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GA HB1110
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/31/2024
Primary Sponsor
Omari Crawford
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AI Summary
- Amends Georgia Code Section 16-5-95 to add "dating violence orders" to the existing criminal offense of violating family violence protective orders, making knowing nonviolent violations of dating violence orders a criminal offense
- Defines "dating violence" as the commission of any felony, simple battery, battery, simple assault, or stalking between persons in a current or former dating relationship (within the last 12 months) or through whom a current pregnancy has developed
- Defines "dating violence order" as any temporary or permanent protective order issued pursuant to Chapter 13A of Title 19 (Georgia's dating violence protective order statute)
- Expands the full definition of "family violence" directly within the code section to include acts between past or present spouses, parents of the same child, parents and children, stepparents and stepchildren, foster parents and foster children, and other persons living or formerly living in the same household
- Prohibited order violations include exclusion/eviction from a residence, stay-away directives from a residence, workplace, or school, distance restrictions from another person, and contact restrictions by any means of communication
Legislative Description
Crimes and offenses; dating violence protective orders; provide
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2/29/2024
Committee Referrals
Judiciary - Non-Civil2/1/2024
Full Bill Text
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