Archive for the ‘Criminal’ Category

SB54 - Offenses; incest; provide for gender neutrality

Friday, January 26th, 2007

SB54 - Offenses; incest; provide for gender neutrality
Sponsored by: Smith,Preston 52nd

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sexual offenses, so as to provide for gender neutrality with regard to the offense of incest; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB149 - Law enforcement officers; stop motorists; race or ethnicity; prohibit

Friday, January 26th, 2007

HB149 - Law enforcement officers; stop motorists; race or ethnicity; prohibit
Sponsored by: Brooks,Tyrone 63rd

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to require policies that prohibit law enforcement officers from impermissibly using race or ethnicity in determining whether to stop a motorist; to require annual training of law enforcement officers on impermissible uses of race and ethnicity in stopping vehicles; to require law enforcement officers to document the race, ethnicity, and gender of a motorist and passengers; to provide for other matters relative thereto; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB147 - Woman’s Right to Know Act; abortion; change certain provisions

Friday, January 26th, 2007

HB147 - Woman’s Right to Know Act; abortion; change certain provisions
Sponsored by: Mills,James 25th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a short title; to provide for legislative findings and purpose; to amend Chapter 9A of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the ‘Woman’s Right to Know Act,’ so as to require physicians or other qualified agents to require that pregnant females undergo an ultrasound or sonogram prior to having an abortion; to change certain provisions relating to voluntary and informed consent to abortions; to require certain information be made available by the Department of Human Resources; to change certain provisions relating to reporting requirements; to provide for civil causes of action; to amend Article 5 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to abortion, to provide for criminal penalties for failure to comply with the “Woman’s Right to Know Act”; to provide for construction; to provide for intervention; to provide for severability; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other

SB40 - Elections; fraudulent acts; increase penalties

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

SB40 - Elections; fraudulent acts; increase penalties
Sponsored by: Staton,Cecil 18th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to increase the penalties for certain election related offenses involving fraudulent acts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB145 - Certificate of insurance; intent to defraud; provisions

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

HB145 - Certificate of insurance; intent to defraud; provisions
Sponsored by: Coan,Mike 101st

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-1-9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance fraud, venue, penalty, and exemption, so as to provide that issuing, with the intent to defraud, any certificate of insurance which alters or represents any policy coverage, exclusion, provision, or condition in any form other than actually contained in the policy shall constitute a crime of insurance fraud; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.