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GA HB1176
Bill
Status
Passed
5/2/2012
Primary Sponsor
Rich Golick
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AI Summary
- Enacts recommendations from the 2011 Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform for Georgians, aimed at reforming the state's criminal justice system
- Establishes a $1,500.00 threshold for check fraud/forgery offenses, distinguishing between higher-level felony charges (checks of $1,500 or more) and lower-level charges (checks under $1,500)
- Creates a separate offense tier for possession of ten or more blank/unspecified-amount fraudulent checks, treated as a more serious crime regardless of individual check amounts
- Possession of fewer than ten fraudulent blank checks is classified at the lower offense level, aligning penalties more proportionally with the scale of criminal conduct
- Amended by Senator Hamrick of the 30th district to refine the forgery statute language, replacing "including" with "other than" to clarify the scope of covered offenses
Legislative Description
2011 Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform for Georgians; enact recommended provisions
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2012
Committee Referrals
Special Joint Committee on Georgia Criminal Justice Reform2/27/2012
Full Bill Text
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