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GA SB407
Bill
Status
Passed
5/7/2018
Primary Sponsor
Brian Strickland
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AI Summary
- Establishes the Criminal Case Data Exchange Board (15 members) under the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to oversee electronic filing in criminal cases and data exchange among criminal justice agencies, with mandatory electronic filing in superior and state courts beginning January 1, 2019
- Reforms bail and sentencing procedures by requiring courts to consider an accused's financial resources when setting bail, prohibiting excessive bail for misdemeanors, allowing courts to waive fines for defendants with significant financial hardship, and permitting fines and probation fees to be satisfied through community service or educational advancement
- Expands first offender protections by allowing retroactive petitions for first offender sentencing across different court levels, eliminating filing fees for such petitions, and clarifying that professional licensing boards cannot deny licenses solely based on a felony or crime of moral turpitude conviction unless it directly relates to the occupation
- Increases firearm-related penalties, including raising the maximum sentence for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon from 5 to 10 years, creating enhanced penalties for criminal use of a firearm with an altered identification mark, and expanding prohibitions on firearm transfers to felony first offender probationers
- Requires the Department of Community Health to establish Medicaid eligibility determination procedures for inmates being considered for parole who need long-term care services, and grants campus police at Technical College System of Georgia institutions arrest powers and mutual aid authority comparable to University System of Georgia campus police
Legislative Description
Criminal Justice System; comprehensive reform for offenders; provide
Last Action
Act 416
5/7/2018
Full Bill Text
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