Provide Methods of Determining Which Municipalities are Inactive and Terminating Inactive Municipalities

HB 83 provides a program of state grants to be available to local governments interested in assessing the need for and desirability of consolidation of local government units and service delivery programs. It further provides for the availability of state grants for the purpose of planning and implementing consolidation should

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CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES Water Resources: Provide the Georgia Board of Natural Resources the Power to Regulate Land Application of Sewage Sludge and Provide the County in Which Sludge is Applied the Power to Assess Monitoring Fees

The Act gives the Board of Natural Resources the power to adopt technical regulations for the land application of sewage sludge. Anyone wishing to apply sludge to land must obtain permission from the Director of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD). The local governing authority where the land application site

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COMMERCE AND TRADE Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions: Provide Codification of the Relationships Between Real Estate Brokers and Consumers of Brokerage Services

The Act defines the legal relationship between a real estate broker and other parties to a real estate transaction, and establishes the duties and responsibilities in those relationships. The Provisions of the Act may serve as a basis for a defense or a private right of action by real estate

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CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS Business Corporations: Modify or Add Certain Definitions and Procedures Relating to Corporations

The Act consists primarily of technical revisions to existing law, but includes several changes which are of general interest. The amended statute now allows a written facsimile or other copy of a proxy in place of the original, gives chief executive officers (CEOs) the authority to take all actions not

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CRIMES AND OFFENSES Crimes Against the Person: Prohibit Stalking of an Intended Victim

The Act provides for the crimes of stalking and aggravated assault by defining important terms and providing penalties. Victims are entitled to notice of the offender's release if the victim provides specified information to officials to facilitate that notice. Constitutionally protected behavior and legitimate business activities are excluded.

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PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES Patient Self-Referral: Prohibit Referral of Patients by Health Care Providers to Entities in Which the Provider Holds an Investment Interest

The Act prohibits a health care provider from referring a patient to an entity providing health care services when the referring provider holds an investment interest in that entity. A transition period extending until July 1, 1996 is provided for those investment interests acquired prior to July 1. 1993. During

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