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SB 0050 - Prosecuting Attorneys; provide for appointment; law enforcement officer charged with a felony or act of family violence

Tracking Level: Monitor
Sponsor: Fort, Vincent 39th
Last Action: 1/26/2015 - Senate Read and Referred
State Code Titles: 15
Senate Committee: JUDYNC

Staff Analysis of the Legislation
SB 50 revises O.C.G.A. § 15-18-5, relating to the appointment of an absent or disqualified district attorney. When a law enforcement officer whose duties are within the same circuit as the district attorney and the officer is alleged to have committed a felony or an act of family violence, the district attorney shall notify the Attorney General of such prosecution. The Attorney General shall appoint a district attorney.

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