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Crimes And Offenses Forgery And Fraudulent Practices: Enact The Georgia Child, Family, And School Communications Protection Act; Provide A Short Title; Provide For Definitions; Create A Service To Protect Child, Family, And School Communications; Provide Conditions For Registration; Provide For A Fee; Provide For Procedures; Provide For Verification From The Contents Of The Service; Prohibit The Transmission Of Certain Messages; Provide For Exceptions; Prohibit The Release Of Certain Information; Shield Certain Information From Public Inspection; Provide For A Penalty; Provide For Civil Actions; Provide For Related Matters; Provide For An Effective Date; Repeal Conflicting Laws; And For Other Purposes, Frank Cobia
Georgia State University Law Review
The bill as passed by the Senate would create a registry of electronic contact points for children and prevent anyone wishing to send messages advertising content that is illegal for a minor to purchase, view, possess, participate in or receive from sending to a registered contact point. The system would be funded by charging senders a fee for scrubbing their address lists. The bill provides for both criminal and civil penalties. The bill was modified in the House committee to replace the registry with a requirement that messages advertising such things as pornography, gambling and prostitution must contain ADV:ADLT in …
Domestic Relations Divorce: Require Certain Divorcing Parents To Participate In Certain Education Classes That Focus On The Effect Of Divorce And Separation On Children; Provide For Legislative Findings; Provide For The Types Of Persons Who Can Provide The Education; Provide For Exceptions To The Education Classes; Change Certain Provisions Relating To The Time Limit For Granting A Divorce On The Ground That The Marriage Is Irretrievably Broken; Provide For A Different Time Frame For Granting Divorce Based On Certain Circumstances; Provide For Related Matters; Provide For An Effective Date And Applicability; Repeal Conflicting Laws; And For Other Purposes, Karen Hamilton
Georgia State University Law Review
The bill would have required certain divorcing parents with dependent children under 18 years of age to participate in education classes and provided the different types of professionals who could conduct the classes. The bill also would have enacted a waiting period changing the time a court could grant a divorce to 120 days from the date of the parties' separation when the parties have children 18 years of age or younger. The bill provided a waiting period waiver when a party obtained a protective order or when either party submitted allegations to the court of specific facts establishing probable …
Application Of The First Amendment To Violent And Nonviolent Video Games, Anthony Ventry
Application Of The First Amendment To Violent And Nonviolent Video Games, Anthony Ventry
Georgia State University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Crimes And Offenses Offenses Against Public Health And Morals: Change Certain Provisions Relating To Sexual Offenses, Pimping, And Sexual Battery; Include Depiction Of Any Portion Of A Minor's Body Part In The Prohibition Against Sexual Exploitation Of Children, Thomas Mihill
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act criminalizes transporting a person for the purpose of prostitution. It raises the punishment for sexual battery against a child under the age of 16 from a misdemeanor to a felony. It adds language criminalizing the depiction of a minor's body part engaged in any sexually explicit conduct. Finally, the Act substantially amends the Code language relating to computer pornography, obscene Internet contact with a child, and child exploitation prevention.
The Children's Internet Protection Act: A Denial Of A Student's Opportunity To Learn In A Technology-Rich Environment, Michael J. Brown
The Children's Internet Protection Act: A Denial Of A Student's Opportunity To Learn In A Technology-Rich Environment, Michael J. Brown
Georgia State University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Criminal Procedure Limitations On Prosecution: Enable Prosecution For Serious Violent Felonies To Be Commenced At Any Time Under Certain Circumstances; Provide For An Increase In The Statute Of Limitations For Aggravated Sodomy; Provide For Increase In Age Limitation On Prosecutions Of Certain Crimes Involving Children Who Are Victims Be Increased To Age Eighteen, John Hamrick
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act provides that prosecution for serious violent offenses may be commenced at any time under certain circumstances. The Act removes the statute of limitation for the prosecution of Armed Robbery, Kidnapping, Rape, Aggravated Child Molestation, Aggravated Sodomy, and Aggravated Sexual Battery when DNA evidence is available to determine the identity of the accused and a sufficient portion of such DNA evidence is available for the accused to test. The Act also provides that the age limitation on prosecutions of certain crimes involving children who are victims be increased to age eighteen.
Brooks V. Parkerson: To Grandmother's House We Go - The Visitation Rights Of Grandparents In Georgia, Cynthia F. Zebrowitz
Brooks V. Parkerson: To Grandmother's House We Go - The Visitation Rights Of Grandparents In Georgia, Cynthia F. Zebrowitz
Georgia State University Law Review
No abstract provided.
In Re A.R.B.: Toward A Redefinition Of The Best Interests Standard In Georgia Child Custody Cases, Josie Redwine
In Re A.R.B.: Toward A Redefinition Of The Best Interests Standard In Georgia Child Custody Cases, Josie Redwine
Georgia State University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Domestic Relations Alimony And Child Support Generally: Provide For Accident And Sickness Insurance Coverage For Children, Charles F. Fenton
Domestic Relations Alimony And Child Support Generally: Provide For Accident And Sickness Insurance Coverage For Children, Charles F. Fenton
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act provides for a mechanism for the Department of Human Resources, the Department of Medical Assistance, or a custodial parent to require a support-paying parent's employer to obtain court-ordered accident and sickness insurance on behalf of the parent's child. The Act provides for criminal and civil penalties for any employer who does not abide by an enrollment order.
Social Services Programs And Protection For Children And Youth: Control Who May Have Access To Records Concerning Child Abuse Reports, Carol Ann Hendry
Social Services Programs And Protection For Children And Youth: Control Who May Have Access To Records Concerning Child Abuse Reports, Carol Ann Hendry
Georgia State University Law Review
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.
Wills, Trusts, And Administration Of Estates Year's Support: Change Determination Of Year's Support, Mary Mccall Cash
Wills, Trusts, And Administration Of Estates Year's Support: Change Determination Of Year's Support, Mary Mccall Cash
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act clarifies what sources of support the court may consider available to an applicant for year's support, as well as clarifying who has the burden of proof in showing the amount of support necessary. The Act also removes the former requirement that all debts of the estate be paid before an applicant can receive year's support for subsequent years.
Crimes And Offenses Sexual Offenses: Prohibit Solicitation Of Persons Under Age Of Seventeen, S. Gray
Crimes And Offenses Sexual Offenses: Prohibit Solicitation Of Persons Under Age Of Seventeen, S. Gray
Georgia State University Law Review
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 under the age of seventeen are involved.
Crimes And Offenses Sexual Exploitation Of Children: Provide For Criminal And Civil Penalties, D. Temples
Crimes And Offenses Sexual Exploitation Of Children: Provide For Criminal And Civil Penalties, D. Temples
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act amends the Code to define sexual exploitation of children, mandate reporting by film processors of suspected exploitation, and provide criminal penalties as well as forfeiture of materials or property used in such crimes or derived from its gross profits. July 1, 1987