Georgia Criminal Justice Bills

Shores, Police Chief Raymond; retirement; commend

Magistrate courts; collecting sums and fees authorized by law; revise provisions

Sexual offenses; modify penalty for offenders previously convicted of the offense of trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude

Crimes and offenses; crimes of gift card theft, gift card forgery, and gift card fraud; provide

Motor vehicles; proper operation upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop; provide

Muscogee County; State Court; provide additional judge

Family Justice Center Act; enact

Cobb County; salaries of chief deputy sheriff, assistant chief deputy sheriff, and executive assistant to the sheriff shall be determined by the sheriff; provide

Chatham County; State Court; provide additional judge

Gwinnett County; State Court; provide eighth judge January 1, 2027 and ninth judge January 1, 2028

Professions and Businesses; a preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make application to or are investigated by certain licensing boards and commissions; create

Mental health; criminal background, license status, and registry checks for owners, applicants, and employees of certain mental health facilities; provide

Forsyth County; State Court; add a judge

Banking and finance; holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; provide

Criminal procedure; personal service of process for notice of a warrant application hearing; provide

Trey's Law; enact

Offenses Against Public Order; the punishment for the offense of obstructing highways, streets, sidewalks, or other public passages; increase

Crimes and offenses; change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs

Middle Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide for a third judge

Sexual Offenses; clergy members to be charged with certain improper sexual contact offenses; permit