The Act amends the limitations on names available to limited partnerships, provides for the merger of a limited partnership with a corporation, permits a general partner to maintain the confidentiality of reasonable trade secrets, provides for interim redemption of partnership interests, and alters public notice requirements as they affect the
The Act defines and sets forth regulations for going out of business sales. The penalties provided under the Fair Business Practices Act of 1975 apply to violations of the new Code subsections.
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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 amends Georgia's Rape Shield Act by providing that evidence of the complainant's past sexual behavior may be introduced if it directly involved the defendant and could have led him to reasonably believe the complainant consented to sexual intercourse. Evidence of a complainant sexual history
The Act prohibits the issuance and execution of a search warrant for documents in an attorney's possession absent a showing of probable cause that the attorney committed a crime, or that the attorney has possession of the place to be searched and the documents will be hidden or
The Act amends a section of the Code pertaining to the competency of child witnesses to testify. Before this change, a child's competency as a witness could be challenged by either party in court. Upon such challenge, the court was obligated to examine the child to determine her
The Act prohibits insurers, industrial loan licensees, and political action committees from making contributions to or on behalf of a candidate for the office of Commissioner of Insurance.
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SB 255 amends existing provisions requiring notice to the superior court when a person is being held in a detention facility and is charged with an offense bailable only before a superior court judge. HB 466 creates a new section permitting the release of a person who has been found
The Act amends the Code sections relating to time frames for the holding of execution hearings for forfeiture of the bail bonds, should the principal not appear. Changes are also made in the circumstances under which forfeiture will not be entered.
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The Act sets forth the elements of the felony criminal offense of reckless abandonment of a child under one year of age. The Act also imposes a criminal penalty of not less than ten nor more than twenty-five years imprisonment upon any individual who is found guilty of the offense.
The two Acts, while applying to different Code sections, have a similar effect on Georgia court procedures. SB 273 permits probate and municipal courts having jurisdiction over traffic offenses to request that the circuit district attorney or the state court solicitor in that country conduct trials on behalf of the
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 Act amends the statutory definition of an unfit building to include vacant, dilapidated structures that are used in connection with the commission of drug crimes; a county or municipality may require the repair, closing, or demolition of buildings found to be unfit. The Act also provides investigative standards for
The Act adds language to the Georgia Residential Finance Authority (GRFA) statute permitting the GRFA to issue bonds for two additional types of housing activities. The new bonding authority allows the GRFA to finance home equity conversion mortgages for the elderly and residential facilities for the mentally disabled. Funding limits
The Act creates a new felony offense of serious injury by vehicle resulting from reckless driving. Previously, the Code restricted the felony offense of serious injury by vehicle to reckless driving due to impairment of ability by alcohol or drugs. The Act broadens the statute's scope to include
SB 30 prohibits insurers, small loan companies, and their respective political action committees from contributing to the campaign for the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. SB 31 requires the Insurance Commissioner to release to the public each year a list of written requests for assistance by citizens against insurers. HB
