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GA HB1216

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/11/2012

Primary Sponsor

Charlice Byrd

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011-2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends the charter of the City of Ball Ground, Georgia (originally approved March 28, 1990, and amended May 17, 2004) to remove an exception that excluded certain property from the jurisdiction of the municipal court
  • Revises subsection (d) of Section 1.11 of the city charter to redefine corporate boundaries to include a 4.4-mile stretch of Interstate Highway I-575 right of way between Sharp Mountain Creek and the Cherokee-Pickens County line
  • By removing the prior exception, the City of Ball Ground's municipal court gains jurisdiction over the specified I-575 corridor within its corporate boundaries
  • Sponsored by Representatives Hill (21st), Byrd (20th), Jerguson (22nd), and Hamilton (23rd); passed both the Georgia House and Senate

Legislative Description

Ball Ground, City of; remove exception for certain property from jurisdiction of municipal court

Last Action

Effective Date

4/11/2012

Committee Referrals

State and Local Governmental Operations3/14/2012
Intragovernmental Coordination - Local3/7/2012

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