The Act clarifies and amends the Georgia law regarding the justifiable use of deadly force and duty to retreat. Its purposes are to extend the protections of the castle doctrine beyond one's home, vehicle and business to anywhere one has the legal right to be; to codify explicitly
The bill as passed by the Senate would create a registry of electronic contact points for children and prevent anyone wishing to send messages advertising content that is illegal for a minor to purchase, view, possess, participate in or receive from sending to a registered contact point. The system would
The purpose of the Act is to protect the public from recidivist sexual offenders, sexual offenders who use physical violence, and sexual offenders who prey on children. The Act ensures that decisions to release sexual predators into the community are not made on the basis of inadequate space. The Act
The Act makes it a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature to commit an assault against a pregnant female. The Act provides a definition for the phrase 'unborn child': A member of the species homo sapiens at any state of development who is carried in the womb.
The Act changes the provisions related to sexual offender registration requirements that apply to certain sex offenders, including making registration requirements applicable to persons sentenced pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42, relating to first offenders; making registration requirements applicable to persons who plead nolo contendre to
The Act provides for a penalty of five to ten years imprisonment, and a fine of $2500 to $10,000, for the crimes of pimping, pandering, and solicitation of sodomy when these crimes involve the prostitution of persons under the age of eighteen. The Act also provides for a penalty
The Act expands the definition of pandering by making the offense applicable to persons who solicit prostitution individually as well as persons who solicit prostitution for a third person. The Act also increases fines for a person found guilty of pandering when the offense involves the solicitation of a person
The Act redefines the offense of stalking to include conduct that puts a victim in fear of his or her safety, rather than just conduct that puts the victim in fear of death or bodily harm. The Act also authorizes permanent restraining orders and permanent protective orders, and adds that
The Act relates to the general provisions regarding offenses against health and morals, specifically adding sections prohibiting people who have committed certain crimes from residing, being domiciled, or being employed by a facility. The Act refers to a facility as any daycare center, family daycare home, groupcare facility, or group
