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GA SB371
Bill
Status
Passed
6/4/2010
Primary Sponsor
Bill Cowsert
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AI Summary
- Grants the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) explicit authority to identify and investigate violations of residential mortgage fraud under Article 5 of Chapter 8 of Title 16
- Authorizes the GBI director, assistant director, or deputy director for investigations to issue subpoenas—with the Attorney General's consent—to compel production of books, papers, documents, and electronic records in investigations involving fraudulent real estate transactions
- Clarifies that district attorneys and the Attorney General retain authority to conduct criminal investigations and prosecutions of residential mortgage fraud, while specifying that other authorized law enforcement agencies are not precluded from conducting related investigations
- Provides enforcement mechanisms for subpoena noncompliance, allowing the GBI to seek a superior court order compelling compliance through the Attorney General or district attorney, with failure to obey punishable as contempt of court
- Sponsored by Senators Cowsert, Hamrick, Fort, Goggans, and Tate; passed the Georgia Senate
Legislative Description
Georgia Bureau of Investigation; provide with authority to investigate certain offenses involving fraudulent real estate transactions
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2010
Committee Referrals
Judiciary - Non-Civil3/8/2010
Judiciary2/5/2010
Full Bill Text
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