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GA HB1214
Bill
Status
Introduced
6/16/2020
Primary Sponsor
Robert Trammell
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AI Summary
- Creates the District Attorneys Oversight Commission with power to discipline, remove, and cause involuntary retirement of district attorneys, consisting of 10 members subject to Senate confirmation
- Divides the commission into a 7-member investigative panel (responsible for investigations, prosecution, rulemaking, and hiring a director) and a 3-member hearing panel (responsible for adjudicating charges and making disciplinary recommendations to the Supreme Court)
- Members are appointed by the Governor, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House, and include attorneys with at least 10 years of State Bar membership, sitting district attorneys, and citizen members, serving staggered terms of up to 4 years with a maximum of two full terms
- All disciplinary and incapacity information must remain confidential before formal charges are filed; after charges, disciplinary matters become public while incapacity matters stay confidential; commission work product and deliberations are permanently confidential
- Initial terms begin January 1, 2021; members serve without compensation but receive the same daily expense allowance and travel reimbursement as members of the General Assembly
Legislative Description
District Attorneys Oversight Commission; create
Last Action
House Second Readers
6/18/2020
Full Bill Text
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