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Criminal Procedure Bonds And Recognizances: Amend Provisions For Notice To Superior Court; Provide For Temporary Release Of Certain Detainees, R. Goff
Georgia State University Law Review
SB 255 amends existing provisions requiring notice to the superior court when a person is being held in a detention facility and is charged with an offense bailable only before a superior court judge. HB 466 creates a new section permitting the release of a person who has been found guilty of certain crimes, pending his reporting to a correction facility to serve his sentence. This release may be conditioned upon either the convicted person's own recognizance or the posting of bond to ensure his return at the time for the sentence to commence.
Insurance Insurance Regulation: Revise Agent Licensing Requirements, W. Petty
Insurance Insurance Regulation: Revise Agent Licensing Requirements, W. Petty
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act revises license regulations for insurance agents, solicitors, brokers, counselors, and adjusters and provides for fiduciary and record keeping duties for life and accident and sickness insurance agents.
Insurance Vehicle Service Or Extended Warranty Agreements: Empower Commissioner To Regulate, W. Petty
Insurance Vehicle Service Or Extended Warranty Agreements: Empower Commissioner To Regulate, W. Petty
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act empowers the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Georgia to regulate vehicle service or extended warranty agreements.
Conservation And Natural Resources Solid Waste Management: Regulate Landfills, V. Jones
Conservation And Natural Resources Solid Waste Management: Regulate Landfills, V. Jones
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act provides for additional regulations related to the management, handling, and disposal of solid waste in sanitary landfills.
Conservation And Natural Resources Historic Preservation Legislation, B. Herrin
Conservation And Natural Resources Historic Preservation Legislation, B. Herrin
Georgia State University Law Review
The Acts provide for a Georgia Register of Historic Places, for the creation of property tax incentives to rehabilitate historic structures, and for allowing local governments to continue to regulate zoning and historical plans without legislative interference.
Contracts Trade Secrets: Provide Definition, A. Chapar
Contracts Trade Secrets: Provide Definition, A. Chapar
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act defines trade secret and states that all rights relating to trade secrets shall be in accord with the term as used in the Act.
Domestic Relations Child And Spousal Support: Comply With Federal Guidelines To Enforce Child Support Awards, F. Cullen
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act amends the Code section relating to the enforcement of child and spousal support payments to comply with the federal Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1984 and the Family Support Act of 1988. The Act provides guidelines for courts to use in determining the amount of child support awards. Further, the Act grants the court authority to enforce obligations of spousal and child support by ordering immediate wage deductions. It also provides for periodic review and adjustment of child support orders.
Revenue And Taxation Increase In Hotel And Motel Excise Tax To Finance Industrial Bonds: Georgia Dome, D. Vaughan
Revenue And Taxation Increase In Hotel And Motel Excise Tax To Finance Industrial Bonds: Georgia Dome, D. Vaughan
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act amends Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated by increasing the rate of tax that may be levied by certain counties and municipalities on motel and hotel rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, and by authorizing those counties to expend the funds collected to promote tourism and construct a convention facility.
Penal Institutions Prisons And Pardons/Paroles Reform, S. Taylor
Penal Institutions Prisons And Pardons/Paroles Reform, S. Taylor
Georgia State University Law Review
The new legislation establishes alternatives to incarceration which may be considered by the sentencing judge, increases reporting responsibilities of probationers, modifies procedures for jail construction, increases fines to fund jail construction, establishes bond forfeiture procedures, and institutes a program which allows judges to release prisoners on their own recognizance or on bail prior to incarceration.
Evidence Rape Shield Statute: Provide Qualified Two-Part Requirement For Admission Of Complainant's Past Sexual History, S. Brannan
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act amends Georgia's Rape Shield Act by providing that evidence of the complainant's past sexual behavior may be introduced if it directly involved the defendant and could have led him to reasonably believe the complainant consented to sexual intercourse. Evidence of a complainant sexual history is also admissible if it is highly material to, and substantially supportive of, a conclusion that the defendant reasonably believed that the complainant consented and that justice mandates its admission even though the complainant had no past relations with the accused.
Elections The Recall Act Of 1989: Provide Specific Grounds For Recall, E. Imes
Elections The Recall Act Of 1989: Provide Specific Grounds For Recall, E. Imes
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act replaces the Recall Act of 1979, which was struck down by the Georgia Supreme Court in 1988. The supreme court declared the original Act unconstitutional because it did not provide specific standards of misconduct supporting the recall of an elected official. The new version provides standards and guidelines governing the recall of any elected public official who, while holding public office, acts in a manner adverse to public administration. The Act also provides for the judicial review of a recall petition.
Insurance Insurance Regulation: Tentative Steps Toward Reform, H. Pruett
Insurance Insurance Regulation: Tentative Steps Toward Reform, H. Pruett
Georgia State University Law Review
SB 30 prohibits insurers, small loan companies, and their respective political action committees from contributing to the campaign for the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. SB 31 requires the Insurance Commissioner to release to the public each year a list of written requests for assistance by citizens against insurers. HB 178 requires the Insurance Commissioner to publish a supplemental annual report listing insurance companies deemed to be in financial difficulty. HB 182 requires insurers to engage a loss reserve specialist when reserves fall below the standard. HB 183 prohibits certain direct response advertising by insurers. HB 201 creates certain requirements …
Criminal Procedure Bonds And Recognizances: Amend Forfeiture Provisions, R. Goff
Criminal Procedure Bonds And Recognizances: Amend Forfeiture Provisions, R. Goff
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act amends the Code sections relating to time frames for the holding of execution hearings for forfeiture of the bail bonds, should the principal not appear. Changes are also made in the circumstances under which forfeiture will not be entered.
Domestic Relations Legitimation Cases: Establish The Duty Of The Father To Support His Child, F. Cullen
Domestic Relations Legitimation Cases: Establish The Duty Of The Father To Support His Child, F. Cullen
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act amends section 19-7-22 relating to legitimation of children. The Act authorizes the court to establish the father's duty to provide child support concurrent with the court's order declaring his child to be legitimate.
Corporations, Partnerships And Associations Limited Partnerships: Amend Georgia Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, T. Mallory
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act amends the limitations on names available to limited partnerships, provides for the merger of a limited partnership with a corporation, permits a general partner to maintain the confidentiality of reasonable trade secrets, provides for interim redemption of partnership interests, and alters public notice requirements as they affect the personal liability of a withdrawing general partner.
Criminal Procedure Searches And Seizures: Regulate Law Office Searches, S. Brannan
Criminal Procedure Searches And Seizures: Regulate Law Office Searches, S. Brannan
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act prohibits the issuance and execution of a search warrant for documents in an attorney's possession absent a showing of probable cause that the attorney committed a crime, or that the attorney has possession of the place to be searched and the documents will be hidden or destroyed. The Act also prohibits warrantless law office searches and provides procedural protections which regulate the search and the disposition of potentially privileged documents.