| HB 0196 |
Support | Requirements for Search Warrant by Video Conference |
Pak,B.J. 102nd |
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3/3/2011 |
Senate Read and Referred |
JudyNC |
JUDY |
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| Current law allows judges to issue a search warrant after conducting a hearing through a video conference. HB 196 requires that a video recording of any oral testimony given in the video conference be maintained. Language clarifies that loss of video recording shall not be a reason for dismissal of charges. |
| HB 0288 |
Negotiating | Requirement to Collect DNA as Condition of Bail on Certain Offenses |
Pak,B.J. 102nd |
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2/23/2011 |
House Second Readers |
JudyNC |
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| This bill would require everyone arrested for a felony offense submit to a DNA test before being eligible for bail. The approximate cost to the counties would be $5 per test. |
| HB 0940 |
Neutral | Modifies Payment Requirements for Indigent Defense Conflict Cases |
Pak,B.J. 102nd |
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3/26/2012 |
Senate Read Second Time |
JudyNC |
JUDY |
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| When counsel is appointed to represent an indigent defendant in a capital case due to a conflict of interest, HB 940 would bar the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council from paying any state funds to the defendant's counsel unless an invoice for the counsel's services is first approved in writing by the judge to whom the case is assigned. |
| HB 0997 |
Support | Makes Filing a False Lien Statement Against Public Officers a Crime |
Pak,B.J. 102nd |
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4/16/2012 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
JudyNC |
JUDY |
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HB 997 creates the new felony crime of filing a false lien or encumbrance against a public officer or public employee. The maximum fine is $10,000. This bill was signed by the Governor on April 16, 2012.
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