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Crimes And Offenses Sexual Offenses: Provide That Under Certain Conditions Chemical Treatment And Treatment By A Qualified Mental Health Professional May Be Required As A Condition Of Probation By A Court Sentencing A First Time Offender Of Child Molestation; Provide For Treatment Prior To Release From Custody; Provide That No Treatment Be Administered Until Person Has Been Fully Informed Of Side Effects Of Hormonal Chemical Treatment And Has Consented In Writing; Provide For Administration Of Treatment By State Board Of Pardons And Paroles; Provide That Physician Of Qualified Mental Health Professional Who Acts In Good Faith Compliance In Administration Of Treatment Or Counseling Be Immune From Civil Or Criminal Liability; Provide That Person Undergoing Treatment Participate In And Pay For Counseling, Lisa M. Gable Sep 1997

Crimes And Offenses Sexual Offenses: Provide That Under Certain Conditions Chemical Treatment And Treatment By A Qualified Mental Health Professional May Be Required As A Condition Of Probation By A Court Sentencing A First Time Offender Of Child Molestation; Provide For Treatment Prior To Release From Custody; Provide That No Treatment Be Administered Until Person Has Been Fully Informed Of Side Effects Of Hormonal Chemical Treatment And Has Consented In Writing; Provide For Administration Of Treatment By State Board Of Pardons And Paroles; Provide That Physician Of Qualified Mental Health Professional Who Acts In Good Faith Compliance In Administration Of Treatment Or Counseling Be Immune From Civil Or Criminal Liability; Provide That Person Undergoing Treatment Participate In And Pay For Counseling, Lisa M. Gable

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act allows a court to require that a first time offender of aggravated child molestation, before sentencing, undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment would be effecting in changing the person's behavior. The Act provides that chemical treatment and treatment by a qualified medical health professional may be required as a condition of probation, and allows such treatment to begin before the person is released from custody. The Act specifies that such treatment shall not be administered until the person has been fully informed of the side effects of the chemical treatment and consents to the …


Law Enforcement And Other Agencies Georgia Bureau Of Investigation: Expunge Criminal Records When Arrested But Not Charged Or Charges Dismissed; Allow Prosecutor Discretion In Expungement; Provide For Judicial Review Of Prosecutor Or Agency Decision Against Expunging Record; Provide For Fees For Expungement, Raymond L. Peeler Sep 1997

Law Enforcement And Other Agencies Georgia Bureau Of Investigation: Expunge Criminal Records When Arrested But Not Charged Or Charges Dismissed; Allow Prosecutor Discretion In Expungement; Provide For Judicial Review Of Prosecutor Or Agency Decision Against Expunging Record; Provide For Fees For Expungement, Raymond L. Peeler

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act allows individuals arrested but not charged, or who have had charges brought against them but dismissed by the prosecuting attorney, to have their criminal records relating to the incident expunged. The Act requires the individual to submit a written request to have his or her record expunged from the arresting agency's files. The Act allows the individual to appeal a refusal to expunge the record. The Act also allows the prosecuting attorney to appeal a decision by the agency to expunge the record. The Act provides criteria which must be met for the record to be expunged. The …


Debtor And Creditor Garnishment Proceedings: Provide Definitions; Provide Immunization And Reimbursement For Costs Of Banks And Other Financial Institutions; Provide Procedures For Banks In Possession Of Property, Dorsey E. Hopson Ii Sep 1997

Debtor And Creditor Garnishment Proceedings: Provide Definitions; Provide Immunization And Reimbursement For Costs Of Banks And Other Financial Institutions; Provide Procedures For Banks In Possession Of Property, Dorsey E. Hopson Ii

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act requires that additional information be provided by creditors to banks and other financial institutions on certain affidavits and summonses when creditors attempt to garnish funds form a debtor's account. The Act immunizes banks and other financial institutions from liability if the fail to pay money from a debtor's account if the information needed to positively identify the debtor's account is not received by them. The Act further details the procedures a bank must follow when it has property or money in its safe deposit box, which is subject to garnishment by a creditor. The Act immunizes certain association …


Crimes And Offenses Offenses Against Health And Morals: Prohibit People Who Have Criminal Records From Residing In, Being Domiciled In, Or Being Employed By Certain Facilities, Alycen G. Adams Sep 1997

Crimes And Offenses Offenses Against Health And Morals: Prohibit People Who Have Criminal Records From Residing In, Being Domiciled In, Or Being Employed By Certain Facilities, Alycen G. Adams

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act relates to the general provisions regarding offenses against health and morals, specifically adding sections prohibiting people who have committed certain crimes from residing, being domiciled, or being employed by a facility. The Act refers to a facility as any daycare center, family daycare home, groupcare facility, or group daycare home, or similar facility. The Department of Human Resources shall deny the issuance or revoke the license, commission, or registration of a facility that violates the Act.


Civil Practice Executions And Judicial Sales: Reduce The Continuously Published Period To Become The County's Official Organ Designated To Run Official Or Legal Advertising, Brian J. Anderson Sep 1997

Civil Practice Executions And Judicial Sales: Reduce The Continuously Published Period To Become The County's Official Organ Designated To Run Official Or Legal Advertising, Brian J. Anderson

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act reduces the continuously published period requirement for a newspaper or journal to become a county's official organ designated to run official or legal advertising.


Civil Practice Subpoenas: Allow Issuance Of Subpoenas For Depositions By Attorneys, Corin Mccarthy Sep 1997

Civil Practice Subpoenas: Allow Issuance Of Subpoenas For Depositions By Attorneys, Corin Mccarthy

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act concerns issuing subpoenas for taking depositions and for producing documents and tangible things at deposition. The Act provides that, upon agreement of the parties, an attorney may compel the presence of a witness at a deposition or command the production of documents and tangible things at the examination by issuing a subpoena under the attorney's own signature. However, an attorney may personally issue a subpoena for deposition or production only on behalf of a court in which the attorney is authorized to practice or a court for a venue where the deposition is to be taken and the …


Commerce And Trade Selling And Other Trade Practices: Provide Conditions Under Which A Revolving Credit Account Shall Be Presumed To Be Signed Or Accepted By A Buyer, Jeremy Emanuel Citron Sep 1997

Commerce And Trade Selling And Other Trade Practices: Provide Conditions Under Which A Revolving Credit Account Shall Be Presumed To Be Signed Or Accepted By A Buyer, Jeremy Emanuel Citron

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act provides that in a court action brought under the Retail Installment and Home Solicitation Sales Act, in which a seller brings a claim against a buyer whose account is in default, the seller will no longer have to produce an original copy of the credit agreement. The Act provides conditions that, once met, provide presumptive proof that the account has been accepted or signed by the buyer. The Act also provides conditions under which a revolving account becomes effective.


Conservation And Natural Resources Georgia Coastal Management Act: Provide For Preservation And Management Of The Coastal Zone, Nowell D. Berreth Sep 1997

Conservation And Natural Resources Georgia Coastal Management Act: Provide For Preservation And Management Of The Coastal Zone, Nowell D. Berreth

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act establishes the Georgia Coastal Zone Management Act. The Act provides for the following: a statement of findings of the General Assembly; the management and conservation of the coastal zone; the authority of the Department of Natural Resources; rules and regulations; the coordination and cooperation with other state agencies; and a sunset date.


Domestic Relations Family Violence: Provide Jurisdiction And Venue Over Nonresidents In Certain Circumstances; Provide That It Is Unlawful To Knowingly Disclose Location Of Family Violence Shelter; Provide That The State Commission On Family Violence Be Assigned To The Administrative Office Of The Courts For Administrative Purposes Only, Margaret Ann Shannon Sep 1997

Domestic Relations Family Violence: Provide Jurisdiction And Venue Over Nonresidents In Certain Circumstances; Provide That It Is Unlawful To Knowingly Disclose Location Of Family Violence Shelter; Provide That The State Commission On Family Violence Be Assigned To The Administrative Office Of The Courts For Administrative Purposes Only, Margaret Ann Shannon

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act gives the superior court jurisdiction over family violence proceedings when the victim resides in the jurisdiction or when the act occurs in the jurisdiction, regardless of where the offender resides, as long as personal jurisdiction is otherwise satisfied. This Act assigns the State Commission on Family Violence to the Administrative Office of the Courts for administrative purposes only. In addition, the Act makes it a misdemeanor to knowingly reveal the location of a family violence center.


Corporations, Partnerships, And Associations Partnership: Provide Definitions; Provide Procedures For Limited Liability Partnership Elections; Provide Amendment To Certificate To Comply With Name Requirements Liability To Third Parties, Amy E. Bergeron Sep 1997

Corporations, Partnerships, And Associations Partnership: Provide Definitions; Provide Procedures For Limited Liability Partnership Elections; Provide Amendment To Certificate To Comply With Name Requirements Liability To Third Parties, Amy E. Bergeron

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act relates to corporations and provides procedures and requirements for a new or existing partnership to become or continue to be a limited liability partnership. The Act further provides for a determination of when a limited partnership becomes a limited liability partnership. The Act provides for changes that occur in a partnership, including real property transfers and agreements for obligations. The Act also provides for one member partnerships. The Act simplifies some election parameters, clarifies tax treatment, and paperwork.


Law Library Annual Report 1996-1997, Georgia State University Law Library Jul 1997

Law Library Annual Report 1996-1997, Georgia State University Law Library

Law Library Annual Reports

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Real Revolution, Robert F. Nagel Jul 1997

Real Revolution, Robert F. Nagel

Georgia State University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Keeping Your Eye On The Ball: The Significance Of The Revival Of Constitutional Federalism, Mark Tushnet Jul 1997

Keeping Your Eye On The Ball: The Significance Of The Revival Of Constitutional Federalism, Mark Tushnet

Georgia State University Law Review

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The Propriety And Constitutionality Of Chain Gangs, Emily S. Sanford Jul 1997

The Propriety And Constitutionality Of Chain Gangs, Emily S. Sanford

Georgia State University Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Fundamentality And Irrelevance Of Federalism, Edward L. Rubin Jul 1997

The Fundamentality And Irrelevance Of Federalism, Edward L. Rubin

Georgia State University Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Survey Of Georgia Contempt Law, Conrad D. Brooks Jul 1997

A Survey Of Georgia Contempt Law, Conrad D. Brooks

Georgia State University Law Review

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Markman V. Westview Instruments, Inc.: The Jury's Diminishing Role In Patent Law Cases, Kevin W. King Jul 1997

Markman V. Westview Instruments, Inc.: The Jury's Diminishing Role In Patent Law Cases, Kevin W. King

Georgia State University Law Review

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Formalism And Functionalism In Federalism Analysis, Erwin Chemerinsky Jul 1997

Formalism And Functionalism In Federalism Analysis, Erwin Chemerinsky

Georgia State University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Federalism: The Argument From Article V, Lynn A. Baker Jul 1997

Federalism: The Argument From Article V, Lynn A. Baker

Georgia State University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Legal Pursuits Vol. 5 No. 1 & 2, Georgia State University Law Library May 1997

Legal Pursuits Vol. 5 No. 1 & 2, Georgia State University Law Library

Law Library Newsletters

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March 1997 Docket, Georgia State University College Of Law Mar 1997

March 1997 Docket, Georgia State University College Of Law

The Docket

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A Tribute To Judge Phyllis A. Kravitch, Jennifer Arlen Mar 1997

A Tribute To Judge Phyllis A. Kravitch, Jennifer Arlen

Georgia State University Law Review

This is a tribute to Judge Phyllis A. Kravitch, who honorably served two decades on the bench during a period of great transition in the South.


Dedication To The Honorable Phyllis A. Kravitch, Scott E. Sundby Mar 1997

Dedication To The Honorable Phyllis A. Kravitch, Scott E. Sundby

Georgia State University Law Review

This is a tribute to Judge Phyllis A. Kravitch, who honorably served two decades on the bench during a period of great transition in the South.


Treasury Regulations And Judicial Deference In The Post-Chevron Era, David A. Brennen Mar 1997

Treasury Regulations And Judicial Deference In The Post-Chevron Era, David A. Brennen

Georgia State University Law Review

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Tilting At Windmills: Defamation And The Private Person In Cyberspace, Kean J. Decarlo Feb 1997

Tilting At Windmills: Defamation And The Private Person In Cyberspace, Kean J. Decarlo

Georgia State University Law Review

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The Civil Opinions Of Judge Phyllis A. Kravitch: A Tribute, Stephen J. Wermiel Feb 1997

The Civil Opinions Of Judge Phyllis A. Kravitch: A Tribute, Stephen J. Wermiel

Georgia State University Law Review

This is a tribute to Judge Phyllis A. Kravitch, who honorably served two decades on the bench during a period of great transition in the South.


Financing Affordable Housing In Georgia: The Possibility Of A Dedicated Revenue Service, Frank S. Alexander Feb 1997

Financing Affordable Housing In Georgia: The Possibility Of A Dedicated Revenue Service, Frank S. Alexander

Georgia State University Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Tribute To Judge Phyllis A. Kravitch, Joseph W. Hatchett Feb 1997

A Tribute To Judge Phyllis A. Kravitch, Joseph W. Hatchett

Georgia State University Law Review

This is a tribute to Judge Phyllis A. Kravitch, who honorably served two decades on the bench during a period of great transition in the South.


What Constitutes Minimum Contacts In Cyberspace After Compuserve, Inc. V. Patterson: Are New Rules Necessary For A New Regime?, Joanna B. Bossin Feb 1997

What Constitutes Minimum Contacts In Cyberspace After Compuserve, Inc. V. Patterson: Are New Rules Necessary For A New Regime?, Joanna B. Bossin

Georgia State University Law Review

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Georgia Lawyers Revise Their Probate Code, Richard V. Wellman Feb 1997

Georgia Lawyers Revise Their Probate Code, Richard V. Wellman

Georgia State University Law Review

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