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Volume 12, Issue 1 (1995) October 1995

Peach Sheets

REVENUE AND TAXATION Income Taxes: Hold Service Providers to Three-Factor Tax Apportionment Standard Used by Manufacturers
Brian Wiklendt

LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Workers' Compensation: Grant Immunity to Businesses Using Services of a Temporary Help Contracting Firm or Employee Leasing Company
Carole E. Powell

DOMESTIC RELATIONS Adoption: Limit Recourse When Adoption Petition is Predicated on Exception to Requiring Surrender or Termination of Parental Rights
Cecil G. McLendon Jr.

PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Telephone and Telegraph Service: Create Telecommunications and Competition Development Act of 1995
Cecil G. McLendon Jr.

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Bonds and Recognizances: Expand Superior Court Jurisdiction of Bail Hearings; Create Rebuttable Presumption of Flight for Persons Accused of Certain Violent Crimes
Claire M. Kimball

MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC Drivers Licenses: Mandate Implied Consent Warnings and Applicable Intoxication Levels for Georgia Drivers; Provide for Certification of Testing Equipment and Personnel; Provide for Taking and Admission of Sequential Breath Samples
Claire M. Kimball

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Offenses Against Public Order and Safety: Prohibit Discharge of a Firearm While Intoxicated; Provide for Instant Background Checks When Purchasing a Handgun; Preempt Local Regulation of Firearms
David M. Bessho

HEALTH Hospitalization for Tuberculosis: Ensure Due Process for Persons Involuntarily Hospitalized
David M. Bessho

GUARDIAN AND WARD Guardian of Minors: Provide Authority to Settle Claims of Minors; Provide Jurisdiction to Probate Court Judges in Appointing Guardians and Temporary Guardians; Change Requirements and Procedures Relating to Appointment of Temporary Guardians; Provide for Bonds of Guardians Appointed by Probate Court
Doug Isenberg

MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC Uniform Rules of the Road: Establish Proximate Causation Standards for Pursuing Law Enforcement Officers When Fleeing Suspects Injure Third Parties
Holly M. Hearn

REVENUE AND TAXATION Tax Sales: Create Judicial Tax Foreclosure Procedures to Aid Low Income Housing Development
Holly M. Hearn

CIVIL PRACTICE, COURTS Habeas Corpus: Amend Procedures for First Time Challenges to State Court Death Sentence Proceedings; General Provisions: Require Establishment of Uniform Court Rules Concerning Time Periods and Schedules
John A. Creasy Jr.

COMMERCE AND TRADE Selling and Other Trade Practices: Allow Price Controls During a State of Emergency; Provide for Exceptions; Permit County and Municipal Authorities to Require Registration of Certain Businesses During a State of Emergency
John A. Creasy Jr.

INSURANCE Insurance Generally: Authorize Use of Preexisting Conditions Exclusions or Limitations in Group Policies or Contracts of Disability Income Insurance
John K. Rezac

PROPERTY Regulation of Specialized Land Transactions: Revise Georgia Land Sales Act; Remove Georgia Real Estate Commission as Administrator
John K. Rezac

HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities: Expand Definition and Confidentiality Provisions Regarding Peer Review Organizations; Examination, Treatment etc., for Mental Illness: Clarify Definition of When Outpatient Treatment is Necessary
Judy Lynn Poag

INSURANCE Domestic Stock and Mutual Insurers: Create Exceptions to Prohibited Transactions for Directors and Employees; Permit Transferability of Insurable Interests
Judy Lynn Poag

CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES Water Resources: Extend Maximum Duration of Water Use Permits; Provide for Water Development and Conservation Plans; Preserve the Department of Natural Resources' Right to Appeal Decisions of Administrative Law Judges
Julie A. Beberman

EMINENT DOMAIN Exercise of Power of Eminent Domain for Special Purposes: Provide Restrictions on Use of Eminent Domain Power by Petroleum Pipeline Companies
Julie A. Beberman

HEALTH Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities: Require Nursing Homes to Perform Criminal Record Checks on Applicants for Employment
Julie J. Srochi

WATERS OF THE STATE, PORTS, AND WATERCRAFT Registration, Operation, and Sale of Watercraft: Redefine "Vessel"; Create the Felony Crimes of Homicide by Vessel, Feticide by Vessel, and Serious Injury by Vessel
Julie J. Srochi

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Pretrial Proceedings: Provide for Transfer of Indictments; Revise Procedures for Handling Individuals Not Competent to Stand Trial; Revise Criminal Discovery for Felonies
Keith Porterfield

LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Workers' Compensation: Provide 1996 Olympic and Paralympic Volunteers with Workers' Compensation Coverage
Keith Porterfield

LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Workers' Compensation: Provide Guidelines and Limits on Number of Corporate Exemptions; Revise Provisions Relating to Subrogation; Create a Fraud and Compliance Unit; Provide Requirements Relating to Advertising; Revise Other Miscellaneous Aspects of Workers' Compensation System
Kimberly A. Stout

PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES Physicians, Physician's Assistants, and Respiratory Care: Authorize Prescription of Certain Controlled Substances and Medical Devices by Physician's Assistants
Kimberly A. Stout

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Offenses Against Public Order and Safety: Prohibit Use of Computer or Computer Networks to Facilitate Other Offenses
Mark A. McCarty

EVIDENCE Securing Attendance of Witnesses and Production and Preservation of Evidence: Allow Depositions of Physicians to Preserve Testimony in Criminal Child Abuse and Molestation Proceedings
Mark V. Hanrahan

EVIDENCE Witnesses Generally: Provide for Confidentiality of Certain Communications
Mark V. Hanrahan

HEALTH Care and Protection of Indigent and Elderly Patients: Provide for Written Disclosure by Entities that Specialize in Care of Alzheimer's Patients; Provide for Standard Disclosure Form; Provide that Failure to Disclose is Violation of Fair Business Practices Act of 1975; Provide for Remedies
Mary E. Sharp

TORTS General Provisions: Provide Volunteers with Limited Tort Immunity During Declared Emergencies
Mary E. Sharp

PROPERTY Landlord and Tenant: Require Landlords to Give Written Notice to Prospective Residential Tenants of Recent Flooding of Leased Property; Impose Tort Liability for Noncompliance
Michael R. Tippett

PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS Personnel Administration: Require Applicants for State Employment to Submit to Tests for Illegal Drugs
Michael R. Tippett

HEALTH Care and Protection of Indigent and Elderly Patients: Remove Restrictions on Ombudsman Visitation of Patients; Provide Ombudsman with Greater Access to Patient Records; Reduce Interference with Official Ombudsman Duties; Immunize Ombudsman from Liability; Provide Heightened Ombudsman Training Requirements
Monica L. Mash

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, COURTS Crime Victims' Bill of Rights: Provide for Crime Victims' Rights; Increase Maximum Amount of Compensation Payable to Victims of Crimes; District Attorneys: Provide for Additional Duties of District Attorneys with Respect to Crime Victims' Rights
Rebecca Guinn

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Crimes Against the Person: Provide Two Additional Means by Which Aggravated Stalking Statute May Be Violated
Rebecca R. Crowley

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Offenses Against Public Order and Safety: Provide Definition and Procedure for Use of Pen Register and Trap and Trace Device
Rebecca R. Crowley

COURTS, DOMESTIC RELATIONS Juvenile Proceedings, Parental Rights: Provide Procedure for Taking Unruly Child into Custody and Detention of Unruly Child; Child Custody Proceedings: Permit Court Discretion in Awarding Visitation and Custody to a Parent Who Has Committed One or More Acts of Family Violence
Sandra A. Partridge

HEALTH Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Authorize Emergency Medical Technicians to Effectuate a "Do Not Resuscitate" Order for Patients at Home; Provide a "Do Not Resuscitate" Order Form and an Identifying Bracelet, Anklet, or Necklace to be Worn by Patients at Home; Provide for Notification of Revocation or Cancellation of a "Do Not Resuscitate" Order
Susan Beth Jacobs

COURTS Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures: Provide Funding for Local Victim Assistance Programs; Provide for Additional Charge When Filing Real Estate Documents to Fund a Feasibility Study Regarding Creation of State-Wide Computer Information System for Real Estate and Personal Property Records
Susan M. Gordon

PROPERTY Mortgages, Conveyances to Secure Debts, and Liens: Provide for Shortened Reversionary Period for Secured Property; Provide for Notice to Prospective Purchaser of Potential Nuisances by Grantor, Owner or Agent of Property on or Near Agricultural or Forestry Property
Susan M. Gordon

PENAL INSTITUTIONS Pardons and Paroles: Require Further Education as Condition of Parole; Require Alcohol and Drug Use Risk Reduction Program as Condition of Parole
Tracy T. Kenton

DOMESTIC RELATIONS Alimony and Child Support Generally: Amend Child Support Calculations
Vicki Lynn Bell

EVIDENCE Hearsay: Provide for Admissibility of Testimony Based on Statements by Child Witnesses
Vicki Lynn Bell

SOCIAL SERVICES Programs and Protection for Children and Youth: Provide Opportunity for Administrative Hearing Prior to Listing Suspected Child Abusers on Registry
Vicki Lynn Bell

BANKING AND FINANCE Financial Institutions: Change Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Regulations Relating to Financial Institutions
Georgia State University Law Review

CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES Control of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation: Establish "Best Management Practices" as Standard for General Permits for Land-Disturbing Activities
Georgia State University Law Review

CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS Partnerships: Provide for Formation of Domestic Limited Liability Partnerships
Georgia State University Law Review

COURTS: Juvenile Proceedings, Parental Rights Modify Training Requirements for Juvenile Court Judges Showing Hardship; Define Rights and Responsibilities of Department of Corrections with Respect to Certain Juveniles
Georgia State University Law Review

COURTS: Juvenile Proceedings, Parental Rights Provide for Public Access to Juvenile Court Proceedings and Records; Provide for Fingerprinting of Certain Juvenile Offenders; Provide for Victim Notification Upon Release or Parole of Violent Juvenile Offenders and School Notification of Certain Juvenile Offenders
Georgia State University Law Review

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Offenses Against Public Order and Safety: Prohibit Interception and Publication of Cellular Radio Telephone Communications
Georgia State University Law Review

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Forfeiture of Property Used in Burglary or Armed Robbery: Provide for Forfeiture of Motor Vehicles, Tools, and Weapons Used in Burglary or Armed Robbery
Georgia State University Law Review

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Offenses Against Public Order and Safety: Increase Penalty for Commission of Crime with a Firearm by a Convicted Felon; Provide for Life Confinement Upon a Subsequent Conviction; Provide for Felony Offense of Riot When a Person in a Penal Institution Commits an Act of Violence
Georgia State University Law Review

Table of Georgia Code Sections Affected
Georgia State University Law Review

House and Senate Bill Index
Georgia State University Law Review