The Act provides for the creation of drug-free commercial zones. It adds to the penalties for illegal manufacture, distribution, or possession with intent to distribute controlled substances or marijuana within these zones, including possible probationary ban from entering the zone after conviction. The Act requires local governments to file annual
The Act defines the offense of family violence battery and establishes the punishment for first and subsequent convictions of family violence battery. The Act adds two members to the State Commission on Family Violence and defines the term and authority of its members. The Act also extends the termination date
The Act addresses the physical abuse of children and defines "serious injury". The Act imposes more stringent penalties for willful acts or omissions that result in a finding of deprivation. The penalties include a felony charge when one causes serious injury to a child through such an act
The Act prohibits knowingly transmitting certain misleading data on computer or telephone networks. The Act prevents the use of any false name, trademark, seal, or symbol for the purpose of identification if used to mislead any other person. The prohibited data is either data that falsely identifies or data that
The Act creates new provisions relating to bombs, explosives, and chemical and biological weapons and provides a comprehensive list of explosive materials. The Act provides for the offenses of manufacturing, transporting, distributing, and possessing with the intent to distribute an explosive device. The Act provides that a violation of certain
The Act provides that a person may be convicted of conspiracy despite the completion of the object crimes by others. A person may not, however, be convicted of both the conspiracy and the completed crime.
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The Act amends the Georgia Boat Safety Act by providing a new definition of the term “vessel. Additionally, the Act designates homicide by vessel in the first and second degree, feticide by vessel in the first and second degree, and serious injury by vessel as new crimes.
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The Act adds two new circumstances which constitute aggravated stalking. The definition of aggravated talking now includes stalking while in violation of a peach bond or a temporary protective order.
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The Act makes unlawful the discharge of a firearm while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. The Act also provides for a statewide system of instant background checks of potential handgun purchaser and preempts, with some exceptions, local regulation of firearms.
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The Act provides criminal penalties for those who offer or hold themselves out to assist another person in the commission of suicide and commit an act in furtherance thereof. The Act also provides criminal penalties for anyone who overcomes the will of another person and thereby causes that person to
The Act prohibits a person from giving a false or fictitious telephone number or from giving a telephone number of another person for the purposes of obtaining a refund from a business establishment. A violator of the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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The Act prohibits a person from knowingly and willfully soliciting, engaging in, contracting with, conspiring with, encouraging, abetting, or directing a minor to commit a crime which is a felony and is violent in nature. Additionally, the Act prohibits a person from knowingly or willfully providing a weapon to a
The Act creates a presumption of intent to convert rented or leased personal property if the renter or lessee, upon formal request by the owner, does not return the property within a specified period of time. Additionally, the Act changes the venue requirements by providing for venue in the county
