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GA HB1349
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/21/2024
Primary Sponsor
Darlene Taylor
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AI Summary
- The Governor, with the Attorney General's concurrence, must appoint one or more special prosecutors in any prosecuting district where the homicide rate over the two previous consecutive calendar years exceeds twice the statewide homicide rate.
- Special prosecutors are authorized to investigate and prosecute murder, second-degree murder, aggravated assault, motor vehicle hijacking, robbery, armed robbery, felony weapons offenses, and controlled substance distribution crimes.
- Special prosecutors may serve terms of up to 5 years (renewable if conditions persist), must be licensed Georgia attorneys, cannot currently serve as a local prosecuting attorney, and need not reside in the assigned district.
- The local prosecuting attorney's office must fully reimburse the Department of Law for all costs of the special prosecutor; if the office refuses, the state will withhold equivalent amounts from future appropriations to that office or district.
- The Department of Law must establish a special prosecution division to assist local prosecuting attorneys with serious and violent crime cases, capped at 15 full-time employees, with assistant attorneys general eligible to serve as assistant prosecutors for up to 3-year terms.
Legislative Description
Attorney General; authorize and direct appointment of special prosecutor subject to certain criteria
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/26/2024
Committee Referrals
Judiciary - Non-Civil2/22/2024
Full Bill Text
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