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Volume 11, Issue 1 (1994) October 1994

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Federal Circuit Judicial Councils: A Legislative History and Revisions Needed Today
Robert Hall

Peach Sheets

AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA Article IV. Constitutional Boards and Commissions, Section II. State Board of Pardons and Paroles, Paragraph 11. Powers and Authority: Give the Legislature Power to Create Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Certain Violent Felonies
Amy K. Waggoner

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES Georgia Bureau of Investigation: Provide Certificate of Authenticity
Amy K. Waggoner

COURTS Magistrate Courts: Provide for an Optional No Contest Bond Forfeiture Procedure for Misdemeanor Bad Check Violations as a Final Disposition and Provide for Bench Warrants When Forfeiture Is Not Final Disposition
Angelyn M. Wright

COURTS Magistrate Courts: Provide that Persons Accused of Violating an Ordinance Relating to Loitering May Be Arrested Prior to the Time of Trial
Angelyn M. Wright

COMMERCE AND TRADE Selling and Other Trade Practices: Provide it Shall Be Unlawful for Any Person to Sell or Offer for Sale Any Ticket of Admission to Any Entertainment Event for a Price in Excess of the Price Printed on the Ticket and Provide for Service Charges and Their Specification on Announcements
Carolyn Rigot Seabolt

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Sentence and Punishment: Provide that Persons Who are Convicted of Certain Serious Violent Felonies Shall Serve Minimum Prison Sentences and Other Court Ordered Sentences in Their Entirety; Provide that a Person Who Has Been Convicted of a Serious Violent Felony for the Second Time Shall Be Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Without Parole
Carolyn Rigot Seabolt

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Crimes Against the Person: Provide for the Criminal Offense of Offering to Assist in the Commission of Suicide and Committing an Act in Furtherance Thereof
Charles F. Fenton

DOMESTIC RELATIONS Alimony and Child Support Generally: Provide for Accident and Sickness Insurance Coverage for Children
Charles F. Fenton

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Offenses Against Public Administration: Increase the Possible Sentences for Prison Escape
Cynthia F. Zebrowitz

LOCAL GOVERNMENT Urban Redevelopment: Allow County or Municipality to Offset Payment in Condemnation Proceedings by Amount of Existing Municipal or County Tax Liens, Including Special Assessment Tax Liens
Cynthia F. Zebrowitz

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Forgery and Fraudulent Practices: Prohibit Fraudulent Attempts to Obtain Refunds
Daniel E. Turner

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Offenses Against Health and Morals: Provide Felony Penalties for Soliciting, Engaging in, Contracting with, Conspiring with, Encouraging, Abetting, or Directing a Minor to Commit a Violent Felony
Daniel E. Turner

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Offenses Involving Theft: Provide for Presumption of Intent to Convert Rented or Leased Personal Property After a Certain Term; Change Venue Requirements
Daniel E. Turner

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Crimes Against the Person: Designate Hijacking a Motor Vehicle as a Felony
Deborah L. O'Neal

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Crimes Against the Person: Redefine Aggravated Assault and Provide for Additional Penalties
Deborah L. O'Neal

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Bonds and Recognizances: Provide that Certain Persons Arrested Without a Warrant Upon Acts of Family Violence Shall Not Be Eligible for Bail Prior to an Appearance Before a Judicial Officer; Provide for Increased Bail and Specific Conditions for Release for Offenses Involving an Act of Family Violence; Provide for Bail Only Before a Judge in Certain Offenses Involving Family Violence and Serious Injury; Provide a Definition
Elizabeth T. Baer and Daniel E. Turner

DOMESTIC RELATIONS Alimony and Child Support Generally: Provide a Right to a Hearing When an Income Deduction Is Ordered Because of a One-Month Delinquency in Child Support; Provide Removal of Certain Exceptions to Applicability in Income Deductions
Elizabeth T. Baer

DOMESTIC RELATIONS Family Violence: Provide that a Hearing Shall Be Held Within Ten Days of the Filing of a Family Violence Petition or as Soon as Practical Thereafter, But in No Case Later Than Thirty Days After the Filing of a Family Violence Petition; Provide for the Conversion of Protective Orders to Permanent Orders
Elizabeth T. Baer

COURTS Probate Courts: Provide Method for Service of Process on Minors or Incapacitated Adults in Probate Court Proceedings
F. Faison Middleton

ELECTIONS Ethics in Government: Provide for the Applicability of Disclosure Provisions to Activities Relating to the Influencing of Certain Local Public Officers and Employees
Gregg Mitchel Porter

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Pre-trial Proceedings: Provide for Discovery and Inspection of Evidence by the Prosecution and Defendants in Criminal Cases
Jeffrey A. Hannah

INSURANCE Domestic Stock and Mutual Insurers: Provide for the Conversion of a Mutual Insurer to a Stock Insurer; Authorize Domestic Stock Insurers to Issue Preferred Stock
Jonathan M. Adelman

EDUCATION Elementary, Secondary, and Adult Education: Provide for Fingerprinting and Criminal Record Checks of Prospective Education; Provide for Sanctions Against Students for Damage to State-Provided Class Materials; Provide for Voting Requirement for School Boards
Josie Redwine

Review of Selected 1994 Georgia Legislation
Karin Allen and Stephen Chance

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Legal Defense of Indigents: Provide Indigent Defense Funds to Defend Indigent Juveniles
Karin L. Allen

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Searches and Seizures: Confiscation of Weapons from Juveniles Upon Arrest for Delinquency
Karin L. Allen

MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC Uniform Rules of the Road: Require Exchange of Certain Information Between Parties to a Motor Vehicle Accident; Alter Provisions for Return of license Following Completion of Drug or Alcohol Program; Require Driver to Obey Signals of Police Officers
Karin L. Allen

COMMERCIAL CODE Secured Transactions; Sales of Accounts and Chattel Paper: Refinements and Further Definitions of the Act Requiring Filing Statements and Central Indexing Among Conflicting Security Interests
Lance Hamilton

PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES Patient Self-Referral: Expand Definition of Designated Health Services to Include Certain Services
Laura Story

AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA Article III. Legislative Branch, Section VI. Exercise of Powers: Provide Georgia Complete Authority to Regulate Alcoholic Beverages in Any Manner Permitted Under the Twenty-First Amendment to the United States Constitution
Leila Ann Greiff Lawlor

EDUCATION Elementary, Secondary, and Adult Education: Require a Moment of Quiet Reflection at the Opening of Each School Day; Prevent Prohibition of Student Initiated, Voluntary Prayer at Schools and School-Related Events
Leila Ann Greiff Lawlor

CIVIL PRACTICE Civil Practice Act: Disallow Waiver of Disqualification of Court Reporter for Interest; Disallow Continuing Contracts for Court Reporting Services
Leonard Hope

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Offenses Against Public Order and Safety: Prohibit the Issuance of Pistol Licenses to Nonpardoned Felons
Leonard Hope

MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC Driver's Licenses: Repeal Certain Requirements for Habitual Offender Applicants for Probationary Licenses; Provide Administrative Suspension for First Time Offenders; Limit Driving Permits; Change Allowable Blood Alcohol Content for Drivers Under the Age of Eighteen; Provide for Administrative Suspensions and Service of Notice of Suspensions; Provide for Driving Under the Influence; Prohibit Certain Nolo Contendere Pleas; Require that Testing Machines Work Properly
Martin A. Shelton

PENAL INSTITUTIONS Pardons and Paroles: Provide Notice Requirement for Release of Sexual Offenders
Pam Corley

CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS Partnerships: Designate Qualification Requirements, Laws Governing, and Regulation Concerns for Foreign Limited Liability Partnerships
Scott C. Crowley

CIVIL PRACTICE Verdict and Judgment: Provide for Discharge of Liens Against Real and Personal Property
Stephen R. Chance

INSURANCE Insurance Generally: Provide for Limited Release of Settling Insurance Carrier and Insured Tortfeasor for Claims Arising out of Motor Vehicle Accidents Covered by Two or More Insurance Carriers
Stephen R. Chance and F. Faison Middleton IV

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Victim Compensation: Change Certain Definitions; Define Additional Terms; Repeal Certain Provisions; Change Certain Provisions; Change Powers of the Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Board
Thomas L. Nunnallee

PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES Professional Counselors: Provide Exemption from Licensing Requirements for Certain Addiction Counselors Certified by Certain Private Associations
Thomas L. Nunnallee

BANKING AND FINANCE Financial Institutions: Provide for Nationwide Reciprocal Banking
William D. Gaither

BANKING AND FINANCE Financial Institutions: Provide Amendments to Licensing Requirements of Mortgage Lenders and Mortgage Brokers
William D. Gaither

STATE GOVERNMENT State Printing and Documents: Change the Definition of Agency
Amy K. Waggoner

PROPERTY Acquisition and Loss of Property: Allow Testamentary and Inter Vivos Alienability of All Future Interests
Cynthia F. Zebrowitz

PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES Real Estate Appraisers: Authorize Board of Appraisers to Issue Temporary Practice Permits for a Single Federally Related Transaction; Prohibit Appraisers from Giving Oral Appraisals of Federally Related Transaction; Prohibit Use of Appraisers Whose Appraisal Classification is Suspended or Revoked
F. Faison Middleton

PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons: Require Real Estate Brokers to Pay Commission Only to Licensees Who Have Assigned Their License to the Broker's Firm; Ensure a Qualified Broker Will Be Responsible in All Real Estate Business
F. Faison Middleton

REVENUE AND TAXATION Income Taxes: Provide for Business Tax Credits
J. Matthew Maguire Jr.

REVENUE AND TAXATION Income Taxes: Withholding Requirements for Certain Periodic Payments
Jeffrey A. Hannah

TORTS General Provisions: Provide Immunity from Liability for School Volunteers
Laura Jones French

SOCIAL SERVICES Programs and Protection for Children and Youth: Provide for Fingerprint Records Check and Preliminary Records Check for Foster Parents; Provide for Powers of the Department of Human Resources Regarding Programs for Children
Georgia State University Law Review

SOCIAL SERVICES Programs and Protection for Children and Youth: Provide Foster Parents and Child-Placing Agencies Access to Records
Pam Corley and Jose Redwine

PROPERTY Landlord and Tenant: Amend Dispossessory Proceedings
Stephen R. Chance

COURTS Juvenile Proceedings, Parental Rights: Provide that the Superior Court Shall Have Exclusive Jurisdiction over Matters Concerning Children Thirteen to Seventeen Years of Age Who are Alleged to Have Committed Certain Violent Felonies; Provide that the Department of Corrections Shall Have Custody over Juveniles Ages Thirteen to Seventeen Who Are Convicted of Certain Violent Felonies; Provide for Notification to the Superior Court When a Person Charged With Certain Violent Felonies Appears Thirteen to Seventeen Years of Age; Provide That a Juvenile May Serve Up to Ninety Days in a Youth Development Center for a Delinquent Act; Amend the Definition of Designated Felony Act; Provide for Fingerprinting of Juveniles Sentenced to the Department of Corrections; Provide for Housing of Juveniles Committed to the Department of Corrections
Georgia State University Law Review

LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Workers' Compensation: Provide Employers Three Methods for Providing Medical Care for Employees; Delete Requirement that Board Send Notice of Claim to All Parties; Extend Time for Hearing Following Notice; Alter Appellate Review Standard; Define Certain Terms; Provide that Alcohol or Controlled Substance Use May Prevent Recovery by Employee in Certain Circumstances; Provide for Fines for Fraud in Certain Circumstances; Provide for Admissibility of Report from Prospective Employer in Lieu of Oral Technology; Provide Grace Period to Test Employee's Recovery from Injury; Increase Maximum Disability Payments
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

Cumulative Index of Affected Georgia Code Sections (Volume 1-10)
Georgia State University Law Review