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 requires law enforcement officers to give a specific warning to drivers stopped for driving under the influence. The Act codifies different warnings for different classes of drivers on Georgia roads. Further the Act establishes certification standards for breath-testing instruments and for the personnel administering the test. Finally, the
The Act amends bail hearing procedures, providing that certain offenses are bailable only before a superior court judge. In addition, the Act limits when bail can be granted in cases involving certain offenses. Lastly, the Act creates a rebuttable presumption of flight for those defendants facing a second conviction for
The Act establishes a regulatory framework under which competition will be phased into Georgia’s local telephone services market. In addition, the Act provides for a modification in Georgia’s area code designations and provides penalties for obtaining and disseminating a caller’s unlisted
The Act provides a six-month time limitation on challenging adoptions. The Act also provides a six-month time limitation from the effective date of the Act for a judicial challenge of any adoption prior to the Act’s effective date.
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The Act grants businesses the tort immunity provided to employers under the Workers’ Compensation Act when the business uses the services of a temporary help contracting firm or an employee leasing company. The Act provides that temporary help contracting firms and employee leasing companies are statutory employers for
The Act clarifies how service companies are required to report net income attributable to Georgia. Service companies must allocate their income based on a three-factor formula, which is a similar method to that which nonservice companies have been required to use. The Act allows a service company to petition the
The Act provides for the fingerprinting of juveniles charged with violent crimes. The Act allows public access to juvenile proceedings and records involving certain felonies and allegations of delinquency. The Act also prohibits the sealing of any juvenile records which involve a public proceeding. Further, the Act requires that victims
The Act gives the Institute of Continuing Education of Georgia, in cooperation with the Council of Juvenile Court Judges, the authority to establish seminars for all judges exercising juvenile court jurisdiction. The Act allows the Council to give Juvenile court judges credit for attending seminars outside the state or to
The Act allows for formation of limited liability partnerships in Georgia. A partner in a limited liability partnership will not be derivatively liable for the acts or omissions of a partner or the acts or omissions of the limited liability partnership. The Act requires a partnership that desires limited liability
The Act grants authority to the Director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to impose either effluent limitations or best management practices for erosion and sedimentation control in general water pollution discharge permits. Additionally, the Act requires, as a minimum, that rules and regulations governing
The Act amends many provisions in the Code regarding the regulation of financial institutions. The Act clarifies Georgia banking law as it applies to local representative offices of out-of-state banks. The Act defines certain terms and changes the restrictions imposed upon the Commissioner of Banking and Finance Department examiners in
The Act amends the Code section relating to public access to and inspection of public records. It broadens the term agency as used in that Code section to include a corporation that has membership composed of counties or political subdivisions of counties and that derives substantial parts of its operating
The Act provides that a writ of possession shall enter instantly if a tenant fails to answer a summons as provided in dispossessory proceedings. The Act further provides that if, upon trial of the case, judgment is entered against the tenant, the trial court shall issue a writ of possession
The Act provides for compensation to agencies which recruit, educate, or train potential adoptive or foster parents. The Act also provides that only a preliminary records check determination is required before a licensed child-placing agency may place a child in a foster care home, while a satisfactory fingerprint records check
