Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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SB 435 amends Title 17 of the OCGA to provide that a court may vacate the sentence of a defendant convicted of an offense and sentenced as a direct result of being the victim of an offense of human trafficking. The bill provides for a process for submitting a petition to the court and includes provisions accounting for the consent or the objection of the prosecuting attorney to such petition. SB 435 also amends Title 35 of the OCGA to provide for the restriction of criminal history record information for a defendant convicted of an offense and sentenced as a direct result of being the victim of an offense of human trafficking.
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