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GA SB287
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/9/2020
Primary Sponsor
Harold Jones
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AI Summary
- Eliminates the statute of limitations for rape, aggravated sodomy, and aggravated sexual battery offenses committed on or after July 1, 2020, allowing prosecution to be commenced at any time
- Retains the existing 15-year statute of limitations for forcible rape offenses committed prior to July 1, 2020
- Preserves the existing DNA evidence exception allowing prosecution at any time for rape, aggravated sodomy, and aggravated sexual battery committed prior to July 1, 2020, provided physical evidence is preserved and available for defense testing
- Amends Code Section 17-3-1 of Chapter 3 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, reorganizing and re-lettering subsections to accommodate the new provisions
- Maintains all other existing limitation periods, including no limit for murder, 7 years for crimes punishable by death or life imprisonment, 4 years for other felonies (7 years if the victim was under 18), and 2 years for misdemeanors
Legislative Description
Limitations on Prosecution; statute of limitations on the offenses of rape; revise
Last Action
Senate Read Second Time
3/2/2020
Full Bill Text
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