The Act prohibits nudity and sexual conduct on premises where alcoholic beverages are sold or dispensed for consumption on the premises and provides for penalties for violations of the Act.
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The Act amends the Georgia pandering statute, O.C.G.A. 16-6-12, to define the offense in gender-neutral language. The Act also amends O.C.G.A. 16-6-13 and 16-6-15 to punish the offenses of prostitution, keeping a house of prostitution, pimping, pandering, and soliciting sodomy as felonies when persons
The Act permits chiropractors to recommend and dispense vitamins, minerals, or food supplements to their patients. The Act prohibits the sale of these substances at a profit. Generic names for any substance recommended or dispensed must be provided.
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The Act amends the definition of optometry to include the administration or prescription of topically applied pharmaceutical agents approved by the State Board of Examiners of Optometry. The Act also defines the standard of care to which optometrists who treat ocular disease with topical pharmaceutical agents must adhere. The Act
The Act provides for informed consent of the material risks of: (1) any surgical procedure performed under general anesthesia, spinal anesthesia, or major regional anesthesia; (2) an amniocentesis diagnostic procedure; and (3) a diagnostic procedure which involves the intravenous injection of a contrast material.
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The Act amends the Code definition of property insurance, which includes consumer warranty agreements, to allow retailers of electronic consumer products to elect to purchase a $100,000 bond in lieu of a warranty insurance policy.
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The Act extensively revises Georgia law relating to limited partnerships. The Act provides for definitions and sets forth procedures relating to the execution, amendment, and cancellation of certificates of authority of both domestic and foreign limited partnerships. The Act provides for powers and potential liability of general and limited partners.
The Act expands the crime of misdemeanor bail jumping to include defendants charged with or convicted any misdemeanor who fail to appear as directed. In addition, the Act creates the new offense of out-of-state bail jumping and provides notice procedures applicable to felony, misdemeanor, and out-of-state bail jumping.
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The Act prohibits the knowing and willful falsification, alteration, or destruction of health records if done with an intent to conceal any material fact relating to a potential claim or cause of action.
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The Act revises the State-Wide Probation Act by creating a maximum period for probation and suspended sentences, setting standards for the revocation of such sentences, and limiting the amount of time that can be revoked, depending on the offense that constitutes the violation.
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The Act amends the Code section relating to offenses bailable only before a superior court judge. The Act also adds a new subsection which requires a presiding judicial officer to notify the superior court when an individual has been arrested for certain offenses and is being held without bail. Furthermore,
The Act expands certain definitions found in the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act. The definition of custody-proceedings is expanded to include adoption proceedings and the definition of state is expanded to include foreign countries.
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The Act expands the statute which proscribes threatening or influencing a witness. The Act prohibits threatening an administrative hearing witness and makes unlawful any threats concerning the employment of a witness or of a witness's relative.
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The Act adds to the Georgia Corporation Code three sections which provide Georgia corporations with protection against hostile takeovers. The prohibitions of the Act freeze-out any type of business combination with interested shareholders unless either ninety percent of the outstanding voting shares are purchased or the Board of Directors approves
