The Acts provide for general provisions regarding work release programs and home arrest programs for certain county inmates and include eligibility requirements, assignment provisions, notice provisions, provisions regarding the revocation of assigned work release or home arrest, and provisions dealing with the disposition of an inmate's wages.
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The Act mandates sanctions against individuals licensed to conduct a business or practice a profession who are convicted of offenses involving controlled substances of marijuana. The Act requires licensed persons to report their convictions to the granting authority which must either suspend or revoke the license. The Act also provides
The Act provides that, as a matter of public policy, the unconditional release of accused juveniles prior to the adjudication of their cases is preferred to incarceration. The Act sets forth conditions under which the detention of a juvenile may be considered. The Act also delineates certain values which must
The new legislation establishes alternatives to incarceration which may be considered by the sentencing judge, increases reporting responsibilities of probationers, modifies procedures for jail construction, increases fines to fund jail construction, establishes bond forfeiture procedures, and institutes a program which allows judges to release prisoners on their own recognizance or
The Act allows for a plea of guilty but mentally retarded, defines mental retardation within the meaning of such pleas, provides guidelines which parallel those for please of guilty but mentally ill, prohibits imposing the death penalty upon persons found guilty but mentally retarded, and provides the exclusive postsentencing procedure
The Act provides for discretionary review by the Georgia Supreme Court of all pretrial proceedings in death penalty cases. In addition, the Act sets forth procedures to be followed in ordering and conducting such a review.
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The Act amends the Code section relating to offenses bailable only before a superior court judge. The Act also adds a new subsection which requires a presiding judicial officer to notify the superior court when an individual has been arrested for certain offenses and is being held without bail. Furthermore,
The Act amends the Code to define sexual exploitation of children, mandate reporting by film processors of suspected exploitation, and provide criminal penalties as well as forfeiture of materials or property used in such crimes or derived from its gross profits. July 1, 1987
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The Act amends Georgia's Designated Felony Law by providing that a juvenile will be subject to the provisions of the Designated Felony Law if the juvenile commits an act which would be a felony if committed by an adult and the juvenile has been adjudicated three times previously
The Act extends the statute of limitations from four to seven years for prosecuting felonies, except for murder or for felonies punishable by death or life imprisonment, committed against victims who are less than fourteen years of age. July 1, 1987
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The Act limits to two the number of times a prosecutor can offer a true bill of indictment to a grand jury for the same offense where the indictment was previously quashed by a court. July 1, 1987
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