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Volume 17, Issue 1 (2000) Fall 2000

Peach Sheets

Table of 2008 Georgia Code Sections Affected; House and Senate Bill Index
Georgia State University Law Review

AGRICULTURE Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products; Protect the Vidalia Onion Trademark; Provide for Royalty or License Fees; Provide for the Commissioner's Powers and Duties
Aimee Stern

CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS Business Corporations: Provide for the Creation of One or More Series of Shares Within a Class; Provide for the Number of Shares; Provide That All Shares of a Series Have Identical Preferences; Provide for Exceptions; Provide for a Non-exhaustive List of Characteristics of the Shares of a Series
Aimee Stern

EDUCATION Elementary and Secondary Education: Add Certain Provisions Relating to Local School Councils; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Educational Program Effectiveness Assessment Procedures; Add Certain provisions Related to School Attendance Zone Transfers; Add Certain provisions Related to Juvenile Court Jurisdiction Over Parents; Change Certain provisions Related to Teacher Tenure; Add Certain provisions Relating to the Creation and Operation of the Education Coordinating Council and the Office of Education Accountability
Andrew Ordyna

ANIMALS Animal Protection: Prohibit the Obstruction of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Employed Officers; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Definitions; Provide for Inspection Warrants and Impounding and Disposal of Mistreated Animals; Provide for Notice and Hearing to Owners of Impounded Animals; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Animal Care by Licensed Persons; Provide for Injunctions and Restraining Orders; Prohibit Abandoning Domestic Animals; Prohibit Dog Fighting; Provide for Reporting of Violations and the Civil and Criminal Immunity of Reporters; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Cruelty to Animals; Change Certain Provision Relating to Penalties; Provide for Exemptions
Bonnie Lassiter

INSURANCE Domestic Stock and Mutual Insurers: Assign Certain Duties of the Secretary of State to the Commission of Insurance; Provide for Filing Applications for and Amendments to Charters, and Applications for Voluntary Dissolution and Surrender of Charters; Provide That Certificates of Incorporation and Charter Amendment Be Issued Under the Seal of the State; Retrieve the Secretary of State of Bookkeeping Duties Relating to Applications and Amendments to Charters
Bonnie Lassiter

FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food: Change Certain Provisions Relating to Unlawful Acts and the Use or Possession of Certain Cans, Bottles, and Other Receptacles
Brittany Tuggle

REVENUE AND TAXATION Ad Valorem Taxation of Property: Change Certain Provisions Relating to Qualifications of Property as Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; Change Certain Provisions Relative to the Ownership of Such Property and the Gross Income Derived by a Family Owned Farm Entity
Brittany Tuggle

COURTS Juvenile Proceedings, Parental Rights: Provide That a Physician May Retain Temporary Protective Custody of a Child Without a Court Order and Without Parental Consent in Certain Situations; Provide a Short Title; Provide for Procedures; Provide for Authority and Duties of the Department of Human Resources; Provide for Immunity from Liability
Brooke Voelzke

PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES Insuring and Indemnification of Public Officers and Employees; Provide Compensation for Law Enforcement Officers Who Become Temporarily Physically Disabled
Brooke Voelzke

COURTS Prosecuting Attorneys: Change Appointment, Qualifications, Classification, and Compensation of Assistant District Attorneys; Change Provisions Relating to the Appointment of District Attorney Investigators; Change Provisions Relating to Administrative, Clerical, and Paraprofessional Personnel Employed by District Attorneys; Provide That Nonstate Paid Personnel Employed in District Attorneys' Offices Shall Serve at the Pleasure of the District Attorney
Brooks Morel

COURTS Probate Courts: Authorize State Participation in the Consortium for State Court Interpreter Certification; Allow Probate Judges to Assist in Other Probate Courts; Define Office of Senior Judge of the Probate Court
Buda Sherri

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Crimes Against the Person: Amend Punishment for Any Person Who Commits the Offense of Simple Battery or Battery Against a Sports Official of an Amateur Contest
David Brown

MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC Equipment and Inspection of Motor Vehicles: Change Provisions Regarding Certain Trailers and Semitrailers to Permit use of Surge Brakes
David Brown

PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES Athlete Agents: Provide Additional Grounds for Refusing To Register or for Disciplining an Athlete Agent; Change the Provisions Relating to Criminal Penalties; Change the Provisions Relating to Notice of the Signing of an Agent Contract That is Given to an Institution of Higher Education and the Georgia Athlete Agent Regulatory Commission; Provide for Certain Terms To Be Included in Agent Contracts; Authorize an Institution of Higher Education To Bring a Civil Action Against an Athlete Agent for the Recovery of Damages Due to Violation of Chapter 4A of Title 43
Horne Natasha

COURTS Probate Courts: Amend Provisions to Provide That Certain Cash Bonds Shall Be Transferred into Interest-bearing Trust Accounts; Provide That Interest From Such Funds Shall Be Remitted to the Georgia Indigent Defense Council for Distribution to the Counties; Provide for the Remittance of Certain Information
Jackie Volk

MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC Certificates of Title, Security Interests, and Liens: Amend Provision Relating to Perfection of Security Interests in Motor Vehicles Generally; Provide for Perfection of Delivery of Notice
Jackie Volk

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Offenses Against Public Order and Safety: Invasions of Privacy; Wiretapping, Eavesdropping, Surveillance, and Related Offenses
Jean Gutermuth

EVIDENCE Proof Generally: Authorize Noninvasive Procedures in Addition to Blood Tests to Collect DNA Samples and Determine Characteristics; Allow Collection of DNA Samples of Convicted Felon in Addition to Sec Offenders; Provide for Sharing DNA Information for Law Enforcement Purposes; Allow Criminal Defendants Access to the DNA Data Bank in Certain Circumstances
Jill Wasserman

INSURANCE Charitable Gift Annuities: Define Certain Terms; Provide That a Qualified Charitable Gift Annuity Issued by a Charitable Organization Shall Not Constitute Engaging in the Business of Insurance; Provide for Certain Disclosures and Notices; Provide for the Effects of Failure to Provide Such Notices
John Price

LOCAL GOVERNMENT Community Greenspace Preservation: Create the Georgia Greenspace Commission: Establish the Georgia Greenspace Trust Fund
John McMahon

WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES Descent and Distribution: Provide for the Vesting in the Heirs Subject to Divestment of Certain Interests in Real Property Owned by an Intestate Descendent; Provide for Vesting of Such Interests in an Administrator for the Benefit of the Heir and Creditors of the Decedent; Require the Assent of the Administrator for Revesting in the Heirs; Provide for Recovery of Possession from the Heirs by the Administrator in Certain Circumstances; Provide That an Order for Sale or Distribution After Notice is Conclusive Evidence
John Price

STATE GOVERNMENT OneGeorgia Authority: Create State Authority To Enhance Rural Development
Kimberly Ruark

CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS Business Corporations: Amend Venue Provisions Regarding Business Corporations; Allow for Removal of Certain Cases; Provide a Maximum Amount for Supersedeas Bonds for Punitive Damages of Civil Judgments; Provide that Foreign Judgments Shall be Stayed Until Conclusion of All Appeals or the Expiration of Time in Which Appeals Can Be Brought
Kristin Gee

GAME AND FISH Licenses, Permits, and Stamps Generally: Add Provisions Allowing Department of Natural Resources To issue Trapping and Hunting Permits Under Circumstances Where Such Action Is Otherwise Prohibited by Law; Add Requirement for Department of Natural Resources To Specify the Conditions Where It Deems Such Permits Necessary; Provide an Exception for Such Permits
Kristin Gee

STATE GOVERNMENT Department of Administrative Services: Change Certain Provisions Relating to the Public Distribution of Legislative Information in Electronic Format To Establish the GeorgiaNet Division of the Georgia Technology Authority; Change Provision Relating to the Keeping of Records of Applications for Licenses and Information on Licenses To Refer to the GeorgiaNet Divisions of the Georgia Technology Authority; Change Provision Relating to Membership in the Retirement System of Officers and Employees of the GeorgiaNet Authority To Refer to the Georgia Technology Authority
Kurt Ward

CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES Water Resources: Enact Flint River Drought Protection Act; Create Drought Protection Program; Require the Board of Natural Resources To Establish a Drought Protection Program; Require Cooperation with the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority
Laura Windsor

INSURANCE Essential Rural Health Care Provider Access: Remove Exemption for Health Maintenance Organizations
Laurie Jablow

REVENUE AND TAXATION Ad Valorem Taxation of Property: Amend To Include Expenses for Preservation of Specimen Trees
Laurie Jablow

GAME AND FISH Fish: Prohibit Gill Net Landing of Certain Species of Fish
Lisa Kabula

LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Workers' Compensation: Amend Certain Provisions
Lisa Kabula

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Crimes Against the Person: Provide Protection for Elderly Persons and Disabled Adults
Mark Biernath

STATE GOVERNMENT State Printing and Documents: Exempt Certain Personal Information from Public Disclosure
Mark Biernath

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Controlled Substances: Amend the Listing of Controlled Substances and Dangerous Drugs
Natasha Horne

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Sentence and Punishment: Enhance Sentences for Crimes in Which the Trier of Fact Determines by a reasonable Doubt That the Defendant Intentionally Selected Any Victim or Property as the Object of the Offense Because of Bias or Prejudice; Provide Procedures Under Which Enhanced Sentences May Be Sought
Patricia Ammani

EDUCATION Elementary and Secondary Education: Provide That Professional Standards Committee Shall Grant a Renewable Certificate When Required Conditions Are Met; Provide Rules and Regulations
Patricia Ammani

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Sentence and Punishment: Change Method of Executing Individuals Convicted of Capital Crimes from Electrocution to Legal Injection
Rebecca Brannan

INSURANCE Unfair Trade Practices: Prohibit Discrimination Against Victims of Family Violence in Insurance Coverage, Rates, and Claims
Rebecca Brannan

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally: Authorize Sale of Alcoholic Beverages on Election Day Unless Prohibited by County or Municipality
Robert Hodges

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally: Provide Exemption for Transportation of Alcoholic Beverages for Personal or Household Use
Robert Hodges

COURTS Magistrate Courts: Provide for the Filing of Actions, Claims, Answers, Pleadings, Postjudgment Interrogatories, and Other Documents by Electronic Means; Provide for the Electronic Signature and Verification of Such Pleadings and Provide for Methods of Service and Docketing of Such Pleadings; Provide for the Burden of Proof If Authenticity Is Challenged; Provide for the Assessment and collection of Fees in Connection with Such Pleadings
Scott Masterson

EDUCATION Elementary and Secondary Education: Prohibit Discrimination Based on Gender in Elementary and Secondary School Athletic Programs Under the "Quality Basic Education Act;" Amend Certain Provisions Relating to Grants and Other Disbursements of Funds by the Department of Community Affairs
Scott Masterson

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Offenses Involving Theft: Change Certain Sections Relating to Shoplifting as a Felony When Multiple Acts Are Committed Within One County Within Seven Days; Create Code Section That Makes It a Felony Offense to Use Receipts and/or UPC Labels Fraudulently to Commit and Further Shoplifting
September Guy

ELECTIONS Elections and Primaries Generally: Require Election Superintendents to Provide Election Returns Electronically to the Secretary of State Within a Specified Amount of Time for All Elections or Primaries Held Within That Precinct Beginning in the Current Year and Each Year to Follow
September Guy

CRIMES AND OFFENSES Offenses Against Public Order and Safety: Change Penalty Provisions Applicable to the Offense of Furnishing a Pistol to a Person Under the Age of 18; Change the Penalty Provisions Applicable to the Offense of Unlawful Possession of Firearms or Weapons; Change the Penalty Provisions Applicable to a Second or Subsequent Offenses of Carrying a Concealed Weapon; Change the Penalty Provisions Applicable to Carrying Certain Weapons Within a School Safety Zone; Change the Penalty Provisions Applicable to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon; Change the Penalty Provisions Applicable to Possession of a Firearm by a person Under 18; Provide That It Is a Felony for a Person convicted of or on First Offender Probation for a Forcible Felony To Attempt To Purchase a Firearm
Seth Kirby

MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC Drivers' Licenses: Change Certain Provision Relating to Revocation of Licenses of Persons Under 21; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Period of License Suspension and Conditions Regarding Return of License; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Clinical Evaluation and Substance Abuse Treatment Programs; Change Certain provisions Relating to Limited Motor Vehicle Driving Permits; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Terms and Conditions for Suspension of License; Change Certain provisions Relating to Use of an Ignition Interlock Device as a Probation Condition
Seth Kirby

CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES Department of Natural Resources: Specify Time Period in Which the Director Must Act on Permit and Variance Applications; Provide for a Fee Waiver When the Director Does Not Act Within the Time Specified
Sherri Buda

ANIMALS Disposal of Diseased, Disabled, or Dead Animals: Change Certain Provision of the Dead Animal Disposal Act To Authorize Additional Methods for the Disposal of Dead Animals; Repeal Certain Provisions Relating to Carcasses That Are Burned
Teresa Adams

COURTS Juvenile Proceedings, Parental Rights: Improve Training and Provide Assistance to Certain Inferior Courts; Provide Training Requirements for Clerks of the Juvenile Courts; Allow for Clerks Pro Tempore; Provide for Certificates and Expenses
Teresa Adams

COURTS Payment and Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures: Require Collection Reports for Local Victim Assistance Programs
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