The Act provides for the suspension of the driver's license of any person convicted of a misdemeanor possession of marijuana. The Act also increases the time of suspension for first offenders from 120 days to not less than 180 days. The Act also provides for a delay in
The Act declares that certain items are contraband, and that no property rights exist as to those items. The Act provides for the seizure of property subject to forfeiture and for the filing of a lien for forfeiture upon the initiation of any civil or criminal proceeding under this article,
The Act makes null, void, and unenforceable any waiver of a right to claim a lien in advance of furnishing labor, services, or materials. Further, any lien waiver executed after commencement of a project, whether to induce a progress payment or final payment, must substantially follow the forms set forth
The Act expands the class of people subject to the offense of bribery and provides a new definition of bribery. Public officials, whether elected or appointed, or employees of the state, any county or municipality or any agency, authority, or entity thereof, are subject to the Act. The Act provides
The Act changes who may have access to child abuse records and what information such persons may be given. The Act also repeals the clause indicating that records shall not be released if such release would cause loss of federal funds.
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The Act provides that a victim, or legal guardian of a victim, of an AIDS transmitting crime or other crime involving significant exposure may request that the person arrested for the crime be tested for HIV. If the arrested person refuses to be tested, the superior court may order the
The Act repeals and adds a number of Code sections dealing with Georgia's automobile insurance legislation. The central measure of the Act repeals and revises provisions of the Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act that require personal injury protection insurance coverage. Other key features include a mandatory fifteen
The Act provides for disqualification of a zoning official from voting on a rezoning application where there is a conflict of interest. The Act expands a rezoning applicant's reporting requirements of political contributions to zoning officials. A rezoning applicant's agents (including attorneys) must disclose their contributions.
The Act provides for protection of certain mountain slopes and river corridors by limiting development and placing restrictions on the land owners. The mountain protection portion of the bill protects all mountain slopes at an elevation of over 2,200 feet with a grade of more than twenty-five percent. The
The Act requires that regulated electric utilities submit to the Public Service Commission an integrated resource plan for meeting long-range energy needs, which the Commission must approve or devise a plan of its own. The Act also requires that the Commission certify the construction or sale of electric plants, purchases
While all of these bills are related to education, they cannot be said to constitute a legislative package. HB 589 transfers authority for teacher certification from the Department of Education to a newly constituted Professional Standards Commission. SB 328 reduces the number of standardized tests public school students must take.
The Acts provide for a delay in the issuance of the driver's license of any person under age 16 who is adjudicated guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol of a controlled substance or marijuana, and for the revocation and suspension of the driver's license
The Act exempts certain individual retirement accounts from garnishment except under some conditions. The Act changes or repeals other provisions relating to the exemption from garnishment of certain pension, retirement or benefit programs.
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The Act provides a qualified privilege against compelled disclosure of information for those who gather and disseminate news. The privilege applies only in proceedings in which the one asserting the privilege is not a party. The privilege is not absolute; to overcome the privilege the party seeking the information must
The Act revises the provisions relating to low phosphorus household laundry detergents; prohibits, under certain conditions, the retail sale or use of cleaning agents containing phosphorus; and makes compliance with the phosphorus reduction program mandatory.
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The Act provides for the comprehensive studies of lakes of 1000 or more acres; the adoption of water quality standards for each lake and its major tributaries; and the monitoring of each lake on a regular basis to ensure it reaches and maintains such standards.
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