The Act substantially revises the code sections relating to bail bonds to change the procedures for surrender of the defendant by a surety, clarify bond forfeitures, provide specific procedures for hearing, and set forth criteria for judgments of forfeiture. July 1, 1987
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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 authorizes the Department of Corrections to determine whether any inmate who injures or contacts correctional personnel has a communicable disease. April 17, 1987
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The Act mandates that a convicted felon under age seventeen who is sentenced as an adult be committed to the Division of Youth Services of the Department of Human Resources until he or she reaches age eighteen whereupon transfer of responsibility for the inmate is made to the Department of
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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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 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 amends the code section which makes possession of a firearm during the commission of certain crimes a felony, so as to include stun guns or tasers in the definition of a firearm.
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The Act adds a new subsection (b) to O.C.G.A. 16-10-24 which provides for felony punishment when a person &"knowingly and willfully resists, obstructs, or opposes any law enforcement officer, prison guard, correctional officer, probation supervisor, parole supervisor, or conservation ranger&" in
The Act updates the list of controlled substances and dangerous drugs named in O.C.G.A. 16-13-25 -- 16-13-29 and adds to the definition of &"controlled substance&" reference to drugs, substances or immediate precursors in Schedules I through V of 21 C.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. 15-6-17 by allowing a county in which a correctional institution or jail is located to conduct habeas corpus and nonjury proceedings by using one or more superior court judges and conducting the hearings in a suitable room at the county facility.
The Act allows the court to enter an adjudication of guilt against a defendant who has been granted first offender status when it is subsequently discovered that the defendant was not a first offender. A first offender sentence will not be imposed until such time as the court has reviewed
