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GA HB1331
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/20/2024
Primary Sponsor
Mesha Mainor
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AI Summary
- District attorney's offices with public websites must post case information including: case status (no action taken, active prosecution, or closed), defendant name, crime description and applicable code sections, whether the crime is a felony or misdemeanor, defendant's incarceration status, whether a firearm was discharged, and whether special prosecutors or contract attorneys were hired.
- Cases closed for more than 30 days are not required to be posted, and website information must be updated at least once per month.
- District attorney's offices without public websites must still create and maintain the same case records, which are subject to public disclosure under Georgia's open records law.
- Amends Georgia's public records exemption for pending investigations to require that the specified district attorney case information be subject to public disclosure, so long as it does not violate federal law.
- Effective date is January 1, 2025.
Legislative Description
Criminal procedure; district attorney's office to post certain information concerning cases to the office's website if such a website exists; require
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/22/2024
Committee Referrals
Judiciary - Non-Civil2/21/2024
Full Bill Text
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