Summary of general statutes enacted at the 1984 session of the General Assembly of Georgia

SUMMARY OF GENERAL STATUTES ENACTED
AT THE 1984 SESSION OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA
LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
316 STATE CAPITOL ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30334

LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL 316 STATE CAPITOL ATLANTA, GEORGIA
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
THOMAS B. MURPHY
Speaker, House of Representatives Chairman
HAMILTON MCWHORTER, JR.
Secretary of the Senate Secretary
ZELL MILLER
Lieutenant Governor
SENATOR THOMAS F. ALLGOOD SENATOR J. NATHAN DEAL
SENATOR JOSEPH E. KENNEDY SENATOR JIMMY LESTER SENATOR TERRELL STARR
REPRESENTATIVE A. L. (AL) BURRUSS REPRESENTATIVE JACK CONNELL
REPRESENTATIVE WARREN D. EVANS REPRESENTATIVE LAUREN MCDONALD, JR.
REPRESENTATIVE JOE MACK WILSON
GLENN W. ELLARD
Clerk, House of Representatives
FRANK. H. EDWARDS
Legislative Counsel

COMMITTEE MEMBERS THOMAS B MURPHY
HAMILTON McWHORTER JR ~CE'AOOC"<SE~, <

COMMITTEE MEMBERS SENATOR) NATHAN OEAL SENATOR JIMMY LESTER SLNATORTERRF.LL STARR RE"RESE.NTATIVE WARREN O fVANS RE,,RESENTATJVE LAURF.N McDONALO REPRESHHATIVE JOE MACK WILSON
LEG!SLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

TO:

MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS

OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS

We are pleased to transmit to you the "Summary of General Statutes Enacted at the 1984 Regular Session of the General Asaembly of Georgia." This represents one of the "ervices which the Legislative Services Committee and the Office of Legialll.tive Counsel perfor111. for th~ legislative branch of government. Other services include bill drafting, research, statutory and Code revision, rendering of opinion8, counaeling, legislative reference, interim cornmittoe staffing, and prepll.ration of reports.
The Office of Legislative Counsel drafted a total of J,698 bill9, resolutions, and amendments for the 1984 8es~ion. Of thia nwnber, 911 had been prepared by the convening date of the session, le,1ving a total of 2,787 which were drafted during the session.
The other members of the committee and the Office of Legislative Counsel Join me in the sincere hope that this booklet will be of benefit to those who use it. If we may be of service, please feel free to call upon us.

TBM: jp

THOMAS B. MURPHY Chairman Legislative Services Committee

FOREWORD

This booklet contains a summary of the

eneral statutes of statewide application which

ere enacted at the 1984 regular session of the

eneral Assembly of Georgia. No resolutions,

population" Acts, or Acts with

special

pplication have been included.

It would be impractical to minutely

nalyze each statute because to do so would defeat

he main purpose which it is hoped that this

ooklet accomplishes. It is intended that it be

sed as a convenient reference for persons

esiring to know which laws were enacted or

esiring to ascertain the main features of each

ct without the necessity of reading it in its

ntirety. It should be pointed out that for

pecific, detailed information on any particular

aw, the Act itself should be examined.

A

otation of the effective date is listed after

ach Act.

would like to give special credit to ewell Brumby, Deputy Legislative Counsel, for the reparation of this booklet. The many long hours nvolved in this project are evidence of his utstanding work and his meticulous attention to etail.

This summary is not to be deemed in any anner as an opinion from the Office of egislative Counsel, and the question of :onstitutionality has not been considered in any fespect. It is hoped that this booklet will ,enefit all who have occasion to use it and lomment and suggestions for improvement are ~lcomed.

Frank H. Edwards Legislative Counsel

NOTE
In order to allow earlier distribution of :his year's summary, the page numbers showing rhere the Acts may be found in the Georgia Laws ,ave been omitted. The Acts are published in the :eorgia Laws in numerical order; and the bound olumes of the Georgia Laws also contain a table 1howing where the Acts may be found.

H00SE BILLS

INTRODUCED

PASSED

SIGNED/VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR

Pending from 1983 Sessior.,. Introduced 1984 Session.

Generals Passed ... 271

Locals Passed.

.347

618.

423 805 1228

75

70

543

536

7

618

606 IT

.Sent to the Governor for signature approval.

HOUSJ: RESOLUTIONS

INTRODUCED

ADOPTED

SIGNED/VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR

Pending from 1983 Session. Introduced 1984 Session.

Adopted. . 38

Adopted.

l

Constitutional

Amendments.

Privilege Adopted .. 445

489

48

4

534

485

582

489

3

0

41

0

44 0

44 ...... Sent to the Governor for signature approval.

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SENATE BILLS
Pending from 1983 Session. Introduced 1984 Session.
Generals Passed .... 114 Locals Passed ...... 51
165.

SENATE RESOLUTIONS

Pending from 1983 Session. Introduced 1984 Session.

Generals Adopted.

Constitutional

Amendments.

5

Privilege Adopted .. 180

194

14.

INTRODUCED
176 254 430

PASSED
26 139 165

SIGNED /VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR

25

l

136

3

161

4

.Sent to the Governor for signature approval.

INTRODUCED

ADOPTED

SIGNED/VETOED BY THE GO\lERNOR

14

0

217

194

231

194

0

0

13

l

TI l

. .. Sent to the Governor for signature approval.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1984 SESSION" SUMMARY

TOTAL BILLS

gTRODUCED

PASSED

SIGNED/VETOED BY THE GOVER.'-IOR

HOUSE SENATE

1228

618

606

12

430

165

161

4

1658

783

767

16

783.

.Sent to the Governor for signature approval.

TOTAL RESOLUTIONS
HOUSE SENATE

I:--;TRODUCED

ADOPTED

SIGNED/VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR

582

489

231

194

813

683

44

0

13

l

57 l

58.

. Sent to the Governor for signature <tpproval.

The Acts in this summary are arranged cording to the title of the Official Code of orgia Annotated which they amend. In those ses in which an Act amends more than one Code tie the Act appears under only one of the fected titles. A table of titles appears below.
Acts are listed for those titles which are dicated by an asterisk.

Title 1 Title 2 Title 3 Title 4 Title 5 Title 6* Title 7 Title 8 Title 9 Title 10 Title 11* Title 12
Title 13* Title 14
Title 15 Title 16 Title 17 Title 18 Title 19 Title 20 Title 21 Title 22 Title 23* Title 24 Title 25 Title 26* Title 27 Title 28 Title 29 Title 30 Title 31 Title 32
Title 33 Title 34
Title 35
Title 36 Title 37 Title 38*
Title 39* Title 40 Title 41* Title 42 Title 43 Title 44 Title 45 Title 46
Title 47 Title 48 Title 49 Title 50 Title 51* Title 52
Title 53

General Provisions Agriculture Alcoholic Beverages Animals Appeal and Error Aviation Banking and Finance Buildings and Housing Civil Practice Commerce and Trade Commercial Code Conservation and
Natural Resources Contracts Corporations, Partnerships,
and Associations Courts Crimes and Offenses Criminal Procedure Debtor and Creditor Domestic Relations Education Elections Eminent Domain Equity Evidence Fire Protection and Safety Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics Game and Fish General Assembly Guardian and Ward Handicapped Persons Health Highways, Bridges, and
Ferries
Insurance
Labor and Industrial Relations
Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies
Local Government Mental Health Military, Emergency Management,
and Veterans Affairs Minors Motor Vehicles and Traffic Nuisances Penal Institutions Professions and Businesses Property Public Officers and Employees Public Utilities and Public
Transportation Retirement and Pensions Revenue and Taxation Social Services State Government Torts Waters of the State, Ports,
and Watercraft Wills, Trusts, and
Administration of Estates

TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

Act 580; HB 1156

Makes extensive editorial amendments

to the Official Code of Georgia

Annotated,

so

as

to

correct

typographical, stylistic, and other

errors and omissions.

Effective February 3, 1984.

Act 1270; SB 372

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 1-4-1, so as

to strike the existing list of state

holidays and provide that the State of

Georgia shall observe all public

holidays designated by the federal

government and such other days as are

designated by the Governor as public

holidays to make a total of 12 state

holidays.

Provides procedures for

granting of annual leave to state

employees for observance of religious

holy days which are not public holidays.

Effective December 31, 1984.

TITLE 2 AGRICULTURE

Act 1145; HB 1569
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 2-3-5, so as to change the membership of the Georgia Agrirama Development Authority.
Effective March 28, 1984.

Act 1140; HB 1294
Provides for the suspension and revocation of licenses of pesticide contractors and certified commercial pesticide applicators who are convicted on or after January 1, 1984, of trafficking in drugs under Code Section 16-13-31 where such criminal violation involves use of an aircraft.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 2-7-102. Effective March 28, 1984.

Act 1215; HB 1047
Enacts into law the interstate Pest Control Compact and provides for the entry into the compact of the State of Georgia together with all other member jurisdictions. Establishes an insurance fund from which member states may obtain financial support for pest control programs of benefit to them in other

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TITLE 2 (continued)

states. Enacts O.C.G.A. Sections
through 2-7-136. Effective July 1, 1984.

2-7-130

TITLE 3 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Act 1332; SB 390
Provides that in any county or municipality in which the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises is lawful the county or municipal governing authority may with the approval of the voters at a referendum authorize Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises by restaurants and hotels. Continues in effect Sunday sales allowed under prior laws.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 3-3-7. Effective April 6, 1984.

Act 1110; SB 387

Changes from 1,440 ounces or five

cases to 576 ounces or two cases or one

7.75 gallon keg the amount of malt

beverages which may be brought into the

state without payment of

taxes.

Provides that when malt beverages are

being transported in a motor vehicle

each occupant of the motor vehicle who

is entitled to possess alcoholic

beverages shall be entitled to said

exemption. Eliminates the absolute

requirement

that

malt

beverage

containers have the word "Georgia" or

its abbreviation on the crown or lid and

provides that the commissioner of

revenue may impose such requirement by

regulation.

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 3-3-8,

3-5-21, and 3-5-60.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1333; SB 483
Changes provisions relating to the authority of counties and cities to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages on local election days. Provides that such sales shall not be authorized unless the county or municipality affirmatively authorizes such sales.

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TITLE 3 (continued)

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 3-3-20 and repeals O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-595.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1239; HB 1473

Expands the definition of the term

"farm winery" to include, in addition to

those wineries already included, any

domestic winery which makes at least 40

percent of its production from Georgia

produce, produces less than 100,000

gallons per year, and is owned and

operated by persons engaged in the

production of a substantial portion of

such Georgia produce. Provides that a

farm winery which is licensed by the

state may manufacture

wine

and

distribute wine at wholesale without a

county or municipal license if it has

notified the county or municipality of

its intention to commence operations and

the county or municipality has not

adopted a resolution prohibiting the

farm winery from operating.

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 3-6-21.l and

3-6-40.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 803; SB 290

Enacts

the

"Georgia

Distilled

Spirits Distribution Act."

Requires

manufacturers and shippers shipping

distilled spirits into the state to

designate sales territories for each of

their brands and to name one licensed

wholesaler as the exclusive distributor

of each brand in each sales territory.

Enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 3-6-150

through 3-6-153.

Effective March 14, 1984.

TITLE 4 ANIMALS

Act 808; SB 375

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 4-4-113, so as

to change provisions relating to

required bonding of equine dealers,

brokers, and

sales

establishment

operators and so as to provide for

permitting and bonding of special sales

of equines.

Effective July 1, 1984.

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TITLE 4 (continued)

Act 1259; HB 1048

Prohibits importation into the state

of nonnative birds which if introduced

into the state would be capable of

breeding in the wild to the detriment of

the state's agricultural industry and

directs the Commissioner of Agriculture

to establish a listing of such birds.

Prohibits importation into the state of

psittacine and other exotic birds

brought into the United States in

violation

of

federal

quarantine

regulations.

Provides for criminal

penal ties and seizure, quarantine, and

destruction of birds unlawfully brought

into the state.

Enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 4-10-7.l and

4-10-7.2.

Effective July 1, 1984.

TITLE 5 APPEAL AND ERROR

Act 916; HB 877

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 5-6-34, so as

to remove Judgments and orders relating

to continuation, modification, and

vacation of temporary restraining orders

from the list of orders and Judgments

directly appealable to the Supreme Court

or Court of Appeals.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 5-6-35, so as

to add the following types of cases to

those in which an application for appeal

is required: appeals from decisions of

the State Board of Education, all types

of domestic relations cases, cases

involving distress or dispossessory

warrants where the only issue is an

amount of rent due of $2,500.00 or less,

cases

involving

garnishment

or

attachment, probation revocation orders,

cases involving money damages of

$2,500.00 or

less,

denials

of

extraordinary motions for new trial,

denials of motions and complaints in

equity to set aside judgments, and

orders granting or denying temporary

restraining orders.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 815; SB 432
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 5-6-45, so as to provide that, when an unconditional lump sum fine is imposed in a criminal :ase, the court may require that

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TITLE 5 (continued)

supersedeas bond be conditioned upon payment of the fine at the time the sentence becomes final. Provides that when a corporation has been fined in a criminal case the court may order that supersedeas be conditioned upon the posting of a supersedeas bond; and provides that if a corporation fails to post such a supersedeas bond the fine imposed may be collected by any lawful process as if the judgment had become final, subject to a refund if final judgment is entered in favor of the defendant corporation. Provides that the conditions of any supersedeas bond may at any time be reviewed and modified by the court.
Effective March 14, 1984.

Act 816; SB 433
Provides that the provisions of Code Section 5-6-45, relating to supersedeas and supersedeas bonds when a notice of appeal is filed, shall apply equally to cases wherein a motion for new trial is filed.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 5-5-47. Effective March 14, 1984.

TITLE 7 BANKING AND FINANCE

Act 1165; HB 1149

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 7-1-4, so as

to provide that for purposes of the

"Financial

Institutions

Code

of

Georgia," the term "savings and loan

association" shall include a federal

savings bank. Amends O.C.G.A. Section

7-1-173, so as to provide that when the

Department of Banking and Finance is

receiver of a financial institution the

statute of limitations on all causes of

action which may accrue to the financial

institution shall be extended for a

period of six months. Enacts O.C.G.A.

Section 7-1-175, so as to authorize the

department as receiver to reject any

executory contract and any lease

contract to which the

financial

institution is a party. Enacts O.C.G.A.

Section 7-1-176, so as to provide that

an undertaking by the department as

receiver to sell assets of a financial

institution to a purchaser who assumes

the financial institution's liabilities

to creditors relieves the department of

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TITLE 7 (continued)

further obligation to give notice or accounting to such creditors until the final accounting. Said 0.C.G.A. Section 7-1-176 further authorizes a deposit insurer as receiver of a financial institution to sell assets of the financial institution to itself and to borrow from itself for such purposes. Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 7-1-491, so as to authorize the department to increase above $25,000.00 the amount which a financial institution may lend to one of its directors or policy-making officers. Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 7-4-17, so as to provide that the prohibition against charging of interest on unpaid interest shall not apply to loans secured by the pledge or assignment of instruments evidencing loans having first priority on real estate.
Effective March 28, 1984.

Act 1314; HB 1198
Authorizes and provides for regulation of interstate banking within the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Enacts 0.C.G.A. Sections 7-1-620 through 7-1-625.
Effective July 1, 1985, or earlier if two of said states authorize such interstate banking prior to July l, 1985.

Act 1166; HB 1160

Provides

that

any

financial

institution chartered under state or

federal law shall be eligible for

membership in the Credit Union Deposit

Insurance Corporation and for deposit

insurance coverage written by the

corporation; provides that the Credit

Union Deposit Insurance Corporation may

insure or partially insure the uninsured

shares of any financial institution

primarily insured by it or by some other

governmental or private

insurance

program

without

such

financial

institution becoming a member of the

corporation. Grants the Department of

Banking and Finance jurisdiction over

any other company engaged in the

insurance of deposits in financial

institutions.

Amends 0.C.G.A. Chapter 7-2.

Effective July 1, 1984.

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TITLE 8 BUILDINGS AND HOUSING

Act 1265; HB 817

Provides

safety

standards

for

elevators, dumbwaiters,

escalators,

manlifts, and moving walks and requires

permits for the operation of such

equipment. Provides for administration

and enforcement by the Department of

Labor and local governing authorities.

Enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 8-2-100

through 8-2-110.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1245; HB 839

Provides

guidelines

for

the

application of fire safety codes and

other building codes to existing

buildings.

Provides

that

such

guidelines shall be applied by state

enforcement authorities and may be

applied

by

local

enforcement

authorities. Provides special rules for

the application of fire safety codes to

historic buildings and landmark museum

buildings.

Enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 8-2-200

through 8-2-222 and amends 0.C.G.A.

Sections 25-2-12 and 25-2-13.

Effective May 1, 1984.

Act 1295; HB 1260

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 8-3-174, so as

to provide that the members of the

Georgia Residential Finance Authority

shall receive the same per diem as is

received by members of the General

Assembly.

Amends 0.C.G.A. Section

8-3-176, so as to authorize the

authority to reserve for its own use

certain portions of the state ceiling on

single-family residential housing bonds

which were formerly required to be

allocated to other housing authorities.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 8-3-180, so as

to increase to $515 million the maximum

amount of single-family residential

housing program bonds which may be

outstanding at any one time and so as to

eliminate the requirement that interest

on bonds of the authority be payable

semiannually.

Effective April 4, 1984.

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TITLE 9 CIVIL PRACTICE

Act 915; HB 431

Provides that when a civil action is

dismissed for want of prosecution, the

plaintiff may within six

months

recommence the action upon the same

footing as to limitation as the original

action.

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 9-2-60 and

9-11-41.

Effective March 19, 1984.

Act 904; SB 463
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 9-3-90, so as to eliminate tolling of running of periods of limitation for causes of action accruing to imprisoned persons during their imprisonment. Provides special rules for previously accrued causes of action.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1242; SB 370
Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 9-10-34, so as to provide that venue may be proper in a county other than the county of residence of a person or entity impleaded into a pending civil case by a party who contends that such person or entity is or may be liable to the impleading party for all or part of the claim against the impleading party.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 15-5-50, so as to provide that no court of record shall be required to refund any overpayment of court costs in an amount not exceeding $5.00 or to collect any due court costs in an amount of less than $5.00 over the initial filing fee.
Effective March 29, 1984.

Act 1169; HB 1271

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 9-10-72, so as

to clarify that, in appropriate cases, a

singular

defendant

or

multiple

defendants may be served by second

original outside the county where the

action is filed.

Effective March 28, 1984.

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TITLE 9 (continued)

Act 1151; HB 915

Provides that when an entry is made on

an execution or when notice of an effort

to enforce an execution is filed for

record, such execution shall

be

rerecorded in the current general

execution docket if the original

execution is recorded in a general

execution docket other than the current

docket.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 9-12-60.

Effective July 1, 1984.

TITLE 10 COMMERCE AND TRADE

Act 838; HB 933

Authorizes the administrator of the

"Fair Business Practices Act of 1975"

and state and local law enforcement

agencies

to

exchange

otherwise

confidential information under subpoena

or pursuant to an investigative demand

by the administrator.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 10-1-104.

Effective March 14, 1984.

Act 1329; SB 344

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 10-1-234,

relating to the unlawful business

practice of an automotive gasoline

dealer making sales under certain

conditions, so as to conform the text of

the Code section exactly to the original

1978 enactment. Further amends said

Code section by adding at the end

thereof a provision that the term

"distress prices" does not include

prices established for the purpose of

meeting competition.

Effective April 6,

1984,

and

inapplicable to any cause of action

pending on said effective date.

Act 848; HB 1208
Requires health spas to post with the administrator of the Fair Business Practices Act a surety bond or letter of credit in favor of the state for the benefit of persons injured by unlawful practices of the health spa. Provides an exemption for spas which satisfy the administrator of their financial ability to compensate persons so injured.

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TITLE 10 (continued)

Requires that every health spa contract

contain

a

provision

allowing

cancellation of the contract by the

estate of a deceased member.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 10-1-393.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 883; HB 1135
Extensively revises Part 3 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to regulation of the sale of business opportunities. Revises the definition of the types of business opportunities which are subject to the law and changes the contents of the disclosure required to be made to the prospective purchasers.
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 10-1-410 through 10-1-413.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1163; HB 1123
Authorizes court orders for the destruction or charitable disposition of counterfeit trademarks and service marks and goods bearing counterfeit trademarks and service marks. Provides an ex parte procedure whereby allegedly counterfeit goods may be seized and held.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 10-1-451. Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 884; HB 1164

Changes the amount of registration

fees for limited dealers and limited

salesmen of securities. Changes the

criteria for small issue registration of

securities. Increases from $50.00 to

$250.00 the minimum fee for registration

of securities. Changes the criteria for

the limited offering exemption from the

requirement

of

registration

of

securities.

Amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 10-5.

Effective March 15, 1984.

TITLE 12 CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Act 814; SB 420

Extensively revises laws relating to

administrative procedure under the

Department of

Natural

Resources.

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TITLE 12 (continued)

Provides for administrative law judges

and inspection warrants and changes

other provisions relating to the

decision of contested cases. Amends the

following Code sections in

such

respects: 12-2-2, relating to creation

of

the

Environmental

Protection

Division; 12-5-31, relating to permits

for withdrawal and diversion of surface

waters; 12-5-45, relating to judgments

under the "Georgia Water Quality Control

Act"; 12-5-243, relating to the Shore

Assistance Committee; 12-5-282 and 288,

relating to the Coastal Marshlands

Protection Committee; 27-1-36 and

27-1-37, relating to civil enforcement

of game and fish laws; and 27-2-25,

relating to denial of licenses and

permits under the game and fish laws.

Effective March 14, 1984.

Act 801; SB 174
Revises the restrictions on use of motors on boats with respect to the following waters in state parks and recreational areas: Sweetwater Creek Lake, Hard Labor Creek Lakes, Little Ocmulgee Lake, and Magnolia Spring Lake.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 12-3-10. Effective March 14, 1984.

Act 870; HB 438

Changes the membership of the Stone

Mountain

Memorial

Association by

removing the commissioner of industry

and trade and adding the commissioner of

the Department of Natural Resources.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 12-3-193.

Effective March 15, 1984.

Act 823; SB 524
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 12-3-233, so as to change the membership of the Jekyll Island State Park Authority.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1130; HB 1026
Exempts from sales and use taxation property purchased by the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority for use exclusively by the authority.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 12-3-339. Effective July 1, 1984.

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TITLE 12 (continued}

Act 813; SB 419

Provides that administrative duties

delegated by the Board of Natural

Resources under the "Oil and Gas Deep

Drilling Act of 1975" shall be delegated

to the director of the Environmental

Protection Division of the Department of

Natural

Resources.

Provides

for

contested matters under the Act to be

heard before administrative law judges

and changes other provisions relating to

administrative procedure under the Act.

Amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 12-4.

Effective March 14, 1984.

Act 1224; HB 1346
Provides that the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources may under certain conditions require the owner or operator of a public water system serving year-round residents to post a performance bond or irrevocable letter of credit. Sxempts water systems owned by governmental entities, churches and religious institutions, employers for the use of employees, and system users.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 12-5-179. Effective March 29, 1984.

Act 847; HB 1174

Changes the classification of dams

which are subject to the "Georgia Safe

Dams Act of 1978." Provides that the

inventorying and classification of dams

shall be carried out by the director of

the Environmental Protection Division of

the Department of Natural Resources

rather than the State Soil and Water

Conservation Committee. Provides design

and maintenance standards for dam

spillways

and

vegetative covers.

Increases the extent of sovereign

immunity for actions taken in the

administration of the "Georgia Safe Dams

Act of 1978."

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 12-5-372

through 12-5-376.1, 12-5-380, 12-5-382,

and 12-5-383.

Effective July 1, 1984.

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TITLE 12 (continued)

Act 842; HB 1062
Extends to July 1, 1988, the sunset or termination date of the State Board of Registration for Foresters.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 12-6-63. Effective March 14, 1984.

Act 1139; HE 1267
Amends Article 5 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the 0.C.G.A., the "Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact," so as to revise the text of the compact in Georgia law to conform to the text of the compact as agreed to by the several member states.
Effective March 28, 1984.

TITLE 14

CORPORATIONS,

PARTNERSHIPS,

AND

ASSOCIATIONS

Act 878; HB 1031

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 14-2-42, so as

to decrease from $20.00 to $15.00 the

fee for registration of a corporate name

by a foreign corporation.

Amends

O.C.G.A. Section 14-2-43, so as to

decrease from $20.00 to $15.00 the fee

for renewal of registration of a

corporate name. Amends O.C.G.A. Section

14-2-113, so as to provide that notice

of meetings of shareholders of business

corporations may be mailed other than by

first-class mail if the corporation has

more than 500 shareholders of record and

the notice is mailed at least 30 days

before the meeting.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1278; HB 542
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 14-2-63, so as to provide that for purposes of determining venue in a garnishment proceeding a corporation shall be deemed to reside in the county where the office or place of business in which the defendant is employed is located. Amends O.C.G.A. Section 18-4-23, so as to provide that service of a summons of garnishment shall be made by serving the agent in charge of the office or other place of business where the defendant is employed.
Effective July 1, 1984, and applicable

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TITLE 14 (continued)

to garnishment proceedings commenced on or after that date.

Act 1311; SB 389

Enacts

into

Georgia

the

"Uniform

Partnership

Amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 14-8.

Effective April 1, 1985.

law Act."

TITLE 15 COURTS

Act 827; SB 544
Adds an additional superior court judge to the Cobb Judicial Circuit for a term beginning on July 1, 1984.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-2.

Act 845; HB 1131
Adds an additional judge of superior court to the Atlanta Judicial Circuit for a term beginning July 1, 1985.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-2.

Act 850; HB 1312
Adds an additional superior court judge to the Clayton Judicial Circuit for a term beginning July 1, 1985.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-2.

Act 851; HB 1390
Adds an additional superior court judge to the Houston Judicial Circuit for a term beginning July 1, 1985.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-2.

Act 600; HB 935
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-3, so as to change the terms of superior court for Gilmer County of the Appalachian Judicial Circuit.
Effective February 28, 1984.

Act 867; HB 1281
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-3, so as to change the terms of superior court

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for the Douglas Judicial Circuit. Effective July 1, 1984.
Act 669; HB 1440
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-3, so as to change the terms of superior court for Lincoln County of the Toombs Judicial Circuit.
Effective January 1, 1985.

Act 837; HB 919
Changes the terms of superior court for Stewart County in the Southwestern Judicial Circuit.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 15-6-3. Effective January 1, 1985.

Act 836; HB 918
Changes the terms of superior court for Webster County in the Southwestern Judicial Circuit.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-3. Effective January 1, 1985.

Act 1107; SB 358

Increases the state minimum annual

salaries of sheriffs. Provides that any

sheriff who serves as sheriff for a

state

court,

probate court, or

magistrate court or combination of such

courts shall receive for his services in

such court or courts a salary of not

less than $200.00 per month.

Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 15-6-20 and

enacts O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-20.1.

Effective January 1, 1985.

Act 986; HB 1332

Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 15-6-28.1, so

as to provide for increases in the

salaries of law clerks especially

authorized for

judicial

circuits

containing institutions designated for

carrying out death sentences.

Effective March 21, 1984.

Act 908; SB 351
Provides that the state minimum annual salary of a clerk of superior court shall not be reduced if the population

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TITLE 15 (continued)

of the county in which the clerk serves falls below the population of the county according to the 1970 census.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-88. Effective March 19, 1984.

Act 834; HB 425

Changes

provisions

relating to

compensation of clerks of superior court

for services in other courts. Provides

that such compensation shall apply to

services in juvenile court as well as

services in state court, county court,

city court, or civil court. Increases

the amount of such compensation from

$100.00 to $200.00 per month. Provides

that such compensation shall be in

addition to any compensation specified

by local law. Provides that such

compensation shall cease if such other

court is abolished.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-89.

Effective March 14, 1984.

Act 807; SB 371
Reduces from three years to one year the period of time for which a solicitor of state court must have been admitted to practice law.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-7-24. Effective May 1, 1984.

Act 1172; HB 1343
Provides that in certain probate court proceedings notices of applications to the court for an order may, in lieu of specifying a hearing date, specify a time by which the person notified must file a response in order for a hearing to be set. Enumerates some 25 specific types of proceedings for which this alternative method of notice may be used.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 15-9-86.1. Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1231; HB 946

Provides that magistrates shall be

commissioned by the superior court

rather

than

the probate court.

Authorizes the Governor to appoint the

probate judge to serve as magistrate

until January 1, 1989, in counties for

which no provision has been made by

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TITLE 15 (continued)

local law.

Increases

the

age

requirement for magistrates from 21 to

25.

Removes

the

exemption

of

magistrates who are attorneys from

continuing training.

Provides that

appeals from magistrate court may be

taken either to state court or superior

court and that transfers from magistrate

court in civil cases may be to any court

having jurisdiction.

Provides that

money judgments of the magistrate court

shall have generally the same effect as

Judgments

of

superior

courts.

Authorizes

immediate

arrest

for

violations of county ordinances relating

to public drunkenness and disorderly

conduct. Provides that taxing of costs

up to $30.00 in ordinance violation

cases shall be discretionary.

Amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 15-10.

Effective March 29, 1984.

Act 839; HE 981
Provides that a probate judge serving as chief magistrate shall be compensated for his services as chief magistrate in an amount not less than $200.00 per month.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-10-20. Effective January 1, 1985.

Act 897; SB 312
Directs the clerks of superior court to certify appointments of juvenile court judges to the Secretary of State and the Council of Juvenile Court Judges. Provides that when a referee is appointed to serve in a juvenile court the clerk of the court shall forward a certified copy of the appointment to the Council of Juvenile Court Judges. Provides for juvenile court Judges to be issued commissions under the great seal of the state.
Enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 15-11-3.1 and amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-502 and 45-3-30.
Effective July 1, 1984, and applicable to juvenile court judges elected or appointed after that date.

Act 1112; SB 425
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-11-41, so as to provide that the order of a juvenile court removing a child from the child's home shall be based on a finding

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TITLE 15 (continued)
that continuation in the home would be contrary to the welfare of the child and that reasonable efforts were made to prevent or eliminate the need for removal. Provides that orders placing children in foster care under the supervision of the Department of Human Resources shall continue in force for 18 months and may thereafter be renewed for not more than two years. Amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-11-54, so as to provide that, when the parents' parental rights to a child have been terminated and the child has been placed in foster care under the Department of Human Resources, the child shall be returned to the juvenile court at least every two years until such time as the child is adopted or a general guardian of the child is appointed.
Effective July l, 1984.
Act 1142; HB 1354
Provides that juvenile courts and other courts placing minors on probation may require as a condition of probation that the minor pursue a course of study designed to lead to achieving a high school diploma or the equivalent if the minor does not already have a high school diploma or the equivalent. Requires the court to give consideration to whether such a requirement should be imposed in any case in which it may be imposed.
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 15-11-35 and 17-10-1.
Effective July 1, 1984.
Act 896; SB 232
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-11-57, so as to specify what type of provisions may be included in a juvenile court's protective order directed against a person other than the child with respect to a child concerning whom an order of disposition has been made or is about to be made. Provides that such protective orders may after notice and hearing be modified, extended, or terminated. Provides that such protective orders may be enforced by contempt of court or, where necessary, by taking the person subject to the order into custody.
Effective July l, 1984.
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TITLE 15 (continued)

Act 1337; HB 1230
Eliminates all existing exemptions from jury duty and provides that a person summoned for jury duty may be excused if he shows that he is engaged in work necessaryto the public health, safety, or good order or shows other good cause why he should be excused.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-12-1 and repeals O.C.G.A. Section 15-12-1.1.
Effective April 7, 1984.

Act 927; HB 1314
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-12-7, so as to increase from $40.00 to $50.00 the maximum per diem compensation of court bailiffs.
Effective March 19, 1984.

Act 903; SB 452

Provides that the 20 hours of annual

training required of sheriffs shall be

calculated on a calendar year basis and

that such annual training shall not

apply for a year in which a sheriff

completes the basic required training

course after April 1. Authorizes the

Georgia Peace Officer Standards and

Training Council

to

waive

the

requirement of annual training for a

sheriff who is unable to complete the

training due to medical disability or

other providential cause, but provides

that a sheriff who receives a waiver

shall not perform any duties involving

the power of arrest until the training

is completed.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-16-1.

Effective March 15, 1984.

Act 1292; HB 706
Provides that a person convicted of the offense of homicide by vehicle prior to January l, 1965, shall not thereby be disqualified to hold the office of sheriff if the offense did not involve driving under the influence and the person convicted has been pardoned.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-16-1. Effective July 1, 1984.

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TITLE 15 (continued)
Act 881; HB 1091
Authorizes the governing authority of any county to provide a monthly vehicle allowance for the county sheriff if the sheriff's personal vehicle is used in carrying out the duties of the sheriff's office.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 15-16-20. Effective July 1, 1984.
Act 886; HB 1191
Provides that in any county there may be created by local Act of the General Assembly a merit board to hear and decide appeals from disciplinary actions against deputies and other employees of the sheriff of the county. Provides that no such merit board or appeals procedure shall become effective until approved and adopted by the sheriff.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 15-16-28. Effective March 15, 1984.
Act 1248; HB 1038
Comprehensively revises O.C.G.A. Sections 15-18-14 and 15-18-15, so as to provide a new method for the calculation of the salaries of assistant district attorneys who are paid from state funds.
Effective July 1, 1984.
Act 1131; HB 1037
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 15-18-6, 15-21-2, and 15-21-4, so as to remove provisions relating to collection and distribution of fines by prosecuting attorneys and provides instead for distribution of fines to be made by the clerk of court.
Effective July 1, 1984.
TITLE 16 CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Act 812; SB 405
Increases the maximum punishment for the offense of involuntary manslaughter in the commission of an unlawful act from five years' imprisonment to ten years' imprisonment.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-5-3. Effective July 1, 1984.
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TITLE 16 (continued}
Act 1146; HB 213
Provides increased penalties for persons convicted of any of the following crimes where the victim of the crime is 65 years of age or Older: aggravated assault, aggravated battery, robbery, and theft by deception.
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 16-5-21, 16-5-24, 16-8-12, and 16-8-40.
Effective March 28, 1984.
Act 977; HB 998
Defines the crime of aggravated child molestation as an offense of child molestation which results in physical injury to the child or involves an act of sodomy and provides for punishment by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than 30 years.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-6-4. Effective July 1, 1984.
Act 1317; HB 571
Provides that, when litter is unlawfully dumped or left on public or private property and such litter contains any article or articles which display a person's name in such manner as to indicate that the article or articles belonged to such person, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that such person has violated the "Litter Control Law."
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-7-44. Effective July 1, 1984.
Act 1309; HB 1197
Increases the amount of service charge which may be imposed by the holder of a bad check from the greater of $5.00 or 5 percent of the check to $15.00 or 5 percent of the check.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-9-20. Effective July 1, 1984.
Act 1158; HB 982
Provides that when an application is filed for renewal of a license to carry a pistol or revolver the judge of the probate court may, in his discretion, direct that the local county law
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TITLE 16 (continued)

enforcement agency request a search of the criminal history file and wanted persons file of the Georgia Crime Information Center by computer access in lieu of transmitting the application and forms.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-11-129. Effective March 28, 1984.

Act 1299; HB 1132
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-11-129, so as to grant to retired federal law enforcement officers the same exemption from fees for licenses to carry a pistol or revolver which is granted to state and local law enforcement officers.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1319; HB 511

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 16-6-4 and

16-6-5, so as to change the punishment

for persons convicted for the second or

subsequent time of the offense of child

molestation or the offense of enticing a

child for indecent purposes. Provides

that a probated sentence for either of

such offenses may be upon the special

condition that the defendant undergo a

mandatory period of

counseling

administered by a psychiatrist or

psychologist.

Amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 16-12-102 et

seq. so as to revise the law governing

the display and distribution of obscene

materials to minors.

Effective July l, 1984.

Act 1214; HB 1042
Amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 16-13, so as to revise the schedules of controlled substances and dangerous drugs.
Effective March 29, 1984.

TITLE 17 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Act 973; HB 950
Authorizes the judge of any court of inquiry to establish by written order a schedule of bails and determine the conditions under which such schedule of bails shall be used.

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TITLE 17 (continued)

Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 17-6-1. Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1099; SB 108

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 17-6-1, so as

to provide that no appeal bond shall be

granted to any person who has been

convicted of murder, rape, armed

robbery,

kidnapping,

or aircraft

hijacking and who has been sentenced to

serve a period of incarceration of seven

years or more. Provides that granting

of an appeal bond in any other case

shall be in the discretion of the

convicting court.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 17-10-7, so as

to provide that the mandatory maximum

sentence imposed on a person who commits

a felony and who has previously

committed a felony and been sentenced to

confinement in a penal institution shall

apply to persons previously convicted

under the laws of the United States and

other states as well as to persons

convicted under the laws of this state.

Effective March 28, 1984.

TITLE 18 DEBTOR AND CREDITOR

Act 798; SB 38
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 18-4-20, so as to provide that a summons of garnishment shall show on its face the total amount claimed to b~ due at the time of the summons and that the amount subject to garnishment shall not exceed the amount so shown. Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 18-4-66, so as to change the form of summons for postjudgment garnishment so that such form will show the amount claimed due and the amount of court costs due.
Effective March 14, 1984.

TITLE 19 DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Act 924; HB 1054
Changes the rules for determination of the domicile of minor children as follows: if both parents are domiciled in the same county, that is the county of domicile of the child; if the parents

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TITLE 19 (continued)

are domiciled in different counties, the domicile of the child is the same as that of the custodial parent; and if the child is illegitimate, the domicile of the child is the same as that of the mother.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 19-2-4. Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1249; HB 1053
Provides that a marriage license may be issued in the county where either of the persons to be married resides. Provides that, if neither person to be married is a resident of the state, the license shall be issued in the county where the ceremony is to be performed.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 19-3-30. Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 920; HB 980

Provides that the two-year period

following a proceeding for revision of

permanent alimony within which a

subsequent petition for revision may not

be filed shall be calculated from the

date of the final order in the first

proceeding rather than from the date of

filing of the first

proceeding.

Provides that in proceedings for the

modification of alimony the court may

award attorneys' fees, costs, and

expenses of litigation to the prevailing

party as the interests of justice may

require.

Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 19-6-19.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1308; HB 309
Authorizes the Department of Human Resources to petition the Superior Court of Fulton County for an exception to the confidentiality requirement for adoption records in cases where an adoption disrupts after finalization and access to the records is required for final placement of the child. Provides a similar exception to the confidentiality requirement for cases where there is a need to release medical information or to add medical information to such records.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 19-8-18. Effective April 4, 1984.

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TITLE 19 (continued)

Act 898; SB 409
Repeals subsection (c) of Code Section 19-11-8, relating to the authority of the Department of Human Resources to charge fees for support enforcement services under the "Child Support Recovery Act."
Effective March 15, 1984.

Act 925; HB 1185

Provides that the term "state," as

used in the "Uniform Reciprocal

Enforcement of Support Act," shall

include any foreign jurisdiction in

which the same or similar legislation is

in effect.

Thereby provides for

participation of such jurisdictions with

this state in support enforcement

proceedings.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 19-11-42.

Effective March 19, 1984.

Act 806; SB 369
Provides that when a court of this state receives a petition under the "Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act" and determines that the respondent or his property is located in another county of this state or in another state such petition shall be transferred to the appropriate court or state information agency where the respondent or his property may be found.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 19-11-61. Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 888; HB 1213
Provides that when a court issues an ex parte order upon a petition for relief from family violence a copy of the order shall be immediately furnished to the petitioner.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 19-13-3. Effective July 1, 1984.

TITLE 20 EDUCATION

Act 957; SB 411

Provides a method for

filling

vacancies on local boards of education

when the filling of vacancies on the

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TITLE 20 (continued)
local board of education is not provided for by local law.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 20-2-54.1. Effective July l, 1984.
Act 958; SB 449
Reduces the age requirement for enrollment in Georgia public schools for children coming from other states where they were enrolled in school.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 20-2-151. Effective July l, 1984.
Act 799; SB 112
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 20-2-520, so as to authorize county and area boards of education to acquire, improve, and sell real and personal property in connection with their secondary and postsecondary vocational educational curricula and programs.
Effective March 14, 1984.
Act 1269; SB 504
Extensively revises the laws relating to compulsory school attendance of children between their seventh and sixteenth birthdays. Provides standards for private schools and home study programs and requires them to submit attendance reports.
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 20-2-690 through 20-2-703.
Effective April 3, 1984.
Act 1150; HB 815
Provides disciplinary procedures to be followed in any case where a public school student is alleged to have committed an assault or battery on a teacher or school employee or official, an assault or battery upon another student which could justify expulsion or long-term suspension, or damage to personal property which could justify expulsion or long-term suspension. Provides for a disciplinary hearing and an appeal to the board of education. Provides that disciplinary procedures shall not be subject to laws relating to open records or open meetings.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 20-2-753 through 20-2-758.
Effective March 28, 1984.
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TITLE 20 (continued)

Act 1254; SB 488

Increases from $44.00 to $59.00 the

maximum daily expense reimbursement

payable to members of the Professional

Practices

Commission

and

the

Professional Standards Commission.

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 20-2-794 and

20-2-986.

Effective March 29, 1984.

Act 1077; HB 928

Authorizes supplementary payments by

the Department of Education to public

school teachers who are designated to

provide

professional

supervisory

services in the supervision of student

teachers.

Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 20-2-833.

Effective July l, 1984.

Act 1335; SB 175

Provides for employer contributions to

the health insurance plan for public

school employees to be made by local

school systems as well as by the State

Department of Education. Provides that

when a local school system elects not to

participate in the plan the employees of

such system shall be given the

opportunity to enroll as a group,

subject

to adequate participation

percentage. Provides that participation

in the plan by employees shall be

optional rather than mandatory.

Amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 20-2-920 and

20-2-922.

Effective July l, 1984.

Act 966; HB 893
Repeals O.C.G.A. Section 20-3-69 which authorized the chancellor of the university system to appear before and address the General Assembly once at each session.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1075; HB 1432
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 20-3-422, so as to increase from 10 to 20 the number of North Georgia College military scholarships; and amends O.C.G.A.

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TITLE 20 (continued)

Section 20-3-423, so as to provide that two such scholarships shall be awarded in each congressional district in the state.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 900; SB 436

Provides

that

the

Board

of

Postsecondary Vocational Education shall

promulgate rules and regulations for the

charging

of

tuition

fees

by

vocational-technical schools operated by

local boards

of

education

and

independent

boards

of

trustees.

Provides that tuition fees shall not be

used to supplant existing state and

local funding but shall be used to

provide new facilities and services.

Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 20-4-100.

Effective March 15, 1984.

Act 1210; HB 840

Comprehensively revises Part 2 of

Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 20 of

the O.C.G.A., relating to county and

regional public libraries. Specifies

procedures

for the creation and

dissolution of public library systems

and their boards of trustees. Provides

standards for library facilities and

operations.

Defines and provides

punishments for crimes against library

property.

Effective July 1, 1984, and to be

fully complied with by existing library

systems not later than July 1, 1989.

Act 914; SB 537
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 20-8-1, so as to provide that in counties having a population of 400,000 or more the term "campus" shall, for the purposes of the law relating to campus policemen, include public or private property within 500 yards of the property of an educational facility.
Effective March 19, 1984.

Act 1327; SB 364
Authorizes the president of the Georgia Institute of Technology to change the name of the Engineering Experiment Station to the Georgia Tech Research Institute by giving written

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TITLE 20 (continued)

notice of such change to the Board of Regents and the Secretary of State.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Chapter 20-11. Effective April 6, 1984.

TITLE 21 ELECTIONS
Act 584; HB 1155
Makes extensive amendments to O.C.G.A. Title 21, relating to elections, so as to correct typographical, stylistic, and other errors and omissions in said Code title.
Effective February 3, 1984.

Act 1234; HB 1082

Authorizes the Secretary of State to

provide

for the preparation and

distribution of voter education audio

tapes containing a summary of proposed

constitutional amendments and the names

of those candidates who are voted on by

the voters of the entire state.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 21-1-2.

Effective March 29, 1984.

Act 983; HB 1118
Provides that the term "public office," as used in the "Georgia Election Code," shall not include the office of soil and water conservation district supervisor.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 21-2-2. Effective March 21, 1984.

Act 954; SB 326
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 21-2-5, so as to provide that the Secretary of State may designate a hearing officer for hearings regarding the qualifications of any candidate.
Effective March 21, 1984.

Act 974; HB 969

Authorizes the General Assembly by

local law to

create

a

joint

county-municipal board of elections or a

joint county-municipal board of

elections and registration for any

county

in

the

state and the

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TITLE 21 (continued)

municipalities located therein. Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-45. Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1105; SB 321
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-132, so as to provide that the beginning date for filing of notices of candidacy in special elections shall be the date of the call of the special election.
Effective March 28, 1984.

Act 953; SB 323

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-218, so

as to provide that additional voter

registration places may be advertised in

the form of a

public

service

announcement on radio or television and

that any advertisement of such places

must occur at least three days prior to

the first day of registration.

Effective March 21, 1984.

Act 1306; HB 1172

Provides that the State Election Board

shall adopt rules and regulations

governing the selection of voter

registration places and that boards of

registrars shall not adopt rules or

utilize

procedures

which

are

inconsistent with the rules and

regulations adopted by the State

Election Board.

Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 21-2-218.

Effective April 4, 1984.

Act 982; HB 1114
Provides that in counties which use computers to maintain the list of electors the total cost of furnishing a computer-run list or tape of electors by the board of registrars shall not be less than $15.00.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-234. Effective March 21, 1984.

Act 955; SB 328

Provides that the Secretary of State

shall issue the call for special

elections

for

United

States

congressional representatives and for

members of the General Assembly.

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TITLE 21 (continued)

Provides that the superintendent of elections of each county shall issue the call for any special elections except as otherwise provided by law.
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-540, 21-2-543, and 21-2-544.
Effective March 21, 1984.

Act 579; HB 936

Extensively amends O.C.G.A. Chapters

21-2 and 21-3, relating to general

elections and municipal elections.

Provides that no person shall be

nominated or be a candidate for more

than one office in any one election

(Section 21-2-136). Changes provisions

relative to deputy registrars and clerks

(Section 21-2-212). Changes provisions

relative to voter registration places

and office hours and keeping of

registration cards (Section 21-2-218).

Specifies proper identification for

voter registration (Section 21-2-221 and

21-3-125). Changes the definition of

"absentee elector" (Sections 21-2-380

and 21-3-280).

Changes provisions

relating to applications for absentee

ballots and provides procedures for

absentee electors residing outside the

U.S. to register, secure ballots, and

vote (Sections 21-2-217, 21-2-381, and

21-2-381.1). Provides for extensions of

deadlines

for

precinct

boundary

adjustments (Sections 21-2-261.1 and

21-3-161.1). Requires political parties

to submit questions to members by

certain times (Section 21-2-284).

Changes provisions relating to form and

uniformity of ballots (Section 21-2-284,

21-2-286,

and 21-3-188).

Changes

provisions relating to the call of

special elections and provides for the

call of special primaries (Sections

21-2-504, 21-2-540, and 21-3-408).

Provides for unopposed candidates in

special primaries and provides that no

special primary election be held where

there are no opposed candidates in a

precinct in the special primary

(Sections 21-2-545 and 21-3-410).

Effective February 1, 1984.

Act 1230; HB 938
Amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-310 and 21-3-210, so as to define the term "tabulating machine."
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-353 and 21-3-253, so as to provide for the

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inspection,

examination,

and

certification of tabulating machines by

the Secretary of State.

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-351,

21-2-352, 21-2-362, 21-2-363, 21-3-251,

21-3-252, 21-3-260, and 21-3-261, so as

to provide for the authority of county

and municipal governing authorities to

purchase, use, install, and maintain

tabulating machines.

Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 21-2-324, so

as to change the fees for examination of

voting machines, vote recorders, and

tabulating machines and to provide that

no person involved in such examination

shall have any pecuniary interest in

such equipment.

Effective March 29, 1984.

Act 970; HB 939

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-414 and

21-3-321,

so as to allow the

distribution of materials to promote

voter participation.

Effective March 21, 1984.

Act 1318; HB 940

Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 21-2-217, so

as to provide for the use of two-part

registration cards. Amends O.C.G.A.

Section 21-3-124, so as to provide

registration

procedures

where

municipalities do not use the county

registration system.

Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-232.1, so

as to provide for the retention of voter

registration records for a period of 20

years

after

cancellation

of

registration.

Enacts 0.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-232.2

and 21-3-133.1, so as to provide

procedures for the exchange of county

and municipal voter registration lists.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-138, so

as to provide for the use of independent

ballots in nonpartisan elections of

judges.

Effective April 5, 1984.

Act 971; HB 941
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-361 and 21-3-259, so as to change the requirements regarding the material to be displayed on vote recorders prior to elections.
Effective March 21, 1984.

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TITLE 21 (continued)

Act 1153; HB 942
Amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-240 and 21-3-140, so as to provide that boards of registrars shall not make any change of residence on a person's registration card without written notification of such change by the elector.
Effective March 28, 1984.

Act 972; HB 943

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-212 and

21-3-120, so as to authorize the

principal of every public and private

high school and the director of each

area vocational school to invite a

deputy registrar to the school to

register

qualified

students

and

employees. Provides that students be

notified of their right to register to

vote at their school.

Effective March 21, 1984.

Act 1294; HB 1159
Changes the form of voter registration cards so that electors will need to complete only one registration card to register to vote with their county and their municipal registrars. Provides that in municipalities which do not use the county registration system the duplicate registration information will be forwarded by the municipal registrar to the county registrars.
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-217 and 21-3-121.
Effective April 4, 1984.

Act 1218; HB 1077
Changes the matter required to be included in a pauper's affidavit submitted in lieu of a qualifying fee by a person seeking elective office and provides that such affidavit must be accompanied by a financial statement.
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-132, 21-2-153, and 21-3-90.
Effective March 29, 1984.

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TITLE 21 (continued)

Act 1124; HB 970
Authorizes any municipality to contract with any county within which the municipality is wholly or partially located for the county to conduct elections for the municipality and perform functions related to such municipal elections.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 21-3-10. Effective July l, 1984.

Act 1297; SB 325
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 21-3-34, so as to provide that, when a muncipal primary or election is held in conjunction with a nonmunicipal election, poll officers assigned to conduct county, state, or federal elections may also be authorized to serve as poll officers in municipal elections.
Effective April 4, 1984.

Act 1136; HB 1158
Provides that municipalities which maintain their own voter registration systems shall purge their lists of electors every two years.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 21-3-133. Effective March 28, 1984.

Act 969; HB 937
Repeals 0.C.G.A. Sections 21-3-16 and 21-3-17, relating to the making of false statements in connection with filing a notice of candidacy in municipal elections and penalties for violation of provisions of the "Georgia Municipal Election Code."
Enacts 0.C.G.A. Sections 21-3-440 through 21-3-479, so as to provide for penalties for violations of the "Georgia Municipal Election Code."
Effective March 21, 1984.

Act 952; SB 322

Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 21-3-405, so

as to decrease from 2 percent to 1

percent the maximum

percentage

difference between a losing candidate

and a winning candidate required for a

recount of votes.

Effective March 21, 1984.

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TITLE 21 (continued)

Act 1232; HB 960
Provides that campaign financial disclosure reports required to be filed locally shall be filed with the county election superintendent rather than with the judge of the probate court. Provides an exception for filing with the judge of the probate court in any county where there is a county board of elections which does not maintain an office open to the public during normal business hours five days a week.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 21-5-5. Effective January l, 1985.

Act 1101; SB 248

Revises

the

definition

of

"expenditures" required to be reported

by candidates for public office to

include the payment of qualifying fees.

Changes the amount of the per diem of

members of the State Campaign and

Financial

Disclosure

Commission.

Increases the amount of civil penalties

for failure to file disclosure reports

and provides procedures for the

imposition of civil penalties. Provides

for filing disclosure reports in run-off

elections. Requires candidates to file

financial interest reports of ownership

in businesses.

Amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 21-5.

Effective July l, 1984.

TITLE 22 EMINENT DOMAIN

Act 976; HB 988
Provides that the oath of a special master in condemnation proceedings shall be filed in the office of the clerk of superior court in the county where the condemned property is located rather than in the county of the special master's residence.
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 22-3-103, 22-3-105, and 22-3-110.
Effective July l, 1984.

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TITLE 24 EVIDENCE

Act 1168; HB 1215
Provides that campus policemen shall be entitled to the same witness fee as other law enforcement officers for attending court outside of their regular hours of duty.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 24-10-27. Effective March 28, 1984.

TITLE 25 FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY

Act 1208; HB 618
Provides that in order for any fire department to be legally organized to operate in the State of Georgia it must be certified by the superintendent of the Georgia Fire Academy. Provides training, equipment, and insurance standards which must be met to receive such certification.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 25-3-20 through 25-3-27.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1123; HB 952
Authorizes the Georgia Fire Safety Commissioner to enter into reciprocal agreements with officials of other states for the certification of competency of fire protection sprinkler contractors under the "Georgia Fire Sprinkler Act."
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 25-11-3 and 25-11-4.
Effective March 28, 1984.

TITLE 27 GAME AND FISH

Act 887; HB 1195

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 27-1-28, so as

to add nutria to the list of nongame

species which may lawfully be taken for

certain purposes.

Amends O.C.G.A.

Section 27-2-21, so as to require that

participants in field or receiver trials

must have hunting licenses unless the

trial is recognized by a national

organization and so as to authorize the

killing of pen raised mallard ducks by

participants in permitted field trials.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 27-3-16, so as

to provide that handguns with blank

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TITLE 27 (continued)

ammunition or shot cartridges may be

used for training hunting dogs. Amends

O.C.G.A. Section 27-4-1, so as to revise

the line of demarcation between certain

salt waters and fresh waters of the

state. Amends O.C.G.A. Section 27-4-33,

so as to make it unlawful to spear

catfish in the fresh waters of the

state.

Amends

O.C.G.A.

Section

27-4-51, so as to remove the prohibition

on night fishing for trout in Edmundson

Pond. Amends O.C.G.A. Section 27-4-52,

so as to remove Lake Conasauga in Murray

County from the list of trout waters

without

seasons.

Amends 0.C.G.A.

Section 27-4-231, so as to place a limit

on striped bass and striped-white bass

hybrids taken from waters subject to

reciprocal agreement with the State of

Florida.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section

27-4-233, so as to include Richard B.

Russell Lake in the waters subject to

reciprocal agreement with the State of

south Carolina.

Effective March 15, 1984.

Act 899; SB 415
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 27-2-17, so as to delete certain specific requirements for the issuance of falconry permits and so as to provide that permits to take, transport, or possess raptors shall be issued in accordance with federal regulations. Authorizes the issuance of raptor propagation permits.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 27-3-24, so as to make it unlawful to hunt feral hogs on the lands of another without permission, on baited land, from a vehicle, or at night with a light. Provides that any person hunting feral hogs during deer season must wear reflective material and authorizes the Board of Natural Resources to regulate the hunting of feral hogs on wildlife management areas.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 893; SB 106
Provides procedures for the suspension of the hunting license of a person who while hunting negligently kills or injures another person by the use of a weapon.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 27-2-25.1. Effective March 15, 1984.

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TITLE 27 (continued)

Act 891; HB 1250
Provides that the permission required to hunt on lands belonging to another must be in writing if the land is posted and the owner has notified law enforcement authorities that permission to hunt upon the land must be in writing. Changes the penalties for hunting upon lands of another without permission. Provides for protection from tort liability of landowners who give permission to others to hunt upon their land.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 27-3-1. Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1115; SB 523

Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 27-3-63, so as

to provide that wildlife traps may be

stamped with the owner's current license

number instead of the owner's name and

so as to change the maximum size of

traps which may be used on land from a

number two trap to a trap with a jaw

opening of 5 3/4 inches.

Amends

0.C.G.A. Section 27-3-64, so as to

provide that it shall not be unlawful to

use a firearm to dispatch a mink or

otter found in a trap. Amends 0.C.G.A.

Section 27-3-65, so as to make unlawful

the removal of a legally set trap by any

person other than the owner of the land

on which the trap is set.

Amends

0.C.G.A. Section 27-3-71, so as to

change the nature of records required to

be kept and submitted by fur dealers and

so as to provide that such records shall

be subject to inspection without

permission or warrant. Enacts 0.C.G.A.

Section 27-3-73, so as to provide that

fur dealers may dispose of carcasses or

parts of carcasses only pursuant to an

approved plan of disposal.

Effective March 28, 1984.

Act 1114; SB 482
Changes the area within which seines of less than 100 feet in length and not less than 1 1/4 inch mesh may lawfully be used to include all sand beaches on all barrier islands of the state.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 27-4-112. Effective March 28, 1984.

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TITLE 27 (continued)

Act 817; SB 442

Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 27-4-190, so

as to reduce to one bushel the amount of

clams which may be

taken

for

noncommercial purposes, so as to provide

that not more than six bushels of

oysters or two bushels of clams per boat

per day may be taken for noncommercial

purposes, and so as to provide grounds

for refusal of a master collecting

permit for oysters or clams. Amends

0.C.G.A. Section 27-4-193, so as to

change

provisions

relating

to

permissible transplanting of oysters and

clams.

Amends 0.C.G.A.

Section

27-4-194, so as to make it unlawful to

take any clam which is less than one

inch thick. Amends 0.C.G.A. Section

27-4-195, so as to change the maximum

open season for clams to begin July 1,

and end March 31.

Effective March 14, 1984.

TITLE 28 GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Act 917; HB 891
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 28-1-2, so as to provide that the Senate shall convene daily at 10:00 A.M. unless otherwise ordered by the Senate and the House of Representatives shall convene daily at 10:00 A.M. unless otherwise ordered by the House of Representatives.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1223; HB 1211
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 28-2-1, so as to change the composition of Districts No. 144 and 145 from which members of the House of Representatives are elected.
Effective March 29, 1984, and applicable to elections held after that date.

Act 811; SB 388

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 28-2-2, so as

to change the composition of Districts

No. 10 and 13 from which members of the

Senate are elected.

Effective March 14, 1984,

and

applicable to elections held on or after

that date.

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TITLE 28 (continued)

Act 965; HB 890
Provides that a vacancy in the office of Clerk of the House of Representatives shall be filled by an appointment by the Speaker of the House. Provides that a vacancy in the office of Secretary of the Senate shall be filled by the Assistant Secretary of the Senate.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 28-3-20. Effective March 21, 1984.

Act 765; HB 900

Expands the membership of the

Legislative

Services

Committee.

Provides procedures for space management

and purchasing by the Legislative

Services Committee, the Senate, and the

House of Representatives. Provides for

audits and management audits of the

affairs of the committee and the

legislative branch of government.

Provides for the preparation of budget

estimates for the offices and agencies

of the legislative branch of government.

Amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 28-4.

Effective March 14, 1984.

Act 921; HB 999
Provides that no claim for compensation from the state shall be considered by the General Assembly or by the Claims Advisory Board unless notice of the claim is filed with the board within two years after the date of the event giving rise to the claim.
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 28-5-85 and 28-5-86.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 824; SB 527
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 28-8-1, so as to change the membership of the Georgia Criminal Justice Improvement Council.
Effective March 14, 1984.

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TITLE 29 GUARDIAN AND WARD

Act 1279; HB 984
Provides an alternative procedure for obtaining letters of dismission by a guardian who was appointed for a minor who has reached the age of majority and whose estate does not exceed $2,500.00.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 29-2-84. Effective July l, 1984.

TITLE 30 HANDICAPPED PERSONS

Act 1213; HB 1008
Authorizes the Department of Human Resources to provide facilities for the operation of the Industries for the Blind.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 30-2-3. Effective March 29, 1984.

Act 1267; SB 297
Extensively revises O.C.G.A. Chapter 30-3, relating to requirements for handicapped access to government buildings and privately owned buildings which are open to the public. Requires that all such buildings receiving permits for construction or renovation after July l, 1984, must comply with American National Standards Institute specifications for making buildings and facilities accessible to and usable by the physically handicapped. Requires architects' plans for such buildings to display a certification of compliance.
Effective July l, 1984.

Act 1108; SB 374

Provides that medical personnel,

social work personnel,

day-care

personnel, and law enforcement personnel

shall be required under penalty of a

misdemeanor to report to the county

director of family and children services

any case of nonaccidental physical

injury to or neglect or exploitation of

a disabled adult. Provides that a

director of family and children services

receiving such a report shall make

written acknowledgement of receipt of

the report within ten days.

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 30-5-4 and

30-5-5 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section

30-5-8.

Effective July l, 1984.

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TITLE 31 HEALTH

Act 1216; HB 1057
Authorizes medical personnel, medical facilities, and individuals in need of heart pacemakers to receive and reuse heart pacemakers.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 31-1-6. Effective March 29, 1984.

Act 1282; HB 1068
Changes the composition of, method of selection of, and terms of county boards of health. Authorizes county boards of health to provide environmental health services and to collect fees for such services pursuant to fee schedules approved by their county governing authorities. Authorizes county boards of health to use fees collected by them to defray the cost of services provided by them.
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 31-3-2 and 31-3-4.
Effective July l, 1984.

Act 1138; HB 1216
Provides that members of local hospital authorities may elect to receive per diem compensation not to exceed $100.00 per month in lieu of reimbursement for actual expenses.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 31-7-7. Effective March 28, 1984.

Act 1170; HB 1328

Requires state and local public

hospitals to act on applications by

medical

practitioners

for

staff

privileges in a nondiscriminatory manner

and on the basis of the applicant's

demonstrated training, experience, and

competence.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 31-7-7.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1104; SB 319
Authorizes hospitals and nursing homes to transfer the personal property of a deceased patient to the person designated by the deceased patient, to certain family members of the deceased patient, or in the absence of the foregoing to the person assuming responsibility for the burial of the patient. Provides that such transfers

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TITLE 31 (continued)

shall completely discharge the hospital or nursing home from liability but shall not affect the ownership of the property
so transferred. Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 31-7-11. Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 961; SB 473

Changes

provisions

relating to

licensure of personal care homes by the

Department of Human Resources and

authorizes the state ombudsman or

community

ombudsman to conduct

investigations relating to personal care

homes.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 31-7-12.

Effective March 21, 1984.

Act 907; SB 346
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 31-7-72, so as to authorize any hospital authority by resolution to increase by two the number of members of the hospital authority, such additional positions to be filled in the same manner as other vacancies are filled. Provides that in filling vacancies on hospital authorities consideration shall be given to the selection of a doctor or nurse if no doctor or nurse is serving on the authority.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 31-7-95, so as to authorize participation by certain designated teaching hospitals in the program of state funding currently available to teaching hospitals operated by major hospital authorities.
Effective January 1, 1985, as to O.C.G.A. Section 31-7-95 and effective March 19, 1984, as to O.C.G.A. Section 31-7-72.

Act 985; HB 1276

Revises the law relating to peer

review organizations of health care

professionals, so as to provide that

such organizations may be providers of

professional

liability insurance.

Changes

provisions

relating

to

confidentiality of the records of such

organizations.

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 31-7-131 and

31-7-133.

Effective March 21, 1984.

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TITLE 31 (continued)

Act 1325; SB 395

Creates

the

Hospital Equipment

Financing Authority for the purpose of

financing purchases of medical equipment

by health care facilities. Authorizes

the authority to incur debt and to make

loans to or lease equipment to health

care facilities. Provides for the

authority to consist of five members

appointed by the Governor.

Enacts 0.C.G.A. Sections 31-7-190

through 31-7-208.

Effective April 6, 1984.

Act 1300; HB 1296

Provides that any state licensed

hospital must provide emergency services

to any pregnant woman in active labor

who presents herself to the hospital.

Provides that, if services not available

at that hospital are required, the

hospital must arrange for transfer of

the patient to a facility which is able

to provide such services. Requires each

county to designate a health care

advisory officer to determine whether

patients so treated are indigent, and

requires the county of residence of an

indigent patient so treated to pay for

such treatment.

Provides civil

penalties for hospitals failing to

render treatment so required. Limits

the civil liability of medical personnel

giving such treatment to liability for

gross negligence.

Enacts 0.C.G.A. Sections 31-8-40

through 31-8-46.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1211; HB 1003
Provides for the issuance of Georgia birth certificates for adopted persons born in foreign countries.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 31-10-13. Effective July 1, 1984.

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TITLE 31 (continued)

Act 1305; HB 457
Authorizes the Department of Human Resources to impose civil monetary penalties for violations of the "Georgia Radiation Control Act" and rules and regulations issued thereunder.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 31-13-15. Effective April 4, 1984.

Act 1263; HB 1293
Increases from three to five the number of members of the State Boxing Commission. Grants the commission the authority to license all persons participating in any capacity in professional boxing matches. Authorizes the commission to control and supervise professional boxing matches. Changes provisions relating to fees for licenses and disciplinary sanctions against licensees. Provides that no person under 18 years of age may participate in a professional boxing match and that no person under the age of 16 may attend a professional boxing match unless accompanied by his parent or guardian. Authorizes the commission to seek injunctive relief to prevent unlawful professional boxing matches. Changes the administrative assignment of the commission from the Department of Human Resources to the Department of Natural Resources.
Amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-31. Effective April 3, 1984.

Act 1315; SB 186

Authorizes any competent adult to

execute a living will providing for the

discontinuation

of

medical

life-sustaining procedures in the event

that such person becomes terminally ill.

Provides a form for living wills and

procedures for the completion and

carrying out of living wills.

Enacts O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-32.

Effective July 1, 1984.

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TITLE 31 (continued)

Act 1330; SB 401

Requires any health care provider upon

request to furnish to a patient a copy

of the patient's medical record unless

the health care provider determines that

disclosure of the record to the patient

will be detrimental to the health of the

patient.

Authorizes health

care

providers to require payment of the

reasonable costs of copying and mailing

medical records. Exempts mental health

records.

Enacts O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-32.

Effective April 6, 1984.

TITLE 32 HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES

Act 950; SB 352

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 32-6-23, so as

to provide that motor vehicles which do

not exceed 102 inches in width may be

operated on any road, street, or highway

with lanes at least 12 feet wide unless

the

governing authority having

jurisdiction over the road, street, or

highway determines, after reviewing

safety studies and conducting a public

hearing, that the operation of such

vehicles on the road, street, or highway

is not in the public interest. Amends

O.C.G.A. Section 32-6-26, so as to

comprehensively revise the law governing

maximum allowable weights of motor

vehicles.

Effective March 20, 1984.

TITLE 33 INSURANCE

Act 1227; HB 634
Changes the amounts of paid-in capital stock or surplus required in order to qualify for authority to transact insurance in Georgia. Changes the amounts of surplus required of new domestic mutual insurers. Provides that provisions of law relating to the Georgia Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association shall not apply to accident and sickness insurance written by a property and casualty insurer as part of an automobile insurance contract.
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 33-3-6,

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TITLE 33 (continued)

33-3-7, 33-14-4, 3-14-61, and 33-38-2. Effective March 29, 1984.

Act 1129; HB 1025
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 33-7-11, relating to required provisions in motor vehicle insurance policies, so as to make the dollar amount of required uninsured motorist coverage correspond to the liability insurance requirements of 0.C.G.A. Chapter 40-9, as amended by Ga. L. 1983, p. 938.
Further amends O.C.G.A. Section 33-7-11, so as to provide that an insurer's liability for bad faith failure to pay a loss covered by uninsured motorist coverage shall be determined in a separate action by the insured against the insurer after judgment has been entered against the uninsured motorist in the original tort action.
Effective January 1, 1985, as to required coverage, and effective March 28, 1984, as to bad faith liability of insurers.

Act 1272; HB 1139

Provides for the imposition of

penalties and interest on delinquent

insurance premium taxes and fees.

Authorizes municipal corporations to

collect annual license fees from nonlife

insurance companies as well as from life

insurance companies.

Provides that

collections of local insurance premium

taxes shall be based on premiums

collected during the previous calendar

year.

Changes the schedule of

collection and distribution of local

insurance premium taxes by the Insurance

Commissioner. Provides that premiums

which would otherwise be allocated to an

inactive municipality for purposes of

local premium taxation shall be

allocated to the unincorporated area of

the county or counties within which the

inactive municipality is located.

Amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 33-8-6,

33-8-8 through 33-8-8.2, and 33-8-12 and

enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 33-8-8.4.

Effective April 4, 1984.

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TITLE 33 (continued)

Act 1273; HB 1206

Provides that for purposes of levying,

collecting, distributing, and applying

the proceeds of local insurance premium

taxes the population of an inactive

municipal

corporation

shall

be

considered to be a part of the

population of the unincorporated area of

the county or counties within which the

inactive municipal corporation is

located. Provides that any refund of an

illegally collected local insurance

premium tax which is received by an

insurance company other than a life

insurance company must be distributed

pro rata to the insurer's policyholders

of record for the year the tax was

levied. Further provides that no such

insurance company may recover such a

refund unless the payment of the taxes

was accompanied by a written protest.

Enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 33-8-8.4

through 33-8-8.6.

Effective April 4, 1984.

Act 1288; HB 1358

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 33-22-12, so

as to provide that payment of an

insurance premium by draft of a premium

finance company shall be sufficient

notice to the insurer of the existence

of a premium finance agreement. Amends

O.C.G.A. Section 33-22-13, so as to

change

provisions

relating

to

cancellation of insurance contracts by

premium finance companies.

Amends

O.C.G.A. Section 33-22-14, so as to

specify

required

procedures

for

transmittal of unearned

insurance

premiums by insurers to insurance

premium finance companies, by premium

finance companies to agents and brokers,

and by agents and brokers to insureds.

Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 33-24-44, so

as to change required procedures for

insurers' cancellation of insurance

policies and refund of unearned premiums

in general. Amends 0.C.G.A. Section

33-24-45, so as to change such required

procedures with respect to automobile

and motorcycle

policies.

Amends

O.C.G.A. Section 33-24-46, so as to

change such required procedures with

respect to homeowners' policies.

Repeals O.C.G.A. Section 33-24-47.

Effective July 1, 1984.

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Act 1103; SB 259

Amends the law requiring that accident

and

sickness

insurance

policies

providing major medical insurance

coverage offer coverage for mental

disorders as a part of or optional

endorsement to the policy. Provides

that such required coverage may be

limited as follows: 30 days inpatient

treatment and 48 outpatient visits per

year in the case of individual policies;

and 60 days inpatient treatment and 50

outpatient visits per year in the case

of group policies.

Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 33-24-28.1.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 879; HB 1036

Provides that the provisions of the

"Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident

Reparations

Act"

which

prohibit

subrogation of insurers providing

benefits without regard to fault shall

not operate to prohibit subrogation with

respect to compensation for damage to

insured vehicles.

Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 33-34-3.

Effective March 15, 1984.

Act 984; HB 1201

Increases from $20.00 to $25.00 the

fee charged for reinstatement of a motor

vehicle

registration and driver's

license which have been suspended for

failure to carry minimum required motor

vehicle insurance.

Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 33-34-10.

Effective March 21, 1984.

Act 1284; HB 1220
Provides that a person who is convicted of falsely certifying that he has motor vehicle insurance in effect or of operating a motor vehicle without insurance coverage shall be required to file and maintain with the Department of Public Safety proof of financial responsibility for a period of three years.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 33-34-10 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 33-34-10.1.
Effective July 1, 1984.

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Act 1262; SB 392
Provides that for purposes of suspension of drivers' licenses and license tags under the mandatory motor vehicle insurance law a plea of nolo contendere to a first offense shall not be considered to be a conviction on the first offense but provides that thereafter a plea of nolo contendere shall constitute a conviction.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 33-34-10 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 33-34-10.1.
Effective July 1, 1984.
TITLE 34 LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Act 1281; HB 1207
Increases the amount of the state minimum wage from $1.25 to $3.25 per hour.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 34-4-3. Effective July 1, 1984.
Act 1137; HB 1171
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 34-8-40, so as to extend from January 1, 1984, to January 1, 1986, the date prior to which agricultural labor by aliens admitted to the United States for the purpose of agricultural labor shall not be subject to the "Employment Security Law." Extensively revises O.C.G.A. Sections 34-8-121 and 34-8-122, relating to determination of amounts of employers' employment security contributions. Amends O.C.G.A. Section 34-8-152, so as to change the conditions under which employment security benefits are payable to employees of public and nonprofit educational institutions.
Effective March 28, 1984.
Act 1121; HB 830
Provides for workers' compensation coverage of certified volunteer county and municipal law enforcement officers upon the adoption by the local government of a resolution providing for such coverage.
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 34-9-1 and 34-9-260.
Effective March 28, 1984.
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TITLE 34 (continued)
Act 1260; HB 894
Provides that a sole proprietor or partner of a business whose employees are eligible for workers' compensation coverage may elect to be included as an employee under the workers' compensation insurance coverage of the business if he is actively engaged in the operation of the business.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 34-9-2.2. Effective July l, 1984.
Act 809; SB 376
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 34-10-16, so as to extend to July l, 1985, the sunset or termination date of the State Employment Agency Advisory Council.
Effective March 14, 1984.
Act 1264; HB 864
Enacts O.C.G.A. Chapter 34-11, the "Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act." Provides for regulation and licensure of the installation and operation of boilers and pressure vessels by the Department of Labor. Expressly preempts local regulation of installation and operation of boilers and pressure vessels.
Repeals Part 4 of Article l of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the O.C.G.A., relating to standards and requirements for boilers, pressure vessels, and water heaters.
Effective July l, 1984.
TITLE 35 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES
Act 951; SB 23
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 35-1-4, so as to provide that any person who reports the theft of a motor vehicle shall provide the law enforcement agency to which the theft is reported with a means of contacting the owner of the vehicle. Provides that a law enforcement agency recovering a stolen motor vehicle shall report the recovery of the vehicle to the owner within 72 hours after the recovery. Provides that the owner of a recovered motor vehicle shall not be charged any storage fee until at least 24 hours after he has been notified of
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the recovery. Effective July 1, 1984.
Act 980; HB 1070
Directs the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and other law enforcement agencies to collect, classify, preserve, and exchange any information which would assist in the identification of unidentified dead persons and in the location of missing persons.
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 35-1-8 and 35-3-4.
Effective July 1, 1984.
Act 1143; HB 1364
Changes the eligibility requirements for members of the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety, so that no former member of the armed forces who was discharged with less than an honorable discharge shall be eligible.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 35-2-43. Effective March 28, 1984.
Act 1257; HB 1046
Requires chiefs of police, department heads of law enforcement units, and wardens of state institutions to take 20 hours of annual training during calendar year 1985 and subsequent calendar years. Provides for administration and funding through the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council.
Enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 35-8-20. Effective July 1, 1984.
TITLE 36 LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Act 581; HB 1032
Provides that when a county is bounded by a stream of water, which stream is also a boundary of the State of Georgia, the jurisdiction of the county shall extend to the boundary of the State of Georgia in the stream.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-1-2. Effective July 1, 1984.
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TITLE 36 (continued)

Act 874; HB 968
Authorizes county ordinances relating to fortunetelling and other similar practices to fix punishment for violations up to imprisonment for 60 days or a fine of $500.00 or both.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-1-15. Effective March 15, 1984.

Act 1229; HB 910

Authorizes

county

governing

authorities,

for the purpose of

protecting and preserving the public

health, safety, and welfare, to adopt

ordinances for the governing and

policing of their unincorporated areas.

Provides that the maximum punishment for

ordinance violations shall be a fine of

$500.00 or imprisonment for 60 days or

both. Provides for enforcement in the

magistrate

court,

except that

jurisdiction over traffic ordinance

violations shall be in the court in the

county having jurisdiction over state

traffic offenses.

Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 36-1-20.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1286; HB 1317
Declares that, in the exercise of powers specifically granted to them by law, local governing authorities of cities and counties are acting pursuant to state policy and declares that such local governing authorities are intended by the state to be immune from antitrust liability to the same extent that the state itself is immune from such liability.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 36-19-1 and 36-19-2.
Effective April 4, 1984.

Act 1175; SB 446

Places certain limitations on the

annexation of property by any

municipality

which contains an

independent school system with an

average daily attendance exceeding

3,000, which is located within a county

whose school system has an average daily

attendance exceeding 45,000, and which

has an assessed valuation of property

per pupil which exceeds by 40 percent or

more the assessed valuation of property

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TITLE 36 (continued)

per pupil of the county school system. Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 36-36-22.1. Effective March 28, 1984.

Act 621; HB 285
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-41-4, so as to provide per diem compensation for the members of urban residential finance authorities.
Effective March 12, 1984.

Act 1307; HB 1418

Provides that, when any county,

municipality,

or local board of

education submits any matter to the

United States Department of Justice for

review under the federal Voting Rights

Act of 1965, a copy of such submission

must be transmitted to the Georgia

Attorney General.

Authorizes the

Attorney General to review and comment

on such submissions and to assist such

local governments in making submissions.

Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 36-60-11.

Effective July l, 1984.

Act 1336; SB 513

States that it is the policy of the

State of Georgia that resource recovery

development

authorities,

other

authorities, local governments, and

private parties shall be authorized to

enter into agreements providing for

exclusive rights in solid waste, sewage

sludge, and resources contained therein

other than those separately removed for

recycling. Authorizes any number of

counties and municipal corporations to

create a resource recovery development

authority without regard to their

location.

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 36-63-2,

36-63-5, and 36-63-11.

Effective April 6, 1984.

Act 1122; HB 871
Revises O.C.G.A. Chapter 36-81, relating to requirements for local government audits and budgets. Changes provisions relating to required budget notices. Changes the required content of audits and provides for review of audits by the state auditor. Provides for publication by the state auditor of

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TITLE 36 (continued)

newspaper notices of noncompliance with audit requirements. Provides waiver periods for audit requirements. Amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-14-13, relating to state grants for county roads, so as to provide that a waiver of audit requirements under O.C.G.A. Chapter 36-81 shall also apply to the audit required under the road grant program.
Effective July l, 1984.

Act 1162; HB 1107

Requires all development authorities,

downtown development

authorities,

resource

recovery

development

authorities, and industrial development

authorities to make a report to the

Department of Community Affairs of all

bonds, notes, and other obligations

which they issue.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-42-9 and

enacts O.C.G.A. Section 36-82-160.

Effective March 28, 1984.

Act 1291; SB 427
Provides for the issuance by counties and municipalities of general obligation refunding bonds as authorized by Article IX, Section V, Paragraph III of the Constitution ratified in 1982. Provides that such refunding bonds may be issued without a referendum so long as the term of the original debt is not extended, the interest rate borne by the original debt is not increased, and the principal amount of the refunding bonds exceeds the principal amount of the original debt only to the extent necessary to allow a reduction of total principal and interest requirements.
Amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 36-82. Effective April 4, 1984.

TITLE 37 MENTAL HEALTH

Act 1097; SB 28
Provides that when a patient who has been ordered to be hospitalized for involuntary treatment of mental illness is eligible for hospital care or treatment by the United States Veterans' Administration or any other federal agency the Department of Human Resources shall transfer the patient to the

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TITLE 37 (continued)

custody of the nearest such agency with available bed space. Provides that when a patient in the United States Veterans' Administration Hospital may require involuntary treatment for mental illness the patient will remain in the custody of said hospital while being evaluated by the nearest state emergency receiving facility.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 37-3-102. Effective March 28, 1984.

Act 912; SB 455
Provides that clinical records of alcoholics, drug dependent individuals, and drug abusers required to undergo involuntary treatment or hospitalization shall be produced in response to court orders even though such clinical records are otherwise confidential.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 37-7-166. Effective March 19, 1984.

Act 1171; HB 1339

Directs the Board of Human Resources,

in establishing standards under the

"Patient Cost of Care Act" for the

assessment of payments required of

persons legally-liable for the costs of

care of patients in state mental

facilities,

to include special

provisions for assessing the cost of

respite care for the mentally retarded.

Provides that payments from medical

benefit plans other than insurance

contracts shall be made on the same

basis as payments under insurance

contracts.

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 37-9-6 and

37-9-9.

Effective July 1, 1984.

TITLE 40 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Act 1283; HB 1209

Exempts three-wheeled motorcycles used

only for agricultural purposes from laws

relating to motor vehicle registration,

required use of headgear and

eye-protective devices, and equipment

and inspection of vehicles. Requires

persons

operating

three-wheeled

motorcycles used for agricultural

purposes to have Class 2 driver's

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TITLE 40 (continued)

licenses.

Requires

three-wheeled

motorcycles used for agricultural

purposes to display slow-moving vehicle

emblems and to display lights under the

same conditions as other agricultural

equipment.

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 40-2-20,

40-5-23, 40-6-315, 40-8-1, 40-8-4, and

40-8-33.

Effective April 4, 1984.

Act 918; HB 931

Requires the purchaser of a used motor

vehicle for which there is an existing

registration

to

transfer

the

registration within 21 days after the

date of purchase.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-2-20.

Effective March 19, 1984.

Act 922; HB 1009
Provides that no motor vehicle registration shall be issued for any vehicle which is subject to the federal heavy vehicle tax unless proof is presented that the federal tax has been paid or a federal return has been filed.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 40-2-25. Effective March 19, 1984.

Act 1328; HB 1512
Provides for the issuance during calendar year 1985 of special motor vehicle license plates to commemorate the centennial of the founding of the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 40-2-29.2. Effective April 6, 1984.

Act 820; SB 457
Provides that former prisoners of war who are entitled to one free distinctive personalized motor vehicle license plate shall be authorized to purchase additional such license plates.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-2-71.1. Effective March 14, 1984.

Act 825; SB 538
Provides that the amount of the fee charged for issuance of a special motor vehicle license plate for the operator

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TITLE 40 (continued)

of an amateur radio station shall be fixed by the state revenue commissioner. Changes provisions relating to the design of such special license plates.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-2-73. Effective March 14, 1984.

Act 1253; HB 1356

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-2-111, so

as to provide that the amount of the fee

for a highway use permit for a motor

truck which is not registered in this

state shall be fixed at not more than

$200.00 according to rules established

by the state revenue commissioner, which

rules shall be based on a comparison

with such fees charged by the state or

province of registration of the motor

truck.

Amends

O.C.G.A.

Section

40-2-112, so as to provide that the

amount of the round trip fee charged to

motor trucks not registered in this

state shall likewise be fixed at not

more than $25.00.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1106; SB 343
Amends the definitions of the terms "major component part" and "salvage motor vehicle" as used in the "Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act." Provides that the frame of a motor vehicle and a complete side of a motor vehicle shall each constitute a major component part. Provides that a motor vehicle which has been repaired without a transfer of title shall not be a salvage motor vehicle.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-3-2. Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1251; HB 1170

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-3-6, so as

to change the procedures for hearing and

decision of complaints of persons

aggrieved by actions of the Department

of Revenue in the administration of the

"Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act"

and so as to eliminate provisions

authorizing the payment of compensation

to persons so aggrieved.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-3-36, so as

to authorize the revenue commissioner to

provide by regulation for an additional

fee of up to $5.00 for the special

handling

of

applications

for

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TITLE 40 (continued)

certificates of title and related documents.
Effective March 29, 1984.

Act 1222; HB 1199

Increases from $20.00 to $25.00 the

amount

of the fee charged for

reinstatement after suspension of a

distinctive conditional driver's license

issued to a minor.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-26.

Effective March 29, 2984.

Act 926; HB 1200
Provides for the suspension of a Georgia resident's driver's license or a nonresident's operating privilege in Georgia upon the driver's conviction in another state of the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-52. Effective March 19, 1984.

Act 1113; SB 426

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-58, so as

to provide that, in determining whether

a person is a habitual violator for

purposes of the driver's license law,

the violation of federal laws and

regulations corresponding to serious

offenses under Georgia's traffic laws

shall be taken into account. Amends

O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-68, so as to

provide that, for purposes of suspension

of drivers' licenses for violations

involving driving under the influence of

alcohol and drugs, the violation of

federal

laws

and

regulations

corresponding to the Georgia offense of

driving under the influence shall be

taken into account.

Effective March 28, 1984.

Act 1326; HB 1278
Provides that an identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety to a person who does not have a driver's license shall, in place of a social security number, bear the passport number if the person to whom the card is issued is not a citizen of the United States.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-100. Effective April 6, 1984.

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TITLE 40 (continued)

Act 1268; HB 949
Authorizes the towing away of illegally parked motor vehicles from handicapped parking places which are designated by signs as "tow-away zones." Increases the amount of fines which may be imposed for violations of the "Handicapped Parking Law."
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 40-6-221 and 40-6-225 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 40-6-226.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1258; SB 477

Prohibits any resident person from

operating in the state any motor vehicle

which has applied to the front

windshield any material which reduces

light transmission through

the

windshield or which has applied to the

front door windows any material which

reduces light transmission through the

windows to less than 32 percent.

Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 40-8-73.1.

Effective April 3,

1984,

and

applicable on and after January 1, 1985.

Act 1250; HB 1090
Provides that it shall not be unlawful for a sheriff to have flashing or revolving blue lights on his personal car if the car is being used for law enforcement activities pursuant to an agreement between the sheriff and the county governing authority and the car is marked with the name of the sheriff's department as required by Code Section 40-8-91.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 40-8-90. Effective March 29, 1984.

Act 892; SB 101
Reduces from ten to five days the period of time after which a motor vehicle which has been left unattended on a public street or road may be presumed to be abandoned and be removed by a law enforcement officer who reasonably believes that the person who left the motor vehicle does not intend to remove it.

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TITLE 40 (continued)
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 40-11-1 and 40-11-3.
Effective March 15, 1984.
Act 1240; SB 61
Provides that no judgment in a traffic case shall be modified by the court after 90 days from the date of judgment except to correct clerical errors, unless the prosecuting official who brought the original charge has been given notice and a hearing is held. Provides that the Department of Public Safety shall not recognize as valid, or make any changes in a driver's history on the basis of, any modification of a judgment which is not made in compliance with these requirements.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 40-13-32. Effective March 29, 1984.
Act 871; HB 644
Provides that radar speed detection devices shall not be required to be approved by the Department of Public Safety but shall be required to meet or exceed minimum performance standards established by the department.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-14-1. Effective March 15, 1984.
Act 959; SB 450
Provides for the establishment of a motorcycle operator safety training program by the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of assisting motorcycle operators to meet the requirements for licensed driving of motorcycles. Directs the commissioner of public safety to appoint a state-wide motorcycle safety coordinator to carry out the safety training program.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Chapter 40-15. Effective when funded.
TITLE 42 PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Act 1161; HB 1088
Removes the requirement that the commissioner of the Department of Offender Rehabilitation obtain the consent and approval of the Board of
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TITLE 42 (continued)

Offender Rehabilitation for employment of personnel of the department.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 42-2-9. Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 911; SB 448

Provides that the determination of

guilt of the offense of procuring

weapons, alcoholic beverages, or drugs

for an inmate of a penal institution

shall not be dependent upon the amount

of such contraband involved. Provides

that

an

inmate possessing such

contraband shall be prosecuted in the

same manner as a person procuring such

contraband for an inmate.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 42-5-18.

Effective March 19, 1984.

Act 956; SB 338
Provides that the Board of Offender Rehabilitation shall by regulation specify appropriate titles for the personnel employed in state and county correctional institutions but that none of such personnel shall be known as "guards" or "prison guards."
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 42-5-30, 42-5-31, and 42-5-37.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1290; HB 1506

Provides that all institutional inmate

files and central office inmate files of

the

Department

of

Offender

Rehabilitation shall be classified as

confidential

state secrets and

privileged

under

law,

unless

declassified by the commissioner of

offender rehabilitation. Provides that

such records shall be subject to court

subpoena.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 42-5-36.

Effective April 4, 1984.

Act 919; HB 934

Provides an exception

to

the

prohibition against assigning state

penal inmates to county jails for

inmates participating in a state

sponsored project with the approval of

the commissioner of the Department of

Offender Rehabilitation and the county

sheriff

or

jail

administrator.

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Transfers certain duties with respect to

the

assignment

of

inmates

to

institutions from the Board of Offender

Rehabilitation to the commissioner.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 42-5-51.

Effective March 19, 1984.

Act 962; SB 545
Authorizes the sale of goods and merchandise produced by inmates of state and county correctional institutions to private college and universities.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 42-5-60. Effective March 21, 1984.

Act 843; HB 1087

Amends the law authorizing judges to

order certain offenders placed on

probation to complete a program of

incarceration in a special alternative

incarceration unit so as to reduce from

180 days to 90 days the period of such

special incarceration. Provides that

individuals so sentenced shall be

delivered to the designated facility of

the

Department

of

Offender

Rehabilitation within 15 days after

receipt by the department of appropriate

documentation from the clerk of court.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 42-8-35.1.

Effective March 14, 1984.

Act 1277; HB 536

Provides that, when the running of a

criminal sentence is tolled because a

probationer has not reported his

whereabouts or is missing, the date of

the tolling of the sentence shall be the

date on which the judge signs the order

tolling the sentence. Provides that,

when the entire balance of a probated

sentence is revoked, all the conditions

of probation,

including

fines,

restitution, or other moneys to be paid

as a condition of probation, are negated

by the imprisonment. Provides that if a

part of the probation is revoked then

upon

the probationer's subsequent

release after imprisonment he shall

remain responsible for such fines,

restitution, or other moneys.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 42-8-36.

Effective April 4, 1984.

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Act 910; SB 447

Provides that no agency or community

service officer participating in a

community service

program

for

probationers shall be civilly liable for

acts performed while participating in

the program unless such acts constitute

gross negligence, recklessness, or

willful misconduct.

Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 42-8-71.

Effective March 19, 1984.

Act 767; HB 1101
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 42-8-73, so as to provide that, in scheduling community service required as a condition of probation, the community service officer shall consider employment of the offender obtained after sentencing as well as employment at the time of sentencing. Provides that community service officers shall not be required to reschedule previously scheduled community service if the offender's employment schedule changes.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 42-8-80 through 42-8-83, so as to authorize the Department of Offender Rehabilitation to establish and operate pretrial release and diversion programs for persons charged with misdemeanors and felonies for which bond is permitted. Provides that such a program shall be established in any county only with the unanimous consent of the superior court judges, the district attorney, the solicitor, if any, and the sheriff of the county.
Effective March 14, 1984.

Act 979; HB 1033
Eliminates the requirement that the State Board of Pardons and Paroles elect one of its members as secretary of the board. Changes the type of reports required to be made by the board to the General Assembly.
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 42-9-6 and 42-9-19.
Effective March 21, 1984.

Act 1102; SB 254
Authorizes the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to require the payment of a parole supervision fee of not more than $10.00 per month for not more than 24

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months as a condition of parole. Amends O.C.G.A. Section 42-9-42. Effective March 28, 1984.

TITLE 43 PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES

Act 987; HB 1416
Eliminates the requirement that investigators for the state examining boards and the joint-secretary be bonded in order to be authorized by the joint-secretary to carry handguns.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 43-1-5. Effective July l, 1984.

Act 894; SB 149

Provides that all appointments to

state examining boards by the Governor

shall be subject to confirmation by the

Senate.

Authorizes the Governor to

remove any member of a state examining

board for inability or neglect to

perform his duties, incompetence, or

dishonest conduct. Provides that each

consumer member of every state examining

board shall be eligible to vote on all

matters brought before the board.

Provides grounds upon which any state

examining board may refuse to grant a

license, revoke a license, or discipline

a licensee and provides that such

grounds shall be supplemental to those

specified in the law specifically

relating to each examining board.

Provides procedures for the imposition

of disciplinary sanctions by state

examining boards.

Authorizes

the

joint-secretary

to

conduct

investigations and issue subpoenas on

behalf of state examining boards.

Provides for confidentiality of

investigation records and that such

records shall not be subject to subpoena

but may be released to other licensing

authorities and law enforcement

agencies. Provides for immunity from

civil and criminal liability of persons

reporting on and investigating the

fitness of licensees of state examining

boards. Authorizes injunctive relief

against any person carrying on any

activity regulated by a state examining

board in violation of such regulatory

authority. Provides that no person

licensed by a state examining board

shall be required to file his license

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with the clerk of superior court.

Exempts the Georgia Real Estate

Commission

from

the foregoing

provisions.

Enacts 0.C.G.A. Sections 43-1-16

through 43-1-25.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 844; HB 1103

Renames the State Board for

Examination,

Qualification,

and

Registration of Architects as the State

Board of Architects. Provides that

candidates for licensure by the board

shall not after July 1, 1985, be allowed

to substitute practical experience for

educational requirements.

Amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 43-4-1,

43-4-2, and 43-4-18.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 913; SB 535
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 43-4-11, so as to specify certain bachelor's degrees which, together with six years of practical experience, will qualify a person to take the examination for certification as an architect.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1228; HB 884
Changes the membership of the Georgia Auctioneers Commission. Provides that it shall be unlawful for an auctioneer to sell real estate unless the auctioneer is licensed as a real estate broker, associate broker, or salesperson or has five years' experience in auctioning real estate.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 43-6-2 and 43-6-9.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 835; HB 914
Extends to July 1, 1990, the sunset or termination date of the Georgia Auctioneers Commission.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 43-6-26. Effective March 14, 1984.

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Act 1303; SB 93

Creates the Georgia Composite Board of

Professional Counselors, Social Workers,

and Marriage and Family Therapists.

Provides

for

the licensure and

regulation of certain practitioners of

professional counseling, social work,

and marriage and family therapy.

Prohibits unlicensed persons from using

the title "professional counselor,"

"social worker," or "marriage and family

therapist" or holding themselves out as

being licensed by the board. Provides

an exemption for persons engaged in such

activities prior to July l, 1985; but

this exemption terminates on July l,

1987. Provides other exemptions for

persons licensed under other laws,

certain government employees, and

persons carrying on certain religious

activities.

Enacts 0.C.G.A. Chapter 43-7A.

Effective when funded.

Act 1152; HB 926

Changes educational requirements and

continuing education requirements for

persons

licensed

to

practice

chiropractic.

Provides additional

regulatory and disciplinary authority

for the Georgia Board of Chiropractic

Examiners.

Changes other provisions

relating to regulation of the practice

of chiropractic.

Amends 0.C.G.A. Chapter 43-9.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 905; SB 497

Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 43-10-14, so

as to provide that a person who is at

least 16 years of age may learn the

occupation of esthetics under

a

cosmetologist who holds either a master

cosmetologist

certificate

or

an

esthetician certificate and who has at

least six months' experience.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1298; HB 1133

Creates the Georgia Board of Examiners

of Licensed Dietitians. Provides for

qualifications,

licensure,

and

regulation of licensed dietitians and

prohibits unlicensed persons from

holding themselves out as licensed

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dietitians. Enacts O.C.G.A. Chapter 43-llA. Effective July l, 1985.

Act 1238; HB 1292

Creates within the State Construction

Industry Licensing Board a Division of

Low-voltage Contractors and provides for

the licensing and regulation of persons

engaged in the installation and service

of

alarm

system

wiring,

telecommunication system wiring, and

other low-voltage wiring.

Amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 43-14.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1241; SB 363

Eliminates the requirement that all

business of the State Board of

Registration for Professional Engineers

and Land Surveyors must be transacted by

an affirmative vote of a majority of the

members present. Deletes the authority

for issuance of temporary permits to

practice land surveying. Eliminates the

requirement

that

applicants

for

registration by the board be residents

of this state and changes other

provisions relating to registration of

engineers and land surveyors.

Amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 43-15.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 876; HB 994

Extends the sunset or termination date

of the State Board of Funeral Service to

July 1, 1990.

Reduces the age

requirement for licensure as an embalmer

or funeral director from 21 to 18.

Provides that an applicant who has

completed educational requirements may

take the examination for licensure prior

to completing other requirements.

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 43-18-8 and

43-18-41.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1235; HB 1109
Extends to July 1, 1990, the sunset or termination date of the State Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers. Eliminates the requirement of proof of freedom from contagious disease as a condition of licensure by the board.

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TITLE 43 (continued)

Changes provisions relative to licensure and examination of hearing aid dispensers and apprentice hearing aid
dispensers. Amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 43-20. Effective July l, 1984.

Act 1154; HB 951

Increases from $100.00 to $750.00 the

maximum liability of an innkeeper for

loss of valuable articles deposited with

the innkeeper in cases where the guest

does not have a receipt for such

articles. Increases from $300.00 to

$1,000.00 the maximum liability of an

innkeeper

for

valuable

articles

deposited with the innkeeper in the

absence of a contract for higher

liability. Increases from $100.00 to

$1,000.00 the maximum liability of an

innkeeper for loss of articles other

than those delivered to the innkeeper

for deposit in a safe.

Amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 43-21-10

through 43-21-12.

Effective January 1, 1985.

Act 877; HB 995

Extends to July 1, 1990, the sunset or

termination date of the State Board of

Dispensing Opticians. Reduces the age

requirement for licensure

as

a

dispensing optician from 21 to 18.

Increases

the

annual

continuing

education

required

of dispensing

opticians and provides that licenses may

be revoked for failure to complete such

continuing education.

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 43-29-7,

43-29-11, and 43-29-22.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1312; HB 49
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 43-34-21, so as to direct the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners, when funds are specifically appropriated for the purpose, to publish an informational booklet on breast cancer and to make this booklet available to physicians and to the public.
Effective July 1, 1984.

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TITLE 43 (continued)

Act 1221; HB 1181
Changes provisions relating to the approval of medical and osteopathic colleges by the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners. Provides that any graduate of a school which is not approved by the board must complete three years of residency or internship in order to be eligible for examination to be licensed to practice medicine.
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 43-34-27 and 43-34-29.
Effective July 1, 1984, and applicable to persons graduating from medical and osteopathic colleges after July 1, 1985.

Act 923; HB 1027

Provides

that

a condition of

certification as a physician's assistant

shall be the achievement of a

satisfactory score on an examination

approved or administered by the

Composite State Board of Medical

Examiners. Authorizes the board to

issue temporary permits pending

examination results.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 43-34-103.

Effective September 1, 1985.

Act 1287; HB 1337

Changes provisions relating to surety

bonds required to be posted by operators

of private detective businesses and

private security businesses. Authorizes

the Georgia Board of Private Detective

and Security Agencies to fine its

licensees up to $500.00 and changes

other provisions relating to the

imposition of licensing sanctions by the

board.

Provides that

no

local

government shall grant a business

license to a person required to be

licensed by the board who is not so

licensed.

Amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 43-38.

Effective April 4, 1984.

Act 872; HB 905
Provides that an applicant for a license to practice applied psychology who fails the examination may within 14 days after notice of failure and upon written notice to the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists appeal to the board for review of the examination

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paper. Deletes the requirement that the board keep examination papers for at least one year and deletes the provision giving unsuccessful candidates the right to see their examination papers. Provides that a temporary license to practice applied psychology may be revoked if the licensee fails the licensure examination.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 43-39-9 and 43-39-14.
Effective March 15, 1984.

Act 1132; HB 1059

Provides that applicants for licensure

as real estate salespersons and brokers

shall not take the licensure examination

until after completion of certain

educational and experience requirements.

Deletes

provisions

for

separate

licensure of branch offices maintained

by real estate brokers.

Changes

provisions

relating

to

required

supervision and control by real estate

brokers of their licensees. Changes the

grounds for denial of real estate

licenses

to

corporations

and

partnerships. Authorizes real estate

licensees to pay commissions for real

estate services to persons licensed in

foreign

countries.

Changes

administrative procedures for licensing

sanctions against real estate licensees.

Amends 0.C.G.A. Chapter 43-40.

Effective July l, 1984.

Act 846; HB 1153
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 43-41-20, so as to extend to July l, 1989, the sunset or termination date of the State Board of Recreation Examiners.
Effective March 14, 1984.

Act 821; SB 465
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 43-42-2, so as to remove from the membership of the Georgia Board of Registered Professional Sanitarians the registered professional sanitarian from the College of Agriculture of the University of Georgia.
Effective March 14, 1984.

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TITLE 43 (continued)

Act 960; SB 454
Directs the Georgia Board of Registered Professional Sanitarians to prescribe mandatory continuing education requirements for registered professional sanitarians.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 43-42-7. Effective July 1, 1985.

Act 885; HB 1165
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 43-48-3, so as to change the composition of the State Board of Registration for Used Motor Vehicle Dismantlers, Rebuilders, and Salvage Dealers to include a member who is a salvage pool dealer.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 890; HB 1232
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 43-50-52, so as to change the conditions under which a person who has previously been a registered animal technician may be registered as a veterinary technician.
Effective March 15, 1984.

TITLE 44 PROPERTY

Act 1285; HB 1265

Provides that an innocent party who

acquires an interest in real or personal

property from a person holding the

property as a surviving joint tenant

shall be protected

against

any

unrecorded transaction by a deceased

joint tenant or

any

unrecorded

transaction resulting in a severance of

any joint tenant's interest. Provides

that severance shall not result from a

lifetime transfer of property owned in

joint tenancy if all of the joint

tenants join in the transfer.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 44-2-4 and

44-6-190.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1217; HB 1058
Authorizes anatomical gifts of heart pacemakers. Authorizes the surviving relatives of a decedent to sell the decedent's heart pacemaker in the

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absence of contrary indications by the decedent and provides for the proceeds of such a sale to be added to the estate of the decedent.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 44-5-142 and enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 53-1-4.
Effective March 29, 1984.

Act 1237; HB 1290
Changes the procedures for escheat of the property of intestate decedents who leave no heirs. Provides that escheat will be presumed to have occurred if no person presents a claim within five years after the appointment of an administrator. Provides for escheated property to be paid to the school district in which the decedent resided. Provides for procedures whereby escheat is made final three years after payment to the school district.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 44-5-190 et seq.
Effective March 29, 1984.

Act 1111; SB 408

Provides a superior court procedure

for declaring closed a class of persons

with a contingent remainder interest,

which class is subject to open through

a subsequent birth or

adoption.

Provides that such procedure shall be

available when such contingent interest

follows a life tenancy in real property

or the proceeds of real property and

there is no perpetuity involved.

Provides that the court may hear

evidence on the likelihood of the

expansion of the class of remaindermen

and may declare the class to be closed

subject to the requirement that the life

tenant give bond to protect persons

interested in the remainder. Provides

that any such order shall contain a

determination of the free marketability

of the real property involved.

Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 44-6-90.

Effective March 28, 1984.

Act 1226; HB 594
Provides that no county or municipality shall enact or enforce any ordinance or resolution which regulates in any way the amount of rent to be charged for any privately owned residential rental property.

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TITLE 44 (continued)
Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 44-7-19. Effective July 1, 1984.
Act 1141; HB 1342
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 44-7-50, so as to provide that an affidavit seeking a writ of possession may be made before the clerk or deputy clerk of superior court or state court as well as before the judges of said courts.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 44-14-230, so as to provide that the procedure under which a writ of possession may be obtained to gain possession of property which is the subject of a consumer rental transaction shall apply and may be used to obtain a writ of possession for personal property leased or rented in any rental transaction.
Effective July 1, 1984.
Act 1135; HB 1111
Provides that when a notice of appeal is filed in a dispossessory proceeding the clerk of court shall immediately notify the trial judge and that the trial judge may within 15 days after the notice of appeal is filed supplement the record with findings of fact and conclusions of law.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 44-7-56. Effective March 28, 1984.
Act 902; SB 445
Reduces from 15 years to seven years the period of time after which property held by a business association will be presumed to be abandoned under the "Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act." Increases from $25.00 to $50.00 the value of abandoned property which is required to be specially treated under the Act. Eliminates the requirement that the revenue commissioner mail notices to the last known addresses of owners of abandoned property under the Act. Provides a seven-year period of limitation for filing of claims for property delivered to the state under the Act.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Chapter 44-12. Effective July 1, 1984.
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TITLE 44 (continued)
Act 880; HB 1089
Provides that when an inmate of the state penal system dies, escapes, or is discharged any tangible personal property of the inmate which has been held by the Department of Offender Rehabilitation for one year without anyone's claiming the property shall be presumed to be abandoned and shall be disposed of by public sale.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 44-12-199. Effective March 15, 1984.
Act 583; HB 1034
Repeals O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-65, relating to transfer fees charged by lenders to grantors of deeds to secure debt who transfer the property securing the debt. Does not affect the later enacted provisions of O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-5 on this subject.
Effective February 3, 1984.
Act 895; SB 167
Provides that when a mechanic's lien on personalty is dissolved by surrender of the property to the debtor the mechanic acquires a lien on other personal property of the debtor which comes into the possession of the mechanic. Provides that such lien on after-acquired property shall not apply to consumer goods.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-363. Effective March 15, 1984.
Act 901; SB 440
Provides that when a veterinarian's or animal boarding facility's charges are not paid within ten days after notice is given by registered or certified mail to the owner of the animal, the animal shall be deemed to be abandoned. Provjdes that any animal so abandoned may be disposed of by sale, gift, transfer to a humane society or dog pound, or destruction; and provides that such disposal of an animal shall not constitute the offense of cruelty to animals.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-491 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-494.
Effective March 15, 1984.
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TITLE 44 (continued)

Act 1127; HB 987

Enacts the "Uniform Management of

Institutional Funds Act" to provide

guidelines for management and use of

investments held by eleemosynary

institutions and funds. Authorizes

accumulation of income by such

institutions

and funds.

Provides

management and investment standards for

the governing boards of such

institutions and funds and authorizes

them to delegate investment decisions

and contract for investment services.

Establishes a standard of "ordinary

business care and prudence" for the

conduct of the affairs of such governing

boards.

Enacts O.C.G.A. Chapter 44-15.

Effective March 28, 1984.

TITLE 45 PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Act 1243; SB 498
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 45-5-3, so as to provide that, when any elective office is filled by appointment of the Governor because the law relating to the office does not provide any other method of filling the vacancy, the appointee shall serve until the next general election if more than 27 months remain of the unexpired term of office and shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term if 27 months or less. Amends the following Code sections so as to provide for operation of the foregoing provisions: O.C.G.A. Section 2-2-3, relating to the Commissioner of Agriculture; O.C.G.A. Section 34-2-3, relating to the Commissioner of Labor; and O.C.G.A. Section 45-14-10, relating to the Comptroller General.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1271; SB 332

Provides a procedure for the

suspension of any of the following

officials who are indicted for a felony

which relates to the activities of the

office of the official: elected county

officers, elected members of county

governing authorities, elected members

of consolidated governments, members of

boards

of

education,

school

superintendents, state court solicitors,

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TITLE 45 (continued)

members

of

municipal

governing

authorities, members of the Public

Service Commission,

and district

attorneys. Provides that the suspension

procedure shall apply following federal

indictments only in the case of

sheriffs. Provides for a commission to

be appointed and make a recommendation

as to whether the official should be

suspended, with the final decision to be

made by the Governor.

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 45-5-6 and

15-16-26.

Effective April 4,

1984,

and

applicable to indictments handed down on

or after January 1, 1985.

Act 1073; HB 1264
Provides that the allowance for actual expenses of members of the General Assembly shall be paid only upon submission of documentation of expenses incurred. Provides that such expense allowance may be used for the purpose of paying legislative aides.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 45-7-4. Effective January 1, 1985.

Act 1118; HB 1150
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 45-7-4, so as to grant an increase in the compensation of superior court judges and district attorneys.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 841; HB 1024
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 45-7-4, so as to change the salaries of the Justices of the Supreme Court and the Judges of the Court of Appeals.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 822; SB 487
Provides that members of the State Personnel Board shall receive per diem expense allowances and reimbursement for travel expenses both for days spent attending meetings of the board and for days spent performing official business for the board.
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 45-7-21 and 45-20-3.
Effective March 14, 1984.

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TITLE 45 (continued)

Act 1133; HB 1102
Provides that reports by state agencies of professional services fees paid by them shall continue to be provided to the Attorney General and the state auditor but shall no longer be provided to the Secretary of State.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 45-7-72. Effective March 28, 1984.

Act 1100; SB 191

Amends

the

law

providing

indemnification for the death or

disability of peace officers, firemen,

and prison guards, so as to provide for

the application of the law to employees

of the Department of Human Resources

whose duties involve the apprehension of

delinquent and unruly children who have

escaped from a facility of the

department or have broken the conditions

of their supervision by the department.

Further provides for the application of

the law to persons employed by state and

local government whose duties involve

the supervision of youth who are charged

with, or have been adjudicated to have

committed, acts which, if done by

adults, would be crimes. Adds the

director of the Division of Youth

Services of the Department of Human

Resources to the membership of the

Georgia

State

Indemnification

Commission.

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 45-9-81 and

45-9-83.

Effective March 28, 1984.

Act 1236; HB 1152
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 45-10-24, so as to provide that part-time officials with state-wide powers shall not be prohibited from purchasing state surplus property at public auctions.
Effective March 29, 1984.

Act 1256; HB 908
Authorizes the provision of medicare and Medicaid and related services by public officers and employees and provides that provision of such services shall not constitute a prohibited conflict of interest.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 45-10-25. Effective April 3, 1984.

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TITLE 45 (continued)

Act 1252; HB 1313

Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 45-10-20, so

as to redefine the term "transact

business," for

the

purpose

of

determining what transactions with the

state by public officials and employees

are prohibited, so as to delete

purchases other than purchases of

surplus property from the definition of

said term. Amends O.C.G.A. Section

45-10-22, so as to eliminate a

prohibition against transaction of

business by employees with limited

powers with the agencies by which they

are employed and so as to provide

exemptions for transactions by full-time

public officials with state-wide powers

for transactions pursuant to sealed

competitive bids, for transactions not

exceeding $9,000.00 per year or $250.00

per transaction, and for leases of real

property approved by the State

Properties Commission or the Department

of Administrative Services. Amends

0.C.G.A. Section 45-10-26, so as to

change the filing date for required

disclosures by public officials and

employees transacting business with the

state from December 31 to January 31,

and so as to exempt from the reporting

requirement transactions not exceeding

$9,000.00 per year or $250.00 per

transaction.

Effective March 29, 1984.

Act 949; SB 480
Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of general or local law a county commissioner or member of a board of county commissioners may sell to the county real property which is adjacent to a county landfill and is to be used in connection with the operation of the landfill, if the sale price of the property does not exceed the lowest of three appraisals by three appraisers appointed by the probate judge.
Enacts O.C.G.A. 45-10-60. Effective March 20, 1984.

Act 1289; HB 1494
Provides that an attorney under independent contract to the Department of Law who has been appointed or designated as an assistant attorney

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TITLE 45 (continued)

general shall not have a conflict of interest in representing the defendant in a criminal proceeding if the attorney makes written disclosure to the defendant of his appointment or designation as an assistant attorney general.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 45-15-30. Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1120; HB 520

Directs medical examiners to consider

the opinions of coroners in determining

the necessity for an autopsy or

dissection.

Directs law enforcement

officers and other persons knowing of

suspicious deaths to immediately notify

the coroner.

Provides for deputy

coroners to act and be compensated in

place of the coroner. Changes the

amounts of coroners' fees, medical

examiners' fees for drawing blood

samples, and fines for failure to attend

a coroner's jury summons. Provides for

coroners' records to be maintained by

coroners rather than superior court

clerks.

Amends 0.C.G.A. Chapter 45-16.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 873; HB 948
Authorizes commissioned officers of the armed services to act as notaries public with respect to instruments and oaths of family members of military personnel.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 45-17-31. Effective March 15, 1984.

Act 1233; HB 985

Completely and comprehensively revises

Article 1 of Chapter 17 of Title 45 of

the O.C.G.A., relating to notaries

public and their qualifications,

appointment,

removal, powers, and

duties.

Effective July 1, 1985.

Act 1074; HB 1015
Authorizes the State Personnel Board to contract with certain public and private nonprofit sheltered employment centers for the inclusion in the state employees' health insurance plan of

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employees working in such sheltered centers.
Enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 45-18-5.2. Effective March 28, 1984.
Act 889; HB 1217
Authorizes the State Personnel Board to contract with the Georgia Development Authority for inclusion of the employees of the Georgia Development Authority in the state employees' health insurance plan.
Enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 45-18-7.1. Effective March 15, 1984.
Act 849; HB 1249
Excludes the following officers and employees from the classified service of the state merit system: the director of the Personnel Division of the Department of Administrative Services, the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources, and certain employees of the Department of Natural Resources.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 45-20-2. Effective March 14, 1984.
Act 906; SB 315
Provides for confidentiality of information obtained during counseling sessions conducted under programs established by the commissioner of personnel administration of the state merit system. Provides that any hearing before the State Personnel Board or its hearing officers concerning the dismissal of a state employee must be held in the county in which the employee is employed unless all parties agree to another location.
Enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 45-20-15. Effective March 19, 1984.
Act 1149; HB 559
Provides that a state employee who donates a kidney for purposes of transplantation shall receive a 30 day leave of absence with pay.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 45-20-31. Effective July l, 1984.
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TITLE 46

PUBLIC

UTILITIES

AND

PUBLIC

TRANSPORTATION

Act 1301; HB 1010

Redefines the term "private carrier,"

as it is used in laws relating to public

utilities and public transportation, to

exclude motor vehicles not for hire

engaged in the transportation of

forestry

products,

road-building

materials, agricultural products, and

motor vehicles having a gross vehicle

weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less.

Authorizes

the

Public

Service

Commission to promulgate and enforce

rules governing safety of private

carriers.

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 46-1-1 and

46-7-73 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section

46-7-68.1.

Effective April 4, 1984.

Act 963; HB 518
Provides that the state and its political subdivisions shall not be liable for damages arising from the establishment or operation of the "911" emergency telephone system. Provides that public employees and agents shall not be liable for damages arising from the establishment or operation of the "911 11 emergency telephone system except in cases of willful misconduct, gross negligence, or bad faith.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 46-5-131. Effective July l, 1984.

Act 981; HB 1073
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 46-9-2, so as to provide that a common carrier of household goods and office furnishings may limit his legal liability to the shipper by requiring the shipper to either declare a lump sum value for the shipment prior to loading or accept the per pound value provided in the terms of the bill of lading contract.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 46-9-191, so as to provide that after a carrier's lien on goods transported has been dissolved by delivery of the goods the carrier shall until paid acquire a lien on other goods of the debtor coming into the carrier's possession. Provides that in the case of consumer goods such lien on after-acquired goods shall apply only in the case of a motor carrier of household goods and office furnishings.
Effective March 21, 1984.

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TITLE 47 RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS

Act 1098; SB 63
Provides that no person who becomes a member of the General Assembly on or after July l, 1984, shall receive creditable service under any local retirement system for service as a member of the General Assembly unless the law, ordinance, or resolution relating to the local retirement system specifically authorizes such creditable service. Provides that each person who becomes a member of the General Assembly on or after July 1, 1984, shall become a member of the Georgia Legislative Retirement System and shall not have the option of becoming a member of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia.
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 47-1-8 and 47-6-42.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1119; HB 144

Amends the following Code sections so

as to provide that the governing bodies

of the retirement systems to which they

relate may require that, when a member

or retired member dies and the

beneficiary is someone other than the

surviving spouse, the benefits payable

to the beneficiary shall be paid within

a definite time period following the

death:

O.C.G.A. Section 47-2-121,

relating to the Employees' Retirement

System of Georgia; O.C.G.A. Section

47-3-121, relating to the Teachers

Retirement System of Georgia; O.C.G.A.

Section 47-4-102, relating to the Public

School Employees Retirement System; and

0.C.G.A. Section 47-6-81, relating to

the Georgia Legislative Retirement

System.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1316; HB 123

Provides that members

of

the

Employees' Retirement System of Georgia

shall not be required to retire because

of age. Provides exceptions for the

following employees with law enforcement

duties who may be required by statute or

rule to retire because of age: prison

guards, state patrol officers and

troopers, conservation rangers, revenue

agents, G.B.I. agents, transportation

enforcement officers,

and parole

officers.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 47-2-110.

Effective July 1, 1984.

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Act 1275; SB 355
Provides a procedure whereby employees who are eligible for involuntary separation benefits under the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia may be discharged in a discretionary discharge only if efforts are made prior to such discharge to place the employee in another position of state employment which is compatible with his qualifications and is covered by the retirement system.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 47-2-123.1. Effective July 1, 1984. If SB 354, summarized below, becomes effective then the provisions of SB 354 will control over the provisions of this Act.

Act 1274; SB 354

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 47-2-1, so as

to provide that involuntary separation

retirement benefits under the Employees'

Retirement System of Georgia shall not

be paid to any member of the retirement

system

who

is discharged after

conviction of a crime involving moral

turpitude or malfeasance in office.

Enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 47-2-2 and

47-2-3, so as to provide a procedure

whereby a member of the retirement

system who would otherwise be eligible

for involuntary separation retirement

benefits may be discharged without

becoming eligible for such benefits if

the discharge is for insubordination,

irresponsible performance of duties,

malingering, neglect of duty, or

unsatisfactory performance of duties in

a willful manner. Amends O.C.G.A.

Section 47-2-123, so as to provide that

employees who are eligible for

involuntary separation

retirement

benefits may be discharged other than

for cause only if procedures are

followed prior to any discretionary

discharge to attempt to place the

employee in another position of state

employment which is compatible with his

qualifications and is covered by the

retirement system.

Effective January 1, 1985, only if

authorized by a constitutional amendment

ratified at the 1984 general election.

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Act 1276; HB 143

Prohibits employees of the following

organizations from becoming members of

the Teachers Retirement System of

Georgia by reason of their employment by

such organizations:

the Georgia

Association of Educators, the Georgia

High School Association, the Georgia

School Boards Association, and the

Georgia Vocational Association.

Changes provisions relating to

calculation of service retirement

allowances under the Teachers Retirement

System of Georgia.

Amends o.C.G.A. Sections 47-3-1 and

47-3-120.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1244; HB 256
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 47-3-21, so as to change the composition of the board of trustees of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia.
Effective March 29, 1984.
Act 1207; HB 274
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 47-3-89, so as to provide that provisions for creditable service under the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia for teaching service in public schools outside of Georgia shall apply to teaching service in public school systems of the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the District of Columbia.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 47-3-123, so as to provide for payment of death benefits to an alternative beneficiary when the initial beneficiary dies before the full amount of death benefits has been paid.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1205; HB 169

Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 47-3-126.1, so

as to provide for postretirement benefit

adjustments under the

Teachers

Retirement System of Georgia.

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 47-7-40 and

47-7-83, so as to authorize certain

firemen between the ages of 35 and 44 to

purchase membership in the Georgia

Firemen's Pension Fund. Amends O.C.G.A.

Section 47-7-60, so as to increase the

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amount

of

required

members'

contributions under the Firemen's

Pension Fund. Amends O.C.G.A. Section

47-7-100, so as to increase the amount

of retirement benefits paid by the fund.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1125; HB 973
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 47-4-22, so as to change the membership of the Board of Trustees of the Public School Employees Retirement Fund.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1219; HB 1144

Creates a Joint Municipal Employees

Benefit System as the successor to the

current Joint Municipal Employees

Retirement

System.

Comprehensively

revises the law relating to said system

and authorizes said system to engage in

the provision of workers' compensation

benefits, group health benefits, group

short-term disability benefits, group

death benefits, group accidental death

and dismemberment benefits, and other

employee benefits, as well as in the

provision of retirement benefits, to the

officers and employees of participating

municipalities.

Amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 47-5.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1126; HB 974
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 47-7-20, so as to change the membership of the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1247; HB 976
Amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 47-10-3 and 47-10-20, so as to change the membership of the Board of Trustees of the Trial Judges and Solicitors Retirement Fund.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1157; HB 979
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 47-11-20, so as to change the membership of the Board

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of Commissioners of the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1156; HB 978
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 47-14-20, so as to change the membership of the Board of Commissioners of the Superior Court Clerks' Retirement Fund of Georgia.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 875; HB 977
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 47-16-21, so as to change the membership of the Board of Commissioners of the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia.
Effective June 30, 1984.

Act 1155; HB 975
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 47-17-20, so as to change the membership of the Board of Commissioners of the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund.
Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1206; HB 272
Provides that a member of the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund may purchase prior service credit for certain service as a peace officer prior to becoming a member of the fund.
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 47-17-44 and 47-17-70.
Effective March 29, 1984.

TITLE 48 REVENUE AND TAXATION

Act 758; HB 957

Abolishes the existing State Board of

Equalization. Creates a new State Board

of Equalization composed of the revenue

commissioner, the state auditor, and the

executive director of the

State

Properties Commission to hear appeals of

ad valorem tax assessments by taxpayers

required to return their property to the

revenue commissioner for ad valorem

taxation. Creates a new Tax Settlement

and Compromise Board composed of the

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revenue commissioner, the state auditor, and the Attorney General to settle and compromise tax assessments where there is doubt as to liability or as to collectibility. Increases from 21 to 30 days the time within which an appeal of ad valorem tax assessment must be filed with the county board of tax assessors.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 48-2-18 and 48-5-311 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 48-2-18.1.
Effective as to appeals to county boards of tax assessors on September 1, 1984, and otherwise effective on March 14, 1984.

Act 1164; HB 1138
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 48-3-12, so as to provide that garnishments issued by tax collectors and tax commissioners shall be returnable to whatever court is appropriate rather than only to the superior court.
Effective March 28, 1984.

Act 968; HB 913
Reduces from 90 days to once a week for four weeks the required period of advertisement of in rem tax sales of property not returned for taxation and provides that this procedure shall apply in cases in which property is not actually returned.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-4-2. Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1148; HB 442

Provides that sales of personal

property under tax executions shall be

final and provides a form of bill of

sale to be executed by the officer

conducting the sale.

Authorizes

counties to purchase personal property

at a tax sale for the amount of taxes,

accrued interest, penalties, and costs

if no other bid covers such amount.

Enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 48-4-22.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1212; HB 1006
Provides that the amount required to be paid for redemption of property which has been sold at a tax sale shall include the amount of any taxes

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thereafter paid on the property by the purchaser at the tax sale.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-4-42. Effective January l, 1985.
Act 1220; HB 1169
Amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 48-5, so as to incorporate therein exemptions from ad valorem taxation which were granted by the Constitution of 1976 and which were continued in effect but not specifically enumerated by the Constitution ratified in 1982.
Effective July l, 1984.
Act 978; HB 989
Provides that when an owner of agricultural property has covenanted to retain the property in agricultural use in order to receive preferential assessment for ad valorem tax purposes the covenant shall not be breached by: transfer of not more than three acres of the property for residential purposes to a relative; mineral exploration or mineral leasing of the property if the primary use remains agricultural; or allowing the land to lie idle or fallow for conservation or land management purposes. Provides that when a covenant is breached as the result of foreclosure of a deed to secure debt the only penalty shall be the amount by which preferential assessment has reduced taxes. Requires that property which is subject to preferential assessment be separately classified on the ad valorem tax digest and that covenants be open to and indexed for public inspection.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-7.l. Effective July l, 1984.
Act 882; HB 1122
Provides that the general state headquarters of nonprofit corporations organized for the primary purpose of encouraging cooperation between parents and teachers shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation if such exemption is approved by the voters of the state at the November, 1984, general election.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-41. Effective January l, 1985, if approved by the voters.
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Act 1266; HB 1475
Provides an exemption from ad valorem taxation, if approved by the voters at the November, 1984, general election, for certain nonprofit homes for the mentally handicapped.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-41. Effective January l, 1985, if approved by the voters.
Act 1293; HB 1023
Provides that applications for the "freeport" exemption from ad valorem taxes must be filed in the year for which the exemption is sought and not later than the date on which the tax receiver or tax commissioner of the county closes his books for the return of taxes.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-48.1. Effective April 4, 1984.
Act 1310; HB 1166
Provides that persons who are granted an increased homestead exemption from ad valorem school taxes because they are 62 years of age or over and meet certain income requirements shall not be required to apply for the increased exemption each year. Provides that once a person has qualified for the increased exemption it shall be allowed in future years without application and requires such persons to notify tax officials if they become ineligible for the increased exemption.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-52. Effective April 5, 1984.
Act 1167; HB 1187
Provides that tax collectors and tax commissioners shall pay over to the county officials taxes collected by them according to the following schedule, without regard to the amount collected: once each week in counties having a population of 30,000 or more and every two weeks in counties having a population of less than 30,000.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-141. Effective July l, 1984.
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TITLE 48 (continued)
Act 1117; SB 549
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 48-5-220, so as to provide that the one mill limitation upon the amount of ad valorem tax which a county may levy for the support of a development authority shall not limit any additional power to tax for such purposes granted by a constitutional amendment.
Effective March 28, 1984.
Act 1116; SB 548
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-350, so as to provide that the one-mill limitation upon the amount of ad valorem tax which a municipality may levy for the support of a development authority shall not limit any additional power to tax for such purposes granted by a constitutional amendment.
Effective March 28, 1984.
Act 1109; SB 378
Provides an exemption, if approved by the voters at the November, 1984, general election, from ad valorem taxation for motor vehicles owned by nonprofit schools and used principally for the purpose of transporting handicapped or disabled students to or from school.
Enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 48-5-470.1. Effective January 1, 1985, if approved by the voters.
Act 1159; HB 1112
Provides an exemption from real estate transfer tax for any deed or instrument which effects a division of real property among joint tenants or tenants in common if the transaction does not involve any consideration other than the division of the property.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-6-2. Effective July 1, 1984.
Act 1280; HB 1016
Provides that the provisions of Subchapter S of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the federal Internal Revenue Code, as such provisions existed on January 1, 1983, shall apply to the computation of Georgia taxable net income of small
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TITLE 48 (continued)

business

corporations

and

their

shareholders for Georgia tax years

beginning o~ or after January 1, 1983.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-1-2 and

enacts O.C.G.A. Section 48-7-38.

Effective April 4, 1984.

Act 1322; HB 635

Provides that Georgia taxable net

income shall be reduced by 10 percent of

the amount paid by a taxpayer to a

minority subcontractor in furtherance of

a state contract, but not more than

$100,000.00 shall be subtracted from the

taxable income of any taxpayer in any

tax year. Provides procedures for

certification

of

minority

subcontractors.

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 48-7-21 and

48-7-27 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section

48-7-38.

Effective January 1, 1985, and

applicable to tax years beginning on or

after that date.

Act 1072; HB 1242
Provides a credit against Georgia income tax equal to 20 percent of the cost of materials and installation of solar water heating systems, active solar space heating systems, industrial and agricultural solar process heating equipment, and photovoltaic systems. Provides a 10 percent credit for passive solar heating systems. Limits the credit to a maximum of $1,000.00. Applies to systems purchased after January 1, 1984, and prior to January 1, 1990.
Enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 48-7-29.2. Effective March 28, 1984.

Act 759; HB 1196
Provides that a civil penalty of $500.00 may be imposed against an income taxpayer who files a return which is incorrect or incomplete on its face and which is due to the assertion of a frivolous claim or a desire to impede the administration of the income tax laws.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Section 48-7-57.1. Effective March 14, 1984.

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TITLE 48 (continued)

Act 1313; HB 901
Exempts sales of drugs dispensed by prescription and prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses from sales and use taxation.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-8-3. Effective July 1, 1985.

Act 1144; HB 1568

Provides that it will increase the

annual license fee for operation of a

motorcycle from $5.00 to $9.00 as of

January l, 1985, if prior to that date

a bill with a specific title has become

effective.

While no bill with the

specific title quoted in HB 1568 was

adopted, SB 450 which enacted O.C.G.A.

Chapter 40-15, relating to motorcycle

safety training, has a title similar to

the title quoted in HB 1568.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-10-2.

Act 909; SB 366
Provides that the $200.00 limit on the amount of license or occupational tax which municipalities and counties may charge shall apply to practitioners of veterinary medicine as well as to other professional persons.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-13-5. Effective July 1, 1984.

TITLE 49 SOCIAL SERVICES

Act 1304; HB 152
Changes the definition of the term "dependent child" in the "Aid to Dependent Children Act," so as to authorize assistance for children living with both parents if the family's principal wage earner is unemployed, is not receiving unemployment compensation benefits, and meets certain other conditions.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 49-4-101. Effective when funded.

Act 1323; HB 1235
Directs the Department of Medical Assistance and the Department of Human Resources to implement no later than

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TITLE 49 (continued)
January 1, 1985, rules and regulations which will allow payments to be made by relatives and other persons for the purpose of allowing recipients of medical assistance in nursing homes to be placed in private rooms and have sitters, without such payments being considered as income to Medicaid recipients.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 49-4-142. Effective July 1, 1984.
Act 1302; HB 1083
Relates to licensure of day-care centers, group day-care homes, and other child-caring institutions required to be licensed under Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 49. Provides that on and after July l, 1984, issuance of a new or renewal license for any such facility shall be conditioned upon a criminal records check which shows that the director of the facility does not have any record of certain criminal offenses involving children. Provides that on and after January 1, 1985, employees of such facilities also must receive satisfactory criminal record checks.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 49-5-60 through 49-5-74.
Effective July l, 1984.
Act 766; HB 1168
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 49-10-2, so as to change the membership of the Joint Board of Family Practice and so as to authorize the board to appoint advisory committees.
Effective March 14, 1984.
TITLE 50 STATE GOVERNMENT
Act 1147; HB 414
Eliminates the requirement that the Department of Administrative Services make a monthly report to state departments and agencies of surplus property available for distribution.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 50-5-142. Effective July 1, 1984.
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TITLE 50 (continued)
Act 1209; HB 698
Provides that the Department of Administrative Services shall require all boards, offices, institutions, departments, and commissions of the executive department of state government to use and file consecutively numbered requisitions, purchase orders, and field purchase orders which will provide a procurement audit trail.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 50-6-26. Effective July 1, 1984.
Act 1246; HB 907
Abolishes the existing advisory committee to the Department of Community Affairs with respect to multicounty planning and development and creates a new Advisory Committee on Area Planning and Development for the same purpose.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 50-8-2. Effective March 29, 1984.
Act 804; SB 331
Changes the membership of the Board of Community Affairs, the terms of board members, and the procedure for selection of board members.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 50-8-4. Effective March 14, 1984.
Act 964; HB 790
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 50-8-84 and 50-8-85, so as to change the mayoral membership of Metropolitan Area Planning and Development Commissions.
Effective July 1, 1984.
Act 818; SB 444
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 50-10-3, so as to change the membership of the Georgia Development Authority and so as to assign the authority to the Department of Community Affairs for administrative purposes.
Effective March 14, 1984.
Act 805; SB 333
Reconstitutes the membership of the Georgia Commission of State Growth Policy and revises the duties and powers
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TITLE 50 (continued)

of the commission with respect to studying and making reports on state growth policies. Extends to June 30, 1985, the sunset or termination date of the commission.
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 50-12-131 through 50-12-133 and 50-12-137.
Effective March 14, 1984.

Act 1261; HB 883

Requires state agencies, in the

formulation and adoption of agency

rules, to reduce the impact of their

rules on small businesses by exempting

small businesses or establishing

different

standards

for

small

businesses.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 50-13-4.

Effective April 3, 1984.

Act 1225; HB 451

Changes

provisions

governing

interagency billing by the Department of

Administrative Services for motor

vehicle service, maintenance, repair,

and fuel costs.

Authorizes

the

department to promulgate rules for the

rental of motor pool vehicles to

officers and employees of local

political subdivisions.

Amends O.C.G.A. Section 50-19-1.

Effective March 29, 1984.

Act 1324; HB 1326
Requires state agencies to give public notice when they will purchase professional services for any project which will cost in excess of $250,000.00 or which will require professional services costing in excess of $15,000.00. Provides that any person desiring to furnish such services may submit his qualifications to provide the services, and provides procedures to be followed by the state agency in engaging the services of the person best qualified, willing, and able to provide such services. Covers the professional services of architects, professional engineers, land surveyors, and landscape architects.
Enacts O.C.G.A. Chapter 50-22. Effective July 1, 1984.

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TITLE 50 (continued)

Act 589; HB 965

Amends

the

1983

"General

Appropriations Act," so as to change

certain appropriations for Fiscal Year

1983-1984.

Effective February 7, 1984.

Act 1321; HB 1045

Provides appropriations for

the

operation of state government for Fiscal

Year 1984-1985.

Effective April 6, 1984.

TITLE 52 WATERS OF THE STATE, WATERCRAFT

PORTS, AND

Act 1255; HB 531
Exempts racing sculls, racing shells, and racing sweeps from the requirement that all vessels carry personal flotation devices.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 52-7-8. Effective March 29, 1984.

Act 819; SB 451
Establishes a certain area upstream and downstream of the dam at Richard B. Russell Lake as a boating safety zone within which the operation of power boats is prohibited.
Amends O.C.G.A. Section 52-7-13. Effective March 14, 1984.

TITLE 53 WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

Act 1128; HB 1022
Provides that wills and codicils may be made self-proved by acknowledgment by the testator and the affidavits of the witnesses and provides for probate in solemn or common form of a self-proved will without the testimony of any witness.

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TITLE 53 (continued)

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 53-2-5, 53-3-9, and 53-3-13, and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 53-2-40.1.
Effective March 28, 1984.

Act 975; HB 983
Provides that the order admitting a will to probate in common form shall not be required to be made at a regular term but may be made at any time where authorized or not prohibited by law.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 53-3-11. Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 967; HB 912
Reduces from seven years to four years the time within which probate in common form becomes conclusive upon parties in interest.
Amends 0.C.G.A. Section 53-3-12. Effective July l, 1984.

Act 1173; HB 1344

Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 29-2-4 and

53-8-34, so as to provide that after a

hearing on a petition for private sale

of estate property the probate court may

approve a transaction proposed by a

party other than the petitioner.

Further

amends O.C.G.A. Section

29-2-4, so as to provide that notice of

a petition to sell, lease, or encumber

real property of an estate shall be

published in the county of the

fiduciary's appointment and also in the

county where the land is located, if

different from the county of the

fiduciary's appointment.

Effective July 1, 1984.

Act 1160; HB 1078
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 29-2-84, 53-7-140, and 53-10-2, so as to provide that citation or notice of the following proceedings shall be published one time rather than once a week for four weeks: application for letters of dismission by a guardian, application for discharge by an administrator or executor, and application for an order to dispense with administration.
Amends O.C.G.A. Sections 53-6-27, 53-6-29, and 53-6-31, so as to provide that publication of citation or notice

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TITLE 53 (continued)

of the following proceedings may be

waived by the probate court with the

consent of all of the interested

parties: application for letters of

administration,

application

for

administration with the will annexed,

and application for administration de

bonis non.

Effective July 1, 1984.

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INDEX

A

Abandoned motor vehicles -

towing

SB 101 60

Abandoned property - disposition

SB 445 74

Abandoned property

penal

inmates

HB 1089 75

Ad valorem tax - exemption for

homes for mentally handicapped HB 1475 90

Ad valorem tax

exemption for

parent-teacher cooperation

organizations

HB 1122 89

Ad valorem tax - exemptions

HB 1169 89

Ad

valorem

tax - freeport

exemption

HB 1023 90

Ad valorem tax

homestead

exemption for aged

HB 1166 90

Ad valorem tax - motor vehicles;

handicapped students

SB 378 91

Ad valorem tax

preferential

assessment; agricultural land

HB 989 89

Administrative procedure -

Department of Natural

Resources

SB 420 10

Administrative

procedure

Environmental Protection

Division

SB 420 10

Administrative procedure

revenue; titles

HB 1170 58

Administrative procedure - small

business impact

HB 883 96

Administrative services

merit

system exemption

HB 1249 81

Administrative services - motor

vehicle services

HB 451 96

Administrative

services

purchasing; documents

HB 698 95

Administrative

services

surplus; reports

HB 414 94

Administrators - see wills and

estates

Adoption - birth certificates

HB 1003 44

doption

- records;

confidentiality

HB 309 24

ged - abuse of disabled adults

SB 374 41

Aged - homestead exemption

HB 1166 90

Aged -

victims

of crime;

penalties

HB 213 21

ggravated assault

elderly

victims; penalties

HB 213 21

ggravated battery

elderly

victims; penalties

HB 213 21

ggravated child molestation

sodomy or physical injury

HB 998 21

griculture

Agrirama

Development Authority

HB 1569

1

griculture - birds; importation

HB 1048

4

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Bill Pa

Agriculture - equine dealers and

sales

SB 375

3

Agriculture

interstate Pest

Control Compact

HB 1047 1

Agriculture

soil and water

conservation district

supervisors

HB 1118 29

Agriculture -

three-wheeled

motorcycles

HB 1209 56

Agriculture

commissioner -

vacancy

SB 498 76

Agrirama Development Authority

members

HB 1569 1

Aid to dependent children -

eligibility

HB 152 93

Alcoholic beverages - distilled

spirits; wholesale

distribution

SB 290

3

Alcoholic beverages

distilled

spirits; distribution

SB 290

3

Alcoholic beverages

election

day sales

SB 483

2

Alcoholic beverages

farm

wineries

HB 1473

3

Alcoholic beverages

malt

beverages; possession without

payment of tax

SB 387

2

Alcoholic beverages

malt

beverages; containers

SB 387

2

Alcoholic beverages

Sunday

sales

SB 390

2

Alimony - revision

HB 980 24

Anatomical gifts - pacemakers

HB 1058 72

Anatomical gifts - pacemakers;

receipt

HB 1057 42

Animals - see also game and fish

Animals - birds; importation

HB 1048

4

Animals

equine dealers and

sales

SB 375

3

Animals - veterinarians' liens

SB 440 75

Annexation -

certain

municipalities

SB 446 53

Antitrust

liability

- local

governments

HB 1317 53

Appeal bonds - granting

SB 108 23

Appeals - application for appeal

HB 877

4

Appeals -

dispossessory

proceedings

HB 1111 74

Appeals - magistrate courts

HB 946 16

Appeals - supersedeas

SB 432

4

Applied psychologists -

licensure

HB 905 70

Appropriations - general

HB 1045 97

Appropriations - supplemental

HB 965 97

Architects

licensure;

educational requirements

SB 535 66

Architects -

licensure;

experience

HB 1103 66

Area planning and development -

advisory committee

HB 907 95

Armed forces - notaries

HB 948 80

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Arrest - county ordinances

HB 946 16

Assistant district attorneys

compensation

HB 1038 20

Atlanta Judicial Circuit

additional judge

HB 1131 14

Attorney General

assistants;

criminal cases

HB 1494 79

Attorney General - Voting rights

Act submissions

HB 1418 54

Attorneys

assistant attorney

generals; criminal cases

HB 1494 79

Auctioneers - real estate sales

HB 884 66

Auctioneers board - sunset

HB 914 66

Audits - local government

HB 871 54

Authorities

Agrirama

Development Authority

HB 1569

1

Authorities - development; county

taxation

SB 549 91

Authorities

development;

municipal taxation

SB 548 91

Authorities - Georgia Development

Authority; health insurance

HB 1217 81

Authorities - Georgia Development

Authority

SB 444 95

Authorities - Georgia Residential

Finance Authority

HB 1260 7

Authorities - hospital

HB 1216 42

Authorities - hospital

SB 346 43

Authorities - hospital equipment

financing

SB 395 44

Authorities - Jekyll Island State

Park Authority

SB 524 11

Authorities - Lake Lanier Islands

Development Authority

HB 1026 11

Authorities - resource recovery

SB 513 54

Authorities - revenue bonds;

reports

HB 1107 55

Authorities

Stone Mountain

Memorial Association

HB 438 11

Authorities - urban residential

finance

HB 285 54

Autopsies

medical examiners;

coroners

HB 520 80

B

Bad checks - service charge

HB 1197 21

Bail - schedule; courts of

inquiry

HB 950 22

Bailiffs - compensation

HB 1314 19

Banking

bad checks; service

charge

HB 1197 21

Banking - credit union deposit

insurance

HB 1160 6

Banking - deposit insurers

HB 1149 5

Banking interest on interest

HB 1149 5

Banking interstate banking

HB 1198 6

Banking loans to officers

HB 1149 5

Banking receivership

HB 1149 5

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Banking

regional interstate

banking

HB 1198

6

Banking - savings and

loan

associations

HB 1149 5

Banking - securities regulation

HE 1164 10

Banking

security deeds;

transfer fees

HE 1034 75

Beer - see alcoholic beverages

Birds - importation

HE 1048 4

Birth certificates - adoption

HE 1003 44

Blind - Industries for the Blind HE 1008 41

Blue lights

motor vehicles;

sheriffs

HE 1090 60

Blue sky laws - securities

regulation

HE 1164 10

Boating - motorboat restrictions

SB 174 11

Boats -

personal

flotation

devices

HE 531 97

Boats - prohibited areas

SB 451 97

Boilers and pressure vessels -

safety regulation

HE 864 51

Bonds - appeal; granting

SB 108 23

Bonds - bail; schedules

HE 950 22

Boundaries - state and county

HE 1032 52

Boxing - state regulation

HE 1293 45

Breast cancer - information

HE 49 69

Buildings - codes; renovation

HE 839

7

Buildings - elevators and lifts

HE 817

7

Buildings - handicapped access

SB 297 41

Buildings - renovation; codes

HE 839

7

Businesses - see professions

Business

associations

disposition

of unclaimed

property

SB 445 74

Business opportunity sales

regulation

HE 1135 10

C

Campaign financial disclosure -

reports

SB 248 35

Campaign financial disclosure

reports

HE 960 35

Campus police - jurisdiction

SB 537 28

Campus police - witness fees

HE 1215 36

Cancer

information on breast

cancer

HE 49 69

Candidates - see elections

Carriers - common; liability

HE 1073 82

Carriers - liens

HE 1073 82

Carriers - private

HE 1010 82

Charities

management of

institutional funds

HE 987 76

Checks - bad; service charge

HE 1197 21

Child molestation - aggravated

offense

HB 998 21

Child molestation

repeat

offenders

HE 511 22

Child

support

- URESA;

- 103 -

jurisdictions

HB 1185 25

Child support - URESA; transfers

SB 369 25

Child support recovery - fees

SB 409 25

Children - adoption records

HB 309 24

Children - aid to dependent

children

HB 152 93

Children - day care homes

HB 1083 94

Children - domicile

HB 1054 23

Children - guardians; dismission

HB 984 41

Children

probation; education

as condition

HB 1354 18

Children - protective orders

against adults; juvenile

courts

SB 232 18

Children

removal from home;

juvenile courts

SB 425 17

Children

termination of

parental rights

SB 425 17

Chiropractors - licensing and

regulation

HB 926 67

Civil practice - adoption

records

HB 309 24

Civil

practice

- alimony;

revision

HB 980 24

Civil practice - application for

appeal

HB 877

4

Civil practice

costs; refund

and collection

SB 370

8

Civil practice

dismissal and

renewal; limitations

HB 431

8

Civil practice - dispossessory

proceedings

HB 1342 74

Civil practice

dispossessory

proceedings

HB 1111 74

Civil practice

domestic

violence proceedings

HB 1213 25

Civil practice - eminent domain

HB 988 35

Civil practice

executions;

docketing

HB 915

9

Civil practice

garnishment;

forms; amount due

SB 38 23

Civil practice

general

execution docket

HB 915

9

Civil

practice

- juries;

exemptions

HB 1230 19

Civil practice

limitations;

dismissal and renewal

HB 431

8

Civil practice - limitations;

prisoners

SB 463

8

Civil practice

magistrate

courts; appeals

HB 946 16

Civil practice

magistrate

courts; counterclaims;

transfers

HB 946 16

Civil practice

magistrate

courts; judgments

HB 946 16

Civil practice

probate

proceedings; notice

HB 1343 16

Civil practice - service; outside

county

HB 1271

8

Civil practice - supersedeas

SB 433

5

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third-party

practice; venue

Civil

practice

venue;

third-party practice

Civil procedure

see civil

practice

Claims

Advisory

Board -

limitations

Clayton Judicial Circuit

additional judge

Clerks of superior court - see

courts; superior

Cobb Judicial Circuit

additional judge

Code - reviser's bill

Codes

safety; building

renovation

Commerce - business opportunity

sales

Commerce - counterfeit goods

Commerce - gasoline sales

Commerce - health spas

Commissioner of Agriculture -

vacancy

Commissioner of Labor - vacancy

Common carriers - liability

Common carriers - liens

Common form probate

time for

making

Common form probate - when

conclusive

Community affairs

Advisory

Committee on Area Planning and

Development

Community affairs - board members

Community affairs

revenue

bonds; reports

Community service programs

probation; scheduling

Community service programs

probation; civil immunity

Compacts

interstate pest

control

Compacts - Southeast Interstate

Low-Level Radioactive Waste

Management

Comptroller General - vacancy

Compulsory attendance

school

children

Condemnation - special masters

Conflicts of interest - assistant

attorney

generals; criminal

cases

Conflicts of interest

county

commissioners

Conflicts of interest - public

officers

Conflicts of interest - public

officers and employees;

medicare and Medicaid

SB 370 SB 370
HB 999 HB 1312
SB 544 HB 1156
HB 839 HB 1135 HB 1123
SB 344 HB 1208
SB 498 SB 498 HB 1073 HB 1073 HB 983 HB 912
HB 907 SB 331 HB 1107 HB 1101 SB 447 HB 1047
HB 1267 SB 498 SB 504 HB 988
HB 1494 SB 480
HB 1313
HB 908

8 8
40 14
14 1 7
10 10
9 9 76 76 82 82 98 98
95 I 95 55 64 64
1
13 76 26 35
79 79 79
78

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Conflicts of interest

public

officers; surplus purchases

HB 1152 78

Conservation

and

natural

resources

see natural

resources

Construction industry licensing -

low-voltage contractors

HB 1292 68

Contingent remainder interests -

closing class of takers

SB 408 73

Controlled substances

crimes;

pesticide

applicators and

contractors

HB 1294 1

Controlled substances -

schedules

HB 1042 22

Coroners - fees; procedures

HB 520 80

Corporations

garnishment;

venue; service

HB 542 13

Corporations - name registration;

fees

HB 1031 13

Corporations

shareholder

meetings; notice

HB 1031 13

Corporations

subchapter S

income tax

HB 1016 91

Corrections

see penal matters

Cosmetologists - licensing

SB 497 67

Costs of court

refund and

collection

SB 370 8

Counterfeit

goods

- civil

remedies

HB 1123 10

Counties - antitrust liability

HB 1317 53

Counties - audit requirements

HB 871 54

Counties - boards of education;

vacancies

SB 411 25

Counties - boards of health

HB 1068 42

Counties - boundaries

HB 1032 52

Counties

business licenses;

private detectives

HB 1337 70

Counties - commissioners; sales

to county

SB 480 79

Counties

general obligation

refunding bonds

SB 427 55

Counties - health boards

HB 1068 42

Counties - health care advisory

officers

HB 1296 44

Counties

insurance premium

taxation

HB 1139 47

Counties - insurance

premium

taxation

HB 1206 48

Counties - libraries

HB 840 28

Counties

occupational tax;

veterinarians

SB 366 93

Counties - officers; indictment;

suspension

SB 332 76

Counties - ordinances; arrest

HB 946 16

Counties - ordinances; penalties

HB 910 53

Counties

payments from tax

collectors

HB 1187 90

Counties -

police

powers;

ordinances

HB 910 53

Counties - rent control

HB 594 73

Counties - tax sale purchases

HB 442 88

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- Counties

taxation; development

authorities
- Counties Voting Rights Act

submissions

Court

costs

refund and

collection

Court of Appeals

application

for appeal
- Court of Appeals compensation

Courts

Atlanta Judicial

- Circuit; additional judge
Courts bailiffs; compensation

Courts

Clayton

Judicial

Circuit; additional judge

Courts

Cobb Judicial Circuit;

additional judge

-- Courts coroners

Courts

costs;

refund

and

collection

Courts

Court of Appeals;

compensation

- Courts

district

attorneys;

assistants

Courts

district attorneys;

duties
- Courts fines; collection

Courts

Houston

Judicial

Circuit; additional judge

Courts

inquiry; schedule of

bails

- Courts juries; exemptions

- Courts

juvenile; judges

and

referees

Courts

juvenile; probation;

education as condition

Courts

juvenile; protective

orders against adults

Courts

juvenile; removal of

child from home
- Courts juvenile; termination of

parental rights

Courts -

magistrate;

age

requirement
- Courts magistrate; appeals - Courts magistrate; commissions - Courts magistrate; costs

Courts

magistrate;

counterclaims; transfers

Courts -

magistrate;

county

ordinances

Courts

magistrate; judgments;

effect

- Courts

magistrate;

judicial

training

- Courts

magistrate; ordinances;

arrest

Courts

magistrate; probate

judge; compensation
- Courts notaries

Courts

probate

judges;

compensation for service in

SB 549
HB 1418
SB 370
HB 877 HB 1024
HB 1131 HB 1314
HB 1312
SB 544 HB 520
SB 370
HB 1024
HB 1038
HB 1037 HB 1037
HB 1390
HB 950 HB 1230
SB 312
HB 1354
SB 232
SB 425
SB 425
HB 946 HB 946 HB 946 HB 946
HB 946
HB 910
HB 946
HB 946
HB 946
HB 981 HB 985

91
54
8
4 77
14 19 14 I
14 80
8
77
20
20 20
14
22 19
17
18 I
18
17
17
16 16 16 16
16
53
16
16
16
17 80

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magistrate court

HB 981 17

Courts

probate; handgun

licenses

HB 982 21

Courts - probate; notice

HB 1343 16

Courts -

sheriffs;

minimum

salaries

SB 358 15

Courts

sheriffs; personnel;

merit boards

HB 1191 20

Courts - sheriffs;

qualifications

HB 706 19

Courts - sheriffs; training

SB 452 19

Courts -

sheriffs;

vehicle

allowances

HB 1091 20

Courts - state; solicitors

SB 371 16

Courts

superior court clerks;

minimum salaries

HB 425 16

Courts - superior court clerks;

minimum salaries; population

SB 351 15

Courts

superior; judges' and

district attorneys'

compensation

HB 1150 77

Courts - superior; law clerks for

circuits where death penalty

imposed

HB 1332 15

Courts - superior; terms; Douglas

County

HB 1281 14

Courts - superior; terms; Gilmer

County

HB 935 14

Courts - superior; terms; Lincoln

County

HB 1440 15

Courts - superior; terms; Stewart

County

HB 919 15

Courts - superior; terms; Webster

County

HB 918 15

Courts - Supreme Court Justices;

compensation

HB 1024 77

Courts

traffic judgments;

modification

SB 61 61

Credit unions - deposit

insurance

HB 1160

6

Crimes

aggravated assault;

elderly victims

HB 213 21

Crimes

aggravated battery;

elderly victims

HB 213 21

Crimes -

aggravated

child

molestation

HB 998 21

Crimes - bad checks

HB 1197 21

Crimes - child molestation

HB 998 21

Crimes

child molestation;

repeat offenders

HB 511 22

Crimes - controlled substances;

schedules

HB 1042 22

Crimes

dangerous drugs;

schedules

HB 1042 22

Crimes - driving under

the

influence

HB 1200 59

Crimes

elderly victims;

penalties

HB 213 21

Crimes - enticing a child; repeat

offenders

HB 511 22

Crimes - involuntary

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manslaughter

SB 405 20

Crimes - littering

HB 571 21

Crimes - punishment; recidivists

SB 108 23

Crimes - robbery; elderly

victims

HB 213 21

Crimes

theft by deception;

elderly victims

HB 213 21

Crimes

traffic offenses;

federal convictions

SB 426 59

Criminal Justice

Improvement

Council - members

SB 527 40

Criminal procedure

appeal

bonds; granting

SB 108 23

Criminal procedure

bails;

schedule

HB 950 22

Criminal procedure - bonds; bail;

schedule

HB 950 22

Criminal procedure

campus

police; witness fees

HB 1215 36

Criminal procedure - conflicts of

interest; assistant

attorney

generals

HB 1494 79

Criminal

procedure

- fines;

collection

HB 1037 20

Criminal procedure - indictment;

suspension of public officers

SB 332 76

Criminal procedure - juries;

exemptions

HB 1230 19

Criminal procedure - ordinances;

arrest

HB 946 16

Criminal procedure

parole

supervision fees

SB 254 64

Criminal procedure

pretrial

release programs

HB 1101 64

Criminal procedure - probation;

community service programs

SB 447 64

Criminal procedure

probation;

minors

HB 1354 18

Criminal procedure - probation;

revocation

HB 536 63

Criminal procedure

probation;

special alternative

incarceration

HB 1087 63

Criminal procedure - probation;

tolling of sentence

HB 536 63

Criminal procedure - recidivists;

sentencing

SB 108 23

Criminal procedure - supersedeas

bonds

SB 433

5

Criminal procedure - supersedeas

bonds

SB 432

4

D

Dams - Georgia Safe Dams Act

HB 1174 12

Dangerous drugs - schedules

HB 1042 22

Day care facilities - personnel

HB 1083 94

Dead persons

law enforcement

information

HB 1070 52

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Death

medical examiners;

coroners

HB 520 80

Death penalty - superior courts

of circuits where imposed; law

clerks

HB 1332 15

Debtor

and

creditor

garnishment; corporations

HB 542 13

Debtor

and

creditor

garnishment; amount due

SB 38 23

Debtor and creditor - mechanics'

liens

SB 167 75

Deeds to secure debt - transfer

fees

HB 1034 75

Department of Human Resources

see human resources

Dependent children - aid to

HB 152 93

Deposit insurers - credit unions HB 1160 6

Deposit insurers - receivership

HB 1149

5

Deposit insurers - regulation

HB 1160

6

Detectives - licensing board

HB 1337 70

Development authorities - county

taxation

SB 549 91

Development

authorities

municipal taxation

SB 548 91

Dietitians

licensing and

regulation

HB 1133 67

Disabled adults

reports of

abuse

SB 374 41

Discipline

public schools;

procedures

HB 815 26

Dismissal for want of prosecution

- renewal

HB 431

8

Disorderly conduct - ordinances;

arrest

HB 946 16

Disposition of Unclaimed Property

Act - amended

SB 445 74

Dispossessory

proceedings -

affidavits

HB 1342 74

Dispossessory proceedings

appeals

HB 1111 74

District attorneys - assistants

HB 1038 20

District attorneys -

compensation

HB 1150 77

District attorneys

duties;

collection of fines

HB 1037 20

Divorce - alimony; revision

HB 980 24

Domestic relations

adoption

records

HB 309 24

Domestic relations - alimony;

revision

HB 980 24

Domestic relations - application

for appeal

HB 877 4

Domestic

relations - birth

certificates

HB 1003 44

Domestic relations

child

support recovery fees

SB 409 25

Domestic relations - children;

domicile

HB 1054 23

Domestic relations

domestic

violence proceedings

HB 1213 25

Domestic relations - marriage

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licenses

HB 1053 24

Domestic relations - removal of

child from home; juvenile

courts

SB 425 17

Domestic relations - termination

of parental rights; juvenile

courts

SB 425 17

Domestic relations

URESA;

jurisdictions

HB 1185 25

Domestic

relations

- URESA;

transfers

SB 369 25

Domestic violence

ex parte

orders

HB 1213 25

Domicile - minors

HB 1054 23

Douglas County - superior court

terms

HB 1281 14

Drinking water - systems

HB 1346 12

Driver's licenses

minors;

reinstatement fee

HB 1199 59

Drivers'

licenses

- federal

convictions

SB 426 59

Drivers' licenses

insurance;

suspensions

SB 392 50

Drivers'

licenses

reinstatement; fees

HB 1220 49

Driving under the influence - out

of state convictions

HB 1200 59

Drugs - see controlled substances

E

Education - age for enrollment

SB 449 26

Education -

attendance;

compulsory

SB 504 26

Education - boards; vacancies

SB 411 25

Education

campus police;

jurisdiction

SB 537 28

Education

campus

police;

witness fees

HB 1215 36

Education - compulsory

attendance

SB 504 26

Education

- disciplinary

procedures

HB 815 26

Education - enrollment age

SB 449 26

Education

Georgia

Tech;

centennial license plates

HB 1512 57

Education

Georgia Tech;

Engineering Experiment Station

SB 364 28

Education

health insurance;

school employees

SB 175 27

Education - libraries

HB 840 28

Education

local boards;

vacancies

SB 411 25

Education - medical colleges

HB 1181 70

Education - North Georgia

College

HB 1432 27

Education

private colleges;

purchases

from correctional

industries

SB 545 63

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ducation

Professional

Practices Commission

SB 488 27

ducation

Professional

Standards Commission

SB 488 27

ducation - public libraries

HB 840 28

ducation - scholarships; North

Georgia College

HB 1432 27

ducation

school boards;

vacancies

SB 411 25

ducation - student teaching;

supervisors

HB 928 27

ducation - teachers; supervising

student teaching

HB 928 27

ducation

university system;

chancellor

HB 893 27

ducation

vocational; local

board's powers

SB 112 26

ducation

vocational; tuition

fees

SB 436 28

ducation - Voting Rights Act

submissions

HB 1418 54

lderly

abuse of disabled

adults

SB 374 41

lderly - homestead exemption

HB 1166 90

lections - absentee voting

HB 936 31

lections - alcoholic beverage

sales

SB 483

2

lections - ballots

HB 936 31

lections

candidates; finance

disclosure

SB 248 35

lections - candidates; finance

disclosure

HB 960 35

lections - candidates; multiple

offices

HB 936 31

lections - candidates; paupers'

affidavits

HB 1077 33

lections

candidates;

qualifications; hearings

SB 326 29

lections - counties conducting

municipal elections

HB 970 34

lections

county-municipal

boards of

elections

and

registration

HB 969 29

lections - general provisions

HB 936 31

lections - municipal; primaries

or elections held in

conjunction with

SB 325 34

lections

municipal

registration lists; purging

HB 1158 34

lections - municipal; penalties

HB 937 34

lections - precinct boundaries

HB 936 31

lections - recounts

SB 322 34

lections

registrars

and

registration

places and

procedures

HB 936 31

lections

registration; dual

county and municipal

HB 1159 33

lections

- registration;

procedures

HB 940 32

lections - registration; public

schools

HB 943 33

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Elections

- registration;

residence

HB 942 33

Elections - reviser's bill

HB 1155 29

Elections

soil and water

conservation district

supervisors

HB 1118 29

Elections - special; call

SB 328 30

Elections

special; notices of

candidacy

SB 321 30

Elections - tabulating machines

HB 938 31

Elections - vote recorders

HB 941 32

Elections - voter education

tapes

HB 1082 29

Elections - voter participation

incentives

HB 939 32

Elections

voter registration

places; notice

SB 323 30

Elections

voter registration

places; selection

HB 1172 30

Elections - voters list; cost

HB 1114 30

Elections - Voting Rights Act

HB 1418 54

Electricians

- low-voltage

contractors

HB 1292 68

Eleemosynary institutions

management of funds

HB 987 76

Elevators - safety regulation

HB 817

7

Embalmers - licensing board

HB 994 68

Eminent domain - special masters

HB 988 35

Employees health insurance

Georgia Development Authority

HB 1217 81

Employees health insurance

sheltered employment centers

HB 1015 80

Employees retirement system

legislative credit

SB 63 83

Employees' retirement system

death benefits

HB 144 83

Employees' retirement system

involuntary separation

SB 355 84

Employees' retirement system

involuntary separation

SB 354 84

Employees' retirement system

mandatory retirement age

HB 123 83

Employment agencies

advisory

council

SB 376 51

Employment

Security

Law -

amendments

HB 1171 50

Engineering Experiment Station

Georgia Tech

SB 364 28

Engineers - licensing board

SB 363 68

Enrollment age - public schools

SB 449 26

Enticing

a

child - repeat

offenders

HB 511 22

Environmental health services

county boards of health

HB 1068 42

Environmental

protection

administrative procedure

SB 420 10

Environmental Protection Division

- public water systems

HB 1346 12

Environmental Protection Division

- Oil and Gas Deep Drilling

Act

SB 419 12

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Equine dealers - regulation

SB 375 3

Escheat - procedures

HB 1290 73

Estates - see wills and estates

Estheticians - licensing

SB 497 67

Evidence - campus police; witness

fees

HB 1215 36

Examining

boards

see

professions

Executions - general execution

docket

HB 915 9

Executors - see wills and estates

Eyeglasses - sales tax

HB 901 93

F

Fair Business Practices Act

health spas

HB 1208 9

Fair Business Practices Act

information

HB 933 9

Family practice

joint board

membership

HB 1168 94

Farm wineries - regulation

HB 1473 3

Federal convictions

drivers'

licenses

SB 426 59

Federal heavy vehicle tax

registration of vehicles

HB 1009 57

Fines -

collection

and

distribution

HB 1037 20

Fire codes - renovation

HB 839

7

Fire departments - standards

HB 618 36

Fire protection - sprinkler

standards

HB 952 36

Firearms

handgun permits;

investigators; state examining

boards

HB 1416 65

Firemen's pension fund - board of

trustees

HB 974 86

Firemen's pension fund

membership; contributions;

benefits

HB 169 85

Fishing - see game and fish

Flotation devices - boats

HB 531 97

Foresters - board; sunset

HB 1062 13

Franchises - sale; regulation

HB 1135 10

Freeport exemption - filing date HB 1023 90

Frivolous income tax returns -

penalty

HB 1196 92

Funeral directors

licensing

board

HB 994 68

Fur dealers - regulation

SB 523 38

G

Game and fish - administrative procedure
Game and fish - clams .Game and fish - falconry permits

SB 420 10 SB 442 39 SB 415 37

- 114 -

Bill Pa

Game and fish - feral hogs

SB 415 37

Game and fish - field trials

HB 1195 36

Game and fish - fishing

HB 1195 36

Game and fish - fur dealers

SB 523 38

Game and fish - hunting licenses;

killing or injury of other

person

SB 106 37

Game

and

fish

- hunting;

permission

HB 1250 38

Game and fish

licenses;

administrative procedure

SB 420 10

Game and fish - nutria

HB 1195 36

Game and fish - oysters

SB 442 39

Game and fish - salt and fresh

waters

HB 1195 36

Game and fish - seining

SB 482 38

Game and fish - trapping

SB 523 38

Game and fish - trout waters

HB 1195 36

Garnishment - amount due

SB 38 23

Garnishment - corporations

HB 542 13

Garnishment - forms

SB 38 23

Garnishment - taxes

HB 1138 88

Gasoline - unfair sales

practices

SB 344

9

General Assembly - Clerk of the

House

HB 890 40

General Assembly - compensation

resolutions

HB 999 40

General Assembly

Criminal

Justice Improvement Council

SB 527 40

General Assembly - expenses

HB 1264 77

General Assembly - fiscal

affairs

HB 900 40

General Assembly

hour of

convening

HB 891 39

General Assembly

House

Districts

HB 1211 39

General Assembly

Legislative

Services Committee

HB 900 40

General Assembly - purchasing

HB 900 40

General Assembly - retirement

SB 63 83

General Assembly - Secretary of

the Senate

HB 890 40

General

Assembly

- Senate

Districts

SB 388 39

General Assembly

university

system chancellor

HB 893 27

General

execution docket -

rerecording

HB 915

9

General obligation bonds

refunding

SB 427 55

Georgia Agrirama Development

Authority - members

HB 1569

1

Georgia Bureau of Investigation -

information

HB 1070 52

Georgia Commission on State

Growth Policy

duties and

powers

SB 333 95

Georgia Development Authority

health insurance

HB 1217 81

Georgia

Distilled

Spirits

- 115 -

Distribution Act - enactment

SB 290

3

Georgia Institute of Technology -

centennial license plates

HB 1512 57

Georgia Institute of Technology -

Engineering Experiment Station

SB 364 28

Georgia

Residential

Finance

Authority - powers; per diem

HB 1260

7

Georgia Safe Dams Act - amended

HB 1174 12

Gilmer County

superior court

terms

HB 935 14

Governor - appointments to fill

vacancies

SB 498 76

Growth policy - commission

SB 333 95

Guardians - dismission procedure

HB 984 41

Guardians - private sales

HB 1344 98

Guardians

sale or encumbrance

of real property

HB 1344 98

Guardianship -

proceedings;

notice

HB 1078 98

Guards

Department of Offender

Rehabilitation

SB 338 62

H

Handguns -

licenses;

investigation

HB 982 21

Handguns

licenses; retired

federal law

enforcement

officers

HB 1132 22

Handguns

permits;

investigators; state examining

boards

HB 1416 65

Handicapped - Industries for the

Blind

HB 1008 41

Handicapped - parking law

HB 949 60

Handicapped

standards for

building access

SB 297 41

Handicapped students

motor

vehicles; ad valorem

tax

exemption

SB 378 91

Health - abuse of disabled

adults

SB 374 41

Health - birth certificates

HB 1003 44

Health

breast cancer

information

HB 49 69

Health - county boards; members

HB 1068 42

Health - county boards; services

and fees

HB 1068 42

Health

deceased patients'

property

SB 319 42

Health - heart pacemakers; gift

and sale

HB 1058 72

Health

heart pacemakers;

receipt and reuse

HB 1057 42

Health - hospital authorities

HB 1216 42

Health - hospital authorities

SB 346 43

Health

Hospital Equipment

Financing Authority

SB 395 44

Health

hospital staff

- 116 -

Bill Pa

privileges

HB 1328 42

Health - hospitals; pregnancy

services

HB 1296 44

Health - hospitals; state grants

SB 346 43

Health

Joint Board of Family

Practice

HB 1168 94

Health - kidney donation; public

employees

HB 559 81

Health - living wills

SB 186 45

Health - medical assistance

HB 1235 93

Health - mental; involuntary

treatment; confidential

records

SB 455 56

Health

mental; involuntary

treatment

SB 28 55

Health - nursing homes; medical

assistance

HB 1235 93

Health

pacemakers; gift and

sale

HB 1058 72

Health - pacemakers; receipt and

reuse

HB 1057 42

Health - patients' records

SB 401 46

Health

peer review

organizations

HB 1276 43

Health - personal care homes

SB 473 43

Health - physicians; licensure

HB 1181 70

Health - pregnancy;

hospital

services

HB 1296 44

Health insurance - public school

employees

SB 175 27

Health

insurance

state

employees; Georgia Development

Authority

HB 1217 81

Health

insurance

state

employees; sheltered employment

centers

HB 1015 80

Health spas - regulation

HB 1208 9

Hearing aid dealers - licensing

board

HB 1109 68

Heart pacemakers

anatomical

gifts; sale

HB 1058 72

Heart pacemakers

receipt and

reuse

HB 1057 42

Highways - truck use permit fees

HB 1356 58

Highways - width and weight

limits

SB 352 46

Holidays - state; federal

SB 372

l

Horne

schools

- compulsory

attendance

SB 504 26

Horse sales - regulation

SB 375

3

Hospital authorities

compensation

HB 1216 42

Hospital authorities - members

SB 346 43

Hospitals

deceased patients'

property

SB 319 42

Hospitals - equipment financing

authority

SB 395 44

Hospitals - pregnancy services

HB 1296 44

Hospitals - staff privileges

HB 1328 42

Hospitals - state grants

SB 346 43

House of Representatives - see

- 117 -

Bill Page

General Assembly

ousing

Georgia Residential

Finance Authority

HB 1260

7

ousing

urban residential

finance authorities

HB 285 54

ouston Judicial Circuit

additional judge

HB 1390 14

uman

resources

- adoption

records

HB 309 24

urnan resources - child support

recovery fees

SB 409 25

uman resources - day care homes

HB 1083 94

urnan resources

employees;

indemnification for death or

disability

SB 191 78

uman resources - facilities for

Industries for the Blind

HB 1008 41

uman resources - Joint Board of

Family Practice

HB 1168 94

uman resources

patient cost

assessment; respite care

HB 1339 56

uman resources

radiation

control

HB 457 45

uman resources

sheltered

employment centers;

health

insurance

HB 1015 80

unting - see game and fish

usband and wife - alimony;

revision

HB 980 24

usband and wife

domestic

violence proceedings

HB 1213 25

usband and wife - marriage

licenses

HB 1053 24

dentity cards - persons without

a driver's license

HB 1278 59

ncome tax - frivolous returns

HB 1196 92

ncome

tax

minority

subcontractors; credit

HB 635 92

ncome tax - solar energy credit HB 1242 92

ncome tax

subchapter S

corporations

HB 1016 91

ndemnification

death or

disability; supervision

of

juveniles

SB 191 78

ndictment

public officers;

suspension

SB 332 76

ndustries for the Blind

facilities

HB 1008 41

nmate files - confidentiality

HB 1506 62

nnkeepers - liability

HB 951 69

stitutional funds - management

HB 987 76

surance - cancellation

HB 1358 48

surance

health; mental

disorders

SB 259 49

surance - health; public school

employees

SB 175 27

- 118 -

Insurance

health;

state

employees; sheltered employment

centers

HB 1015

Insurance

health; state

employees; Georgia Development

Authority

HB 1217

Insurance

- insurers;

requirements

HB 634

Insurance

life and health

guaranty association

HB 634

Insurance

medical peer review

organizations

HB 1276

Insurance - mental disorders

SB 259

Insurance

motor vehicle;

financial responsibility

HB 1220 4

Insurance

motor vehicle;

subrogation

HB 1036 4

Insurance

motor vehicle;

uninsured motorist

HB 1025 4

Insurance

motor vehicles;

license suspension

SB 392 5

Insurance

motor vehicles;

license suspension

HB 1201 4

Insurance - no fault;

subrogation

HB 1036

Insurance - premium financing

HB 1358

Insurance - premium taxation

HB 1139

Insurance - premium taxation

HB 1206

Insurance - refunds

HB 1358

Insurance - subrogation;

no fault

HB 1036

Insurance - unearned premiums

HB 1358

Insurance - uninsured motorist

HB 1025

Insurance

workers'

compensation; volunteer law

enforcement officers

HB 830 5

Insurance

workers'

compensation; proprietors

HB 894 5

Interest

loans secured by

pledge of real estate loans

HB 1149

Interstate banking - regional

HB 1198

Interstate compacts - radioactive

waste management

HB 1267 1

Interstate Pest Control Compact -

enactment

HB 1047

Investment

standards

institutional funds

HB 987 7

Involuntary manslaughter

penalty

SB 405 2

J

- Jails county; state inmates

HB 934 6

- Jekyll

Island

State

Authority members

Park

SB 524 1

Joint Board of Family practice

members

HB 1168 9

Joint municipal employees benefit

system - creation

HB 1144 8

- 119 -

Bill Page

oint secretary

examining

boards; members;

licenses;

procedures

SB 149 65

oint secretary

examining

boards; investigators

HB 1416 65

oint tenancy

division; real

estate transfer tax

HB 1112 91

oint tenancy

priority of

interests

HB 1265 72

udgments - magistrate court;

effect

HB 946 16

udgments

traffic cases;

modification

SB 61 61

uries - exemptions

HB 1230 19

uvenile courts

judges and

referees

SB 312 17

venile courts

probation;

education as condition

HB 1354 18

venile courts

protective

orders against adults

SB ~32 18

venile courts

removal of

child from home

SB 425 17

veniles - adoption records

HB 309 24

veniles

child support

recovery fees

SB 409 25

veniles - day care homes

HB 1083 94

veniles - domicile

HB 1054 23

veniles - guardians;

dismission

HB 984 41

veniles

indemnification for

death or disability of employee

supervising

SB 191 78

K

'dney donation

public

employees; leave of absence

ng, Martin Luther - holiday

HB 559 81

SB 372

1

L

bor

boiler and pressure

vessel safety

HB 864 51

bor - elevators and lifts;

safety

HB 817

7

bor

employment agency

, advisory council

SB 376 51

bor - employment security

HB 1171 50

bor - minimum wage

HB 1207 50

fbor - safety; elevators lifts

and

HB 817

7

or - unemployment

ompensation

HB 1171 50

~ or - workers' compensation;

I proprietors

HB 894 51

tbor

workers' compensation;

volunteer

law enforcement

- 120 -

Bill

officers

HB 830

Labor commissioner - vacancy

SB 498

Lake Lanier Islands Development

Authority - sales tax

exemption

HB 1026 1

Lakes - Georgia Safe Dams Act

HB 1174 1

Lakes -

parks;

motorboat

restrictions

SB 174 1

Lakes - Richard B. Russell Lake

SB 451 9

Land surveyors - licensing board

HB 363 6

Landlord

and

tenant

dispossessory proceedings

HB 1342 7

Landlord

and

tenant

dispossessory proceedings

HB 1111 7

Landlord and tenant - rent

control

HB 594 7

Law enforcement

chiefs of

police; training

HB 1046 5

Law enforcement

information;

Fair Business Practices Act

HB 933

Law enforcement

information;

missing and dead

HB 1070 5

Law enforcement - investigators;

state examining boards

HB 1416 6

Law enforcement - motor vehicle

theft procedures

SB 23 5

Law enforcement

notice to

coroners

HB 520 8

Law enforcement - peace officer

training

HB 1046 5

Law enforcement - public safety

personnel

HB 1364 5

Law enforcement - retired federal

officers; handgun licenses

HB 1132 2

Law enforcement

training;

police chiefs and agency heads HB 1046 5

Law

enforcement

- volunteer

officers

HB 830 5

Legislative retirement system

death benefits

HB 144 8

Legislative retirement system -

members

SB 63 8

Legislature

see General

Assembly

Libraries - public

HB 840 2

License plates

see motor

vehicles - registration

Liens - carriers

HB 1073 8

Liens - mechanics; after-acquired

property

SB 167 7

Liens - veterinarians

SB 440 7

Life and Health Insurance

Guaranty Association -

coverage

HB 634 4

Life jackets - racing sculls and

shells

HB 531 9

Limitations

dismissal and

renewal

HB 431

Limitations - prisoners

SB 463

Lincoln County - superior court

terms

HB 1440 1

- 121 -

Bill

iquor - see alcoholic beverages

ittering - crimes

HB 571 21

iving wills - authorized

SB 186 45

ocal government

counties;

ordinances; arrest

HB 946 16

ow-voltage

contractors -

licensing

HB 1292 68

M

agistrate court

county

ordinances

HB 910 53

agistrate courts - appeals

HB 946 16

agistrate courts - commissions

HB 946 16

agistrate courts - costs

HB 946 16

agistrate

courts

counterclaims; transfers

HB 946 16

agistrate courts

judgments;

effect

HB 946 16

agistrate courts - judicial

training

HB 946 16

agistrate courts

ordinances;

arrest

HB 946 16

agistrate courts

probate

judge; compensation

HB 981 17

agistrates - age requirement

HB 946 16

alt beverages

see alcoholic

beverages

arriage licenses - where issued HB 1053 24

arriage therapists - licensure

SB 93 67

artin Luther King - holiday

SB 372

1

echanics' liens - after-acquired

property

SB 167 75

edical assistance -

nursing homes

HB 1235 93

edical colleges - approval

HB 1181 70

edical examiners - procedures

HB 520 80

edical records

copies for

patients

SB 401 46

ental health records

involuntary treatment;

confidentiality

SB 455 56

ental

illness - involuntary

treatment

SB 28 55

entally handicapped - homes; ad

valorem tax exemption

HB 1475 90

entally retarded - respite care;

assessment

HB 1339 56

erit system - confidential

counseling information

SB 315 81

erit system - dismissal
l hearings

SB 315 81

erit system - exemptions

HB 1249 81

~rit system - State Personnel

Board; compensation

SB 487 77

letropoli tan Area Planning and

' Development Commissions

members

HB 790 95

ilitary personnel - notaries

HB 948 80

- 122 -

Bill P

Minimum salaries

probate

judges; service in magistrate

court

HB 981 1

Minimum salaries - sheriffs

SB 358 1

Minimum salaries - superior court

clerks; service in

other courts

HB 425 1

Minimum salaries - superior court

clerks; population

SB 351 1

Minimum wage - amount

HB 1207 5

Minority subcontractors - income

tax credit

HB 635 9

Minors - adoption records

HB 309 2

Minors - child support recovery

fees

SB 409 2

Minors - day care homes

HB 1083 9

Minors - domicile

HB 1054 2

Minors

drivers' licenses;

reinstatement fee

HB 1199 5

Minors - guardians; dismission

HB 984

Minors - probation; education as

condition

HB 1354 1

Minors

protective orders

against adults

SB 232 1

Minors

removal from home;

juvenile courts

SB 425 1

Minors - termination of parental

rights

SB 425 1

Missing persons - law enforcement

information

HB 1070 5

Motor vehicles - abandoned

SB 101

Motor vehicles

blue lights;

sheriffs

HB 1090 6

Motor vehicles

drivers'

licenses; driving under the

influence

HB 1200 5

Motor vehicles

drivers'

licenses; reinstatement

HB 1201

Motor vehicles

drivers'

licenses; minors; reinstatement

fee

HB 1199 5

Motor vehicles

drivers'

licenses; federal convictions

SB 426 5

Motor vehicles

drivers'

licenses; identity cards

HB 1278 5

Motor vehicles

drivers'

records; traffic cases

SB 61

Motor vehicles

handicapped

parking law

HB 949

Motor vehicles

highway use

permit fees

HB 1356 5

Motor vehicles - insurance

HB 1025

Motor vehicles

insurance;

financial responsibility

HB 1220

Motor vehicles

insurance;

license suspension

SB 392 5

Motor vehicles

insurance;

license suspension

HB 1201

Motor vehicles - insurance;

subrogation

HB 1036

Motor vehicles

motorcycles;

- 123 -

license fees

HB 1568 93

otor vehicles

motorcycles;

safety training

SB 450 61

otor vehicles

registration;

federal heavy vehicle tax

HB 1009 57

otor vehicles - registration;

license plates; Georgia

Institute of Technology

HB 1512 57

otor vehicles - registration;

license plates; amateur radio

station operators

SB 538 57

otor vehicles

registration;

license

plates;

former

prisoners of war

SB 457 57

otor vehicles - registration;

reinstatement

HB 1201 49

otor vehicles

registration;

transfer

HB 931 57

otor vehicles - salvage;

dealers

HB 1165 72

otor vehicles - speed detection

devices

HB 644 61

otor vehicles

theft; law

enforcement procedures

SB 23 51

otor vehicles

three-wheeled

motorcycles; agricultural

purposes

HB 1209 56

otor vehicles - tinted glass

SB 477 60

otor vehicles

title law;

grievances

HB 1170 58

otor vehicles - titles; salvage

vehicles

SB 343 58

otor vehicles - titles; special

handling fee

HB 1170 58

otor vehicles

traffic

offenses; modification

of

judgments

SB 60 60

otor vehicles - traffic; speed

detection devices

HB 644 61

otor vehicles - weight limits

SB 352 46

otor vehicles - width limits

SB 352 46

otorboats - parks; restrictions

SB 174 11

otorcycles - license fees

HB 1568 93

otorcycles - safety training

SB 450 61

torcycles

three-wheeled;

agricultural use

HB 1209 56

nicipalities - annexation

SB 446 53

nicipalities

- antitrust

liability

HB 1317 53

nicipali ties -

audit

requirements

HB 871 54

Unicipalities

business

~ licenses; private detectives

HB 1337 70

Unicipalities - elections - see

elections

unicipalities

general

obligation refunding bonds

SB 427 55

unicipali ties

insurance

premium taxation

HB 1139 47

unicipali ties

insurance

premium taxation

HB 1206 48

- 124 -

Municipalities - joint municipal

employees benefit system

HB 1144 81

Municipalities

occupational

tax; veterinarians

SB 366 9:

Municipalities

officers;

indictment; suspension

SB 332

Municipalities - rent control

HB 594

Municipalities

taxation;

development authorities

SB 548 9

Municipalities

Voting Rights

Act submissions

HB 1418 5

N

Natural resources - see also game

and fish

Natural resources

boats;

personal flotation devices

HB 531 9

Natural resources

boats;

prohibited areas Natural resources - department;

SB 451 9! I

administrative procedure

SB 420 1

Natural resources board

foresters HB 1062 1!

Natural resources - Georgia Safe

Dams Act

HB 1174 l!

Natural resources - Jekyll Island

State Park Authority

SB 524 1

Natural resources - Lake Lanier

Islands Development Authority

HB 1026 l;

Natural resources

lakes;

motorboat restrictions

SB 174 1,

Natural resources - merit system

exemptions

HB 1249 8

Natural resources - Oil and Gas

Deep Drilling Act

SB 419 1

Natural resources

radioactive

waste management compact

HB 1267

Natural

resources

Stone

Mountain Memorial Association

HB 438

New trial - supersedeas

SB 433

No fault insurance - subrogation HB 1036

North Georgia

College

scholarships

HB 1432

Notaries - law revised

HB 985

Notaries - military personnel

HB 948

Nunc pro tune - modification of

traffic judgments

SB 61

Nursing homes

deceased

patients' property

SB 319

Nursing homes

personal care

homes

SB 473

Nursing homes

private rooms;

medical assistance

HB 1235

- 125 -

Bill

0

Occupational

taxes -

veterinarians

SB 366 93

Offender rehabilitation

see

penal matters

Official Code of Georgia

Annotated - reviser's bill

HB 1156

1

Oil and Gas Deep Drilling Act

administration

SB 419 12

Opticians - licensing board

HB 995 69

Ordinances - counties; penalties

HB 910 53

p

Pacemakers - gift and sale

HB 1058 72

Pacemakers - receipt and reuse

HB 1057 42

Pardons and paroles board

parole supervision fees

SB 254 64

Pardons and paroles boards

secretary; reports

HB 1033 64

Parent and child - adoption

records

HB 309 24

Parent and

child

birth

certificates

HB 1003 44

Parent and child - child support

recovery; fees

SB 409 25

Parent and child - domicile

HB 1054 23

Parent and child

removal of

child from home

SB 425 17

Parent and child - termination of

parental rights

SB 425 17

Parent-teacher

cooperation

organizations - ad valorem tax

exemption

HB 1122 89

Parks - Jekyll Island State Park

Authority

SB 524 11

Parks

Lake Lanier Islands

Development Authority

HB 1026 11

Parks - motorboat restrictions

SB 174 11

Parks

Stone Mountain Memorial

Association

HB 438 11

Parole - supervision fees

SB 254 64

Partnership - Uniform Partnership

Act

SB 389 14

Patient Cost of Care Act

respite care

HB 1339 56

Peace officers

see law

1 enforcement

~eace officers' annuity and

I benefit fund

prior service

credit

HB 272 87

reace officers' annuity and

, benefit

fund

board of

commissioners

HB 975 87

~eer review organizations

medical profession

HB 1276 43

Penal matters - classification of

- 126 -

Bill

personnel

Penal

matters

community

SB 338

service; scheduling

HB 1101

Penal matters - community service

programs; civil immunity

Penal matters - contraband

Penal matters

correctional

SB 447 SB 448

industries Penal matters

county jails;

SB 545

state inmates

Penal matters

employment of

HB 934

personnel

HE 1088

Penal matters - inmate files

HB 1506

Penal

matters

inmates;

assignment to county Jails

HB 934 62

Penal matters - inmates' personal

property; disposition

HB 1089 75

Penal matters

limitations;

prisoners

SB 463

Penal

matters

parole

supervision fees

SB 254 6

Penal matters - pretrial release

programs

HE 1101 6

Penal

matters

probation;

special alternative

incarceration

HB 1087 63

Penal matters

probation;

tolling of sentence

HB 536 63

Penal

matters

special

alternative incarceration

HE 1087 63

Penal matters - State Board of

Pardons and Paroles; secretary;

reports

HE 1033 64

Penal matters - wardens;

training

HB 1046 52

Personal care homes - licensure

SB 473 43

Personnel board - compensation

SB 487 77

Pest control - interstate

compact

HE 1047

1

Pesticide

applicators and

contractors

HB 1294

1

Physicians - licensure

HE 1181 70

Physicians' assistants

licensure

HE 1027 70

Pistols - licenses;

investigation

HB 982 21

Pistols

licenses; retired

federal law

enforcement

officers

HE 1132 22

Pistols - permits; investigators;

state examining boards

HE 1416 65

Pregnancy - hospital services

HB 1296 44

Premium financing - insurance

HB 1358 48

Premium taxation - insurance

HE 1139 47

Premium taxation - insurance

HE 1206 48

Prescription drugs - sales tax

HE 901 93

Pretrial

release

programs -

establishment

HE 1101 64

Prisoners of war - motor vehicle

license plates

SB 457 57

Prisons - see penal matters

- 127 -

Bill Page

Private

carriers

- safety

regulation

HB 1010 82

Private colleges - purchases from

correctional industries

SB 545 63

Private detectives

licensing

board

HB 1337 70

Probate

common form; time for

making

HB 983 98

Probate - common form; when

conclusive

HB 912 98

Probate courts - handgun

licenses; retired federal law

enforcement officers

HB 1132 22

Probate courts - handgun

licenses

HB 982 21

Probate

courts

- marriage

licenses

HB 1053 24

Probate courts - notice; service

HB 1343 16

Probate judges retirement fund

board of commissioners

HB 979 86

Probation

community service

programs; scheduling

HB 1101 64

Probation

community service

programs; civil immunity

SB 447 64

Probation

- conditions;

revocation

HB 536 63

Probation - minors; education as

condition

HB 1354 18

Probation

special alternative

incarceration

HB 1087 63

Probation - tolling of sentence

HB 536 63

Process - service outside county

HB 1271

8

Professional Practices Commission

- per diem

SB 488 27

Professional services

state

government; reports of fees

HB 1102 78

Professional services - state

purchases

HB 1326 96

Professional Standards Commission

- per diem

SB 488 27

Professions - animal technicians

HE 1232 72

Professions - applied psychology

HE 905 70

Professions

architecture;

educational requirements

SB 535 66

,Professions

architecture;

: experience requirements

HE 1103 66

'Professions - auctioneers; real

estate sales

HE 884 66

Professions - auctioneers;

sunset

HE 914 66

Professions - boxing

HE 1293 45

Professions - chiropractors

HE 926 67

Professions

- construction

industry

HE 1292 68

Professions - cosmetology

SB 497 67

Professions - counseling

SB 93 67

Professions - dietitians

HE 1133 67

Professions

electricians;

low-voltage contractors

HE 1292 68

Professions - embalmers

HB 994 68

Professions - engineering

SB 363 68

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Professions - estheticians

SB 497 67

Professions

examining boards;

appointments; licenses;

procedures

SB 149 65

Professions - examining boards;

investigators

HB 1416 65

Professions - funeral directors

HB 994 68

Professions - hearing aid

dealers

HB 1109 68

Professions - innkeepers

HB 951 69

Professions

investigators;

examining boards

HB 1416 65

Professions - land surveying

SB 363 68

Professions -

low-voltage

contractors

HB 1292 68

Professions - marriage

therapists

SB 93 67

Professions

motor vehicle

salvage dealers

HB 1165 72

Professions - opticians

HB 995 69

Professions

pesticide

applicators and contractors

HB 1294

1

Professions - physicians

HB 1181 70

Professions

- physicians'

assistants

HB 1027 70

Professions - private detectives

and security agencies

HB 1337 70

Professions - psychologists

HB 905 70

Professions - real estate

HB 1059 71

Professions

- recreation

examiners

HB 1153 71

Professions -

salvage motor

vehicles

HB 1165 72

Professions - sanitarians

SB 465 71

Professions

- sanitarians;

education

SB 454 72

Professions - securities dealers HB 1164 10

Professions - social workers

SB 93 67

Professions -

veterinarians;

liens

SB 440 75

Professions

veterinarians;

occupational taxes

SB 366 93

Professions -

veterinary

technicians

HB 1232 72

Property - abandoned;

disposition

SB 445 74

Property

abandoned; penal

inmates

HB 1089 75

Property - anatomical

gifts;

pacemakers

HB 1058 72

Property

contingent remainder

interests

SB 408 73

Property - deceased patients of

hospitals and nursing homes

SB 319 42

Property

- dispossessory

proceedings

HB 1342 74

Property - escheat

HB 1290 73

Property - innkeepers' liability

HB 951 69

Property - investmeht standards

HB 987 76

Property - joint ~enancy

HB 1265 72

Property - liens; crrriers

HB 1073 82

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Property

management of

institutional funds

HB 987 76

Property - mechanics' liens

SB 167 75

Property - rent control

HB 594 73

Property

security deeds;

transfer fees

HB 1034 75

Property - veterinarians' liens

SB 440 75

Property - writs of possession

HB 1342 74

Prudent man rule - institutional

funds

HB 987 76

Psychologists - licensure

HB 905 70

Public drunkenness - ordinances;

arrest

HB 946 16

Public employees - conflicts of

interest; medicare and

Medicaid

HB 908 78

Public employees - conflicts of

interest

HB 1313 79

Public employees - Department of

Offender Rehabilitation;

classification

SB 338 62

Public employees - Department of

Offender Rehabilitation;

employment

HB 1088 61

Public employees

health

insurance; Georgia Development

Authority

HB 1217 81

Public employees

health

insurance; sheltered employment

centers

HB 1015 80

Public employees

holidays;

leave

SB 372 1

Public employees

kidney

donation; leave of absence

HB 559 81

Public employees - medicare and

Medicaid; conflicts of

interest

HB 908 78

Public employees - merit system

exemptions

HB 1249 81

Public employees - merit system;

dismissal hearings

SB 315 81

Public employees - merit system;

confidential counseling

information

SB 315 81

Public employees - merit system;

personnel board; compensation

SB 487 77

Public employees - retirement I see retirement

Public employees

sheriffs'

personnel; merit boards

HB 1191 20

Public finance

general

obligation refunding bonds

SB 427 55

Public finance - local government

audits

HB 871 54

Public finance - revenue bonds;

reports

HB 1107 55

Public officers

bailiffs;

compensation

HB 1314 19

Public officers - conflicts of

interest; medicare and

Medicaid

HB 908 78

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Public officers

conflicts of

interest; surplus purchases

HB 1152 78

Public officers

conflicts of

interest Public officers

HB 1313 79 conflicts of

interest; assistant

attorney

generals

HB 1494 79

Public officers - indictment;

suspension

SB 332 76

Public officers

medicare and

Medicaid providers

HB 908 78

Public officers

merit system

exemptions

HB 1249 81

Public officers

retirement

see retirement

Public officers

sheriffs;

minimum salaries

SB 358 15

Public officers - sheriffs; motor

vehicles; blue lights

HB 1090 60

Public officers

sheriffs;

personnel; merit boards

HB 1191 20

Public officers - sheriffs;

qualifications

HB 706 19

Public officers

sheriffs;

training

SB 452 19

Public officers

sheriffs;

vehicle allowances

HB 1091 20

Public officers - solicitors

SB 371 16

Public officers - State Personnel

Board; compensation

SB 487 77

Public officers - state surplus

purchases

HB 1152 78

Public officers - suspension;

indictment

SB 332 76

Public officers - vacancies

SB 498 76

Public purchasing - documents

HB 698 95

Public records

Department of

Offender Rehabilitation

HB 1506 62

Public

safety

- officers;

qualifications

HB 1364 52

Public school employees - health

insurance

SB 175 27

Public

school

employees

retirement system

death

benefits

HB 144 83

Public

school

employees

retirement fund

board of

trustees

HB 973 86

Public Service Commission

private carriers

HB 1010 82

Public utilities

11 911"

telephone system; immunity from

liability

HB 518 82

Public utilities

carriers;

liability; liens

HB 1073 82

Public utilities

private

carriers

HB 1010 82

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adar - speed detection devices

HB 644 61

adiation

regulation; civil

penalties

HB 457 45

adioactive waste

interstate

compact

HB 1267 13

eal estate - licensing board

HB 1059 71

eal

estate

sales by

auctioneers

HB 884 66

eal estate transfer tax

exemption

HB 1112 91

eceivership - banking

HB 1149

5

ecidivists - sentencing

SB 108 23

ecreation

examiners - state

board

HB 1153 71

edemption - tax sales

HB 1006 88

emaindermen - closing of class

SB 408 73

ent control - prohibition

HB 594 73

esidential Finance Authority

powers; per diem

HB 1260

7

esource Recovery Development

Authorities - creation; powers

SB 513 54

etirement - death benefits;

employees; teachers; school

employees; legislators

HB 144 83

etirement - employees; death

benefits

HB 144 83

etirement

employees;

involuntary separation

SB 354 84

etirement

employees;

involuntary separation

SB 355 84

etirement - firemen

HB 169 85

etirement

firemen; board of

trustees

HB 974 86

etirement - General Assembly

SB 63 83

etirement

joint municipal

employees benefit system

HB 1144 86

etirement

local systems;

legislative credit

SB 63 83

,etirement - mandatory; employees

HB 123 83

ietirement

municipalities;

joint system

HB 1144 86

~tirement

peace officers;

board of commissioners

HB 975 87

Btirement

peace officers;

prior service credit

HB 272 87

Btirement - probate judges

HB 979 86

etirement

public school

employees; death benefits

HB 144 83

etirement

public

school

employees; board of trustees

HB 973 86

etirement - sheriffs

HB 977 87

etirement

superior court

clerks

HB 978 87

etirement - teachers; benefit

adjustments

HB 169 85

etirement - teachers; benefits

HB 143 85

etirement

teachers; board of

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trustees

HB 256 8

Retirement - teachers; creditable

service

HB 274 8

Retirement - teachers;

death

benefits

HB 274 8

Retirement

teachers; death

benefits

HB 144 8

Retirement - teachers;

membership

HB 143 8

Retirement - trial judges and

solicitors

HB 976 8

Revenue

ad valorem tax

assessment; appeals

HB 957 8

Revenue -

ad

valorem

tax

exemptions

HB 1169 8

Revenue

ad valorem tax;

agricultural property

HB 989 8

Revenue - ad valorem tax; county

development authorities

SB 549 9

Revenue

ad valorem tax;

exemption for

homes

for

mentally handicapped

HB 1475 9

Revenue - ad valorem tax;

exemption for parent-teacher

cooperation organizations

HB 1122 8

Revenue

ad valorem tax;

freeport exemption

HB 1023 9

Revenue

ad valorem tax;

homestead exemption for aged

HB 1166 9

Revenue

ad valorem tax; motor

vehicles;

transporting

handicapped students

SB 378 9

Revenue

ad valorem tax;

municipal development

authorities

SB 548 9

Revenue - collections; payment to

county

HB 1187 9

Revenue - counties; payments from

tax collectors

HB 1187 9

Revenue

development

authorities; county tax

SB 549 9

Revenue

development

authorities; municipal tax

SB 548 9

Revenue - federal heavy vehicle

tax

HB 1009 5

Revenue - freeport exemption

HB 1023 9

Revenue

frivolous income tax

returns

HB 1196 9

Revenue - garnishment

HB 1138 8

Revenue - grievances; title law

HB 1170 5

Revenue - highway use

permit fees

HB 1356

Revenue - in rem sales

HB 913

Revenue - income tax; frivolous

returns

HB 1196 9

Revenue

income tax; minority

subcontractors; credit

HB 635 9

Revenue

income tax; solar

energy credit

HB 1242 9

Revenue - income tax; subchapter

S corporations

HB 1016 9

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evenue -

insurance

premium

taxation

HB 1206 48

evenue

insurance premium

taxation

HB 1139 47

- evenue

Lake Lanier Islands

Development Authority sales

tax

HB 1026 11

evenue

minority

subcontractors;

income tax

credit

HB 635 92

evenue

motor vehicles;

transporting handicapped

students

SB 378 91

evenue

motorcycles; license

fees

HB 1568 93

evenue - occupational taxes;

veterinarians

SB 366 93

evenue

preferential

assessment; agricultural land

HB 989 89

evenue - prescription drugs and

eyeglasses; sales tax

HB 901 93

evenue

real estate transfer

tax

HB 1112 91

evenue - sales tax; drugs and

eyeglasses

HB 901 93

evenue - sales tax; Lake Lanier

Islands Development Authority

HB 1026 11

evenue - solar energy; income

tax credit

HB 1242 92

evenue

State Board of

Equalization

HB 957 87

evenue -

subchapter

S

corporations

HB 1016 91

evenue - tax collectors

HB 1187 90

evenue

tax sales;

advertisement

HB 913 88

evenue - tax sales; personal

property

HB 442 88

evenue - tax sales; procedures

HB 442 88

evenue - tax sales; redemption

HB 1006 88

evenue

Tax Settlement and

Compromise Board

HB 957 87

evenue bonds

authorities;

reports

HB 1107 55

eviser's bill - elections

HB 1155 29

leviser' s bill - Official Code of

, Georgia Annotated

HB 1156 l

:evolvers

- licenses;

! investigation

HB 982 21

.evolvers

licenses; retired

federal

law enforcement

officers

HB 1132 22

.ichard B. Russell Lake - boats

SB 451 97

.obbery -

elderly

victims;

penalties

HB 213 21

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s

Safe Darns Act - amended

HB 1174 1

Sales tax - Lake Lanier Islands

Development Authority

HB 1026 1

Sales tax

prescription drugs

and eyeglasses

HB 901 9

Salvage motor vehicles - dealers HB 1165 7

Salvage

motor

vehicles -

definition

SB 343 5

Sanitarians -

continuing

education

SB 454 7

Sanitarians - licensing board

SB 465 7

Savings and loan associations -

federal savings banks

HB 1149

Scholarships - North Georgia

College

HB 1432 2

Schools - see education

Secretary of State

joint

secretary - see professions

Securities - regulation

HB 1164 1

Security agencies

licensing

board

HB 1337 7

Security deeds - transfer fees

HB 1034 7

Self-proved wills -

authorization

HB 1022 9

Senate - see General Assembly

Sentencing - recidivists

SB 108 2

Service marks - counterfeit

HB 1123 1

Service of process - outside

county

HB 1271

Sheltered employment centers

health insurance

HB 1015 8

Sheriffs - minimum salaries

SB 358 1

Sheriffs

motor vehicles; blue

lights

HB 1090 6

Sheriffs -

personnel;

merit

boards

HB 1191 2

Sheriffs - qualifications

HB 706 1

Sheriffs - training

SB 452 1

Sheriffs - vehicle allowances

HB 1091 2

Sheriffs' retirement fund - board

of commissioners

HB 977 8

Small businesses - administrative

rules

HB 883 9

Social services

aid to

dependent children

HB 152 9

Social workers - licensure

SB 93 6

Soil and water conservation

district

supervisors -

elections

HB 1118 2

Solar energy - income tax credit HB 1242 9

Solicitors -

experience

requirement

SB 371 1

Sovereign immunity

"911"

telephone system

HB 518 8

Spas - regulation

HB 1208

Speed detection

devices

standards

HB 644 6

Sprinklers - fire protection

HB 952 3

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ate - boundaries

HB 1032 52

ate Board of Equalization -

recreation

HB 957 87

ate Board of Pardons and

Paroles - secretary; reports

HB 1033 64

ate Board of Pardons and

Paroles - parole supervision

fees

SB 254 64

ate Boxing Commission - powers HB 1293 45

ate courts - solicitors

SB 371 16

ate examining boards

see

professions

ate government - administrative

impact on small business

HB 883 96

ate government - administrative

procedure; Department of

Natural Resources

SB 420 10

ate government

agencies;

reports of professional service

fees

HB 1102 78

ate government

Agrirama

Development Authority

HB 1569

1

ate government -

appropriations

HB 965 97

ate government -

appropriations

HB 1045 97

ate government

Board of

Community Affairs; members

SB 331 95

ate government - conflicts of

interest; surplus sales

HB 1152 78

ate government - conflicts of

interest; medicare and Medicaid

providers

HB 908 78

ate government - conflicts of

interest

HB 1313 79

ate government - Department of

Community Affairs

HB 907 95

ate government

Georgia

Development Authority

SB 444 95

ate government

Georgia

Residential Finance Authority

HB 1260

7

ate government - growth policy

commission

SB 333 95

-ate government - Jekyll Island

!State Park Authority
,ate government - Lake Lanier

SB 524 11

1 ,

Islands

Development

Authority

HB 1026 11

late government - motor vehicle

services

HB 451 96

:ate government - professional

services; reports of fees

HB 1102 78

:ate government

professional

services; purchasing

HB 1326 96

:ate government - purchasing;

documents

HB 698 95

:ate government

purchasing;

minority subcontractors

HB 635 92

:ate government - small

business; administrative

impact

HB 883 96

ate government - Stone Mountain

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Memorial Association

HB 438 1

State government

surplus

property; reports

HB 414 9

State Personnel

Board

compensation

SB 487 7

State property - purchasing;

documents

HB 698 9

State property

surplus;

purchase by officers

HB 1152 7

State property - surplus;

reports

HB 414 9

Statute of limitations

dismissal and renewal

HB 431

Statute of

limitations

prisoners

SB 463

Stewart County - superior court

terms

HB 919 1

Stone

Mountain

Memorial

Association - members

HB 438 1

Subchapter S corporations

income tax

HB 1016 9

Sunday - alcoholic beverage

sales

SB 390

Sunset - auctioneers board

HB 914 6

Sunset - foresters board

HB 1062 1

Sunset

State Board of

Dispensing Opticians

HB 995 6

Sunset

State Board of Funeral

Service

HB 994 6

Sunset - State Board of Hearing

Aid Dealers

HB 1109 6

Sunset

State Board of

Recreation Examiners

HB 1153 7

Sunset - State Employment Agency

Advisory Council

SB 376 5

Superior court clerks - minimum

salaries

HB 425 1

Superior court clerks

minimum

salaries

SB 351 1

Superior court clerks retirement

fund - board of commissioners

HB 978 8

Superior court

judges

compensation

HB 1150 7

Superior courts - see courts

Supersedeas

appeals; criminal

cases

SB 432

Supersedeas - new trial

SB 433

Supreme Court - application for

appeal

HB 877

Supreme

Court

- Justices'

compensation

HB 1024 7

Surplus property -reports

HB 414 9

T

Tax Settlement and Compromise Board - creation
Taxation - see revenue Teachers - see education

HB 957 8

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eachers retirement

board of

trustees

HB 256 85

eachers retirement system

benefit adjustments

HB 169 85

eachers

retirement system -

benefits

HB 143 85

eachers retirement system

creditable service

HB 274 85

eachers retirement system

death benefits

HB 274 85

eachers retirement system

death benefits

HB 144 83

eachers

retirement system -

membership

HB 143 85

elephone systems - "911" system;

immunity from civil liability

HB 518 82

heft by deception

elderly

victims; penalties

HB 213 21

hird-party practice - venue

SB 370

8

inted glass - motor vehicles

SB 477 60

arts - immunity; "911" telephone

system

HB 518 82

rademarks - counterfeit

HB 1123 10

raffic

driving under the

influence

HB 1200 59

raffic - federal convictions

SB 426 59

raffic - handicapped parking

HB 949 60

raffic - judgments;

modification

SB 61 61

raffic - speed detection

devices

HB 644 61

raffic - tinted motor vehicle

windows

SB 477 60

rapping - see game and fish 1.rial judges and solicitors

I retirement fund

board of

trustees

HB 976 86

rucks - highway use permit fees

HB 1356 58

rucks - private carriers

HB 1010 82

rucks - weight limits

SB 352 46

'.rucks - width limits

SB 352 46

u

lnclaimed property - disposition

SB 445 74

lnclaimed

property

- penal

inmates

HB 1089 75

lnemployment

compensation

contributions and benefits

HB 1171 50

lniform

Management

of

Institutional Funds

Act

enacted

HB 987 76

lniform Partnership Act -

enacted

SB 389 14

'niform Reciprocal Enforcement of

Support Act - transfers

SB 369 25

'niform Reciprocal Enforcement of

Support Act - participating

jurisdictions

HB 1185 25

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Uninsured motorist coverage -

insurance

University system - chancellor

University system

engineering

experiment station

University system - Georgia Tech;

centennial license plates

Urban

residential

finance

authorities - compensation

Usury - loans secured by pledge

of real estate loan security

Utilities - public water systems

HB 1025 HB 893
SB 364
HB 1512
HB 285
HB 1149 HB 1346

V

Vacancies in office - appointment

by Governor

SB 498

Venue - third-party practice

SB 370

Veterinarians - liens

SB 440

Veterinarians

- occupational

taxes

SB 366

Veterinary technicians

licensure

HB 1232

Vital

records

- birth

certificates

HB 1003

Vocational education

local

board's powers

SB 112 2

Vocational education - tuition

fees

SB 436 2

Voting - see elections

Voting Rights Act

local

government submissions

HB 1418 5

w

Water - boats; flotation devices

HB 531 9

Water - boats; prohibited areas

SB 451 9

Water - Georgia Safe Dams Act

HB 1174 1

Water

quality and withdrawal;

administrative procedure

SB 420 1

Water systems - regulation

HB 1346 1

Webster County - superior court

terms

HB 918 1

Welfare - see social services

Wildlife - see game and fish

Wills and estates - common form

probate; when conclusive

HB 912 9

Wills and estates - common form

probate

HB 983 9

Wills and estates - contingent

remainder interests

SB 408 7

Wills and estates

deceased

patients' property

SB 319 4

Wills and estates - escheat

HB 1290 7

Wills and estates - living wills

SB 186 4

Wills and estates - pacemakers

HB 1058 7

Wills and estates - private

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sales

HB 1344 98

ills and estates - probate court

proceedings; notice

HB 1343 16

ills and estates

probate

proceedings; notice

HB 1078 98

ills and estates

sale or

encumbrance of real property

HB 1344 98

ills and estates - self-proved

wills

HB 1022 97

ine - see alcoholic beverages

itness fees - campus police

HB 1215 36

orkers' compensation

proprietors

HB 894 51

orkers' compensation - volunteer

law enforcement officers

HB 830 50

rits of possession - rental

transactions; personal

property

HB 1342 74

y

outh services - employees; death or disability

SB 191 78

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