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GA HB931
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/5/2014
Primary Sponsor
Billy Mitchell
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AI Summary
- Amends Georgia's "stand your ground" law (Code Section 16-3-23.1) to add explicit exceptions denying the no-duty-to-retreat protection to certain individuals
- Bars a person from claiming stand-your-ground protection if he or she instigates or initially provokes the use of force against himself or herself
- Bars a person from claiming the protection if he or she is attempting to commit, committing, or fleeing after the commission or attempted commission of a forcible felony or forcible misdemeanor
- Bars a person from claiming the protection if he or she was the aggressor in the confrontation
- Preserves the existing right to stand your ground and use force, including deadly force, for individuals acting lawfully in defense of self, others, a habitation, or other property
Legislative Description
Crimes and offenses; persons who provoke a use of force cannot claim benefit of the Code section; provide
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/7/2014
Full Bill Text
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