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GA HB1078
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/21/2012
Primary Sponsor
Jay Neal
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AI Summary
- Allows juvenile courts to modify or vacate delinquency adjudications when the child was adjudicated for a sexual crime that resulted from being trafficked for sexual servitude or being a victim of sexual exploitation
- Requires courts to seal juvenile files and records when a child's delinquency adjudication for a sexual crime resulted from being a victim of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, upon application or the court's own motion and after a hearing
- Existing law requires a two-year waiting period after final discharge, no subsequent convictions, and proof of rehabilitation before records can be sealed; the new provisions for trafficking and exploitation victims have no such prerequisites
- Permits any party to the proceeding, the probation officer, or any person with supervision, legal custody, or an interest in the child to petition the court for modification or vacation of the delinquency order
- Amends Title 15, Chapter 11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, specifically Code Sections 15-11-40 (modification of orders) and 15-11-79.2 (sealing of records)
Legislative Description
Courts; orders of delinquency for children who are victims of sexual abuse or sexual trafficking; provide for modification
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/22/2012
Committee Referrals
Judiciary - Non-Civil2/21/2012
Full Bill Text
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