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GA SB393
Bill
Status
Passed
6/29/2020
Primary Sponsor
Brian Strickland
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AI Summary
- Codifies the Legal Division as an official division of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, adding it alongside the existing Investigations Division, Forensic Sciences Division, and Georgia Crime Information Center Division
- Authorizes attorneys employed by the GBI's Legal Division to assist district attorneys, solicitors-general, or United States Attorneys in prosecuting any civil or criminal case upon request, with the same authority and power as attorneys employed by those offices
- Expands the GBI's jurisdiction to include the identification and investigation of street gang terrorism and prevention violations (Article 8 of Chapter 5 of Title 16)
- Retains all existing GBI duties, including fingerprint and criminal information exchange, forensic investigation, missing persons tracking, sexual offender risk assessment support, and investigation of human trafficking and offenses related to minors
Legislative Description
Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; duties and powers; revise; campus policemen and other security personnel of the university system; arrests for felony offenses
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2020
Full Bill Text
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