The Act raises the minimum penalties for conviction of cocaine trafficking. It authorizes the establishment of a Special Cocaine Task Force and a toll free number within the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. It also provides for the purchase, operation and maintenance of a van to educate the public on the
The Act creates the crime of and provides the penalties for pharmacy robbery when a person unlawfully takes a controlled substance from a pharmacy or wholesale druggist.
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The Act amends the Code to provide a two-year statute of limitations for medical malpractice actions which runs from the time of injury, rather than from the time of the negligent or wrongful act or omission. The Act provides that all medical malpractice actions must be brought within five years
The Act amends the Uniform Commercial Code to expand the definition of bank and to provide that both a branch bank and to provide that both a branch bank and data processing center are separate banks for certain purposes.
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The Act amends Georgia law as it related to the operation and regulation of credit unions to remove the restriction on par value of shares issues and to make credit union provisions parallel other financial institution provisions as to minor, joint and trust shares and deposits.
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The Act defines the term financial institution to include savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union as it relates to the Georgia Uniform Gift to Minors Act.
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The Act gives a mechanic's lien in farm equipment priority over perfected security interests unless a financing statement describing the farm equipment has been filed.
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The Act amends prior law regarding the descent and distribution of in intestate's estate to remove gender distinctions and to provide that a surviving spouse receive at least a one-fourth share of the estate.
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The Act authorizes procedures for setting a time and date of execution in death penalty cases and gives the State Board of Pardons and Paroles power to grant a stay of execution.
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The Act provides for the appointment of a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist by the court in all criminal cases where a plea of insanity is raised. The person(s) appointed will examine the defendant and testify at trial. A plea of guilty but mentally ill at the time of the
