HB 56 prohibits the state revenue commissioner, any agent or employee thereof, or any local tax official from attaching, garnishing, levying on, or seizing any property on the basis of an alleged tax liability without an actual tax execution. A violation of the prohibition constitutes a criminal felony and may also result in civil penalties. The bill also places limitations on the jeopardy assessment powers of the state revenue commissioner.

HB 162 clarifies that a person on the sexual offender registry may not take a picture of a minor without the parent's permission.

HB 203 requires the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council to provide notice of any investigation of a peace officer that may result in disciplinary action to the head of the employing law enforcement agency, the district attorney and the solicitor of the judicial circuit where the peace officer is employed.

This bill creates the 2011 Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform for Georgians to study Georgia's criminal justice and correction system to enhance public safety, reduce victimization, hold offenders more accountable, enhance probation and parole supervision and better manage a growing prison population. The Council would create a report of its findings and recommend legislation no later than January 9, 2012. The Council's recommendations would then be considered by a Special Joint Committee on Georgia Criminal Justice Reform. The joint committee would cause legislation to be introduced incorporating the recommendations without significant changes.

HB 270 requires that elections for sheriff, district attorney and solicitor be by nonpartisan election. It also allows the General Assembly to enact local legislation to allow any other county elected office - including county commissioner - to be nonpartisan.

Under current law, the sheriff has the option of whether to allow private process servers to serve certain court papers in the county. To become a certified process server, a person must file an application with the sheriff. The sheriff has to approve a process server to operate in the county.

HB 284 removes the sheriff's authority to decide whether private process servers can serve papers in the county. The applications will now be handled by the Administrative Office of the Courts.

This bill changes the requirements for the honorary office of sheriff emeritus from age 75 with 45 years of service to age 65 with 20 years of service.

SB 69 permits the General Assembly to pass local legislation to allow for county commissioners to be elected in non-partisan elections.

SB 74 would permit local legislation that would allow the sheriff to seek office in a nonpartisan election.

This bill would require certain secondary metals recylcers to obtain a 2 year permit from the sheriff before purchasing nonferrous metals.  SB 296 also requires anyone wanting to transport or sell nonferrous metals to a secondary metals recycler to obtain a 1 year permit from the sheriff to transfer or sell the materials.

The sheriff would be required to keep a record of all permits issued.

SB 350 specifies that guns forfeited because of their use in the commission of a crime must be disposed of to the highest bidder once they are no longer of use to the law enforcement agency.  Before disposing of the gun, law enforcement must try to find the rightful owner, if it is suspected that the gun may have been stolen.  Guns that belong to innocent owners must be returned to those owners.