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GA SB32
Bill
Status
1/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ricky Williams
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AI Summary
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Amends Georgia Code Section 16-10-24 to establish escalating mandatory minimum sentences for violent obstruction of law enforcement officers: 1-5 years for first offense, 2-10 years for second offense, and 3-15 years for third or subsequent offenses
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Creates a separate, harsher penalty of 10-20 years imprisonment for obstruction involving actual violence against an officer (as opposed to offering or threatening violence)
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Applies to violence against law enforcement officers, prison guards, jailers, correctional officers, community supervision officers, juvenile probation officers, probation officers, and game wardens performing official duties
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Requires a mandatory minimum fine of $300 for all convictions under this code section, with $300 earmarked for the Georgia State Indemnification Fund to pay death or disability benefits for officers
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Removes "or doing" from current law language regarding offering violence, creating a clearer distinction between threatening and actually committing violence against officers
Legislative Description
Obstruction of Public Administration; convicted of doing violence in the obstruction or hindering of law enforcement officers; provide for a mandatory minimum sentence
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
1/28/2025