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GA HB460
Bill
Status
3/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Esther Panitch
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AI Summary
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Extends attorney-client privilege to explicitly cover telephonic and electronic communications when the client is held in a penal institution
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Requires each penal institution to provide access to a nonrecording telephonic or electronic device for inmates to communicate with their attorneys
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Prohibits intercepted attorney-client communications from being admitted as evidence in state court unless all parties receive copies of the court order authorizing interception at least 10 days before trial
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Allows aggrieved persons to file motions to suppress intercepted communications on grounds of unlawful interception, insufficient authorization order, or interception not made in conformity with the order
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Amends Code Section 24-5-501 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated regarding privileged communications
Legislative Description
Evidence; exclude certain communications made between attorney and client when client is in a penal institution
Last Action
Senate Recommitted
1/12/2026