Summary of general statutes enacted at the 1987 session of the General Assembly of Georgia

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 FLOYD HUDGINS
SENATOR JOSEPH E. KENNEDY SENATOR TERRELL STARR
REPRESENTATIVE JACK CONNELL REPRESENTATIVE LAUREN MCDONALD, JR.
REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES THOMAS REPRESENTATIVE LARRY WALKER
REPRESENTATIVE JOE MACK WILSON
GLENN W. ELLARD
Clerk, House of Representatives
FRANK H. EDWARDS
Legislative Counsel

COMMITTEE MEMBERS THOMAS B MURPHY
HAMILTON McWHORTER. .JR ""CREURYOFr><ESE..~TE
ZELL MILLER PRESIOENTOFTt<ESENUE
GLENN W ELLARD CLEIIKHOUHOFREPRESENTATIVU
FRANK H EDWARDS LEG0SLAT,,,.,COUNSEL

LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL 316 STATE CAPITOL
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS SENATORS
THOMAS F ALLGOOD
LAUREN McDONALD, .J' CHARLES THOMAS

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 1987 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia." This represents one of the services which the Legislative Services Committee and the Office of Legislative Counsel perform for the legislative branch of government. Other services include bill drafting, research, statutory and Code revision, rendering of opinions, counseling, legislative reference, interim committee staffing, and preparation of reports.

The Office of Legislative Counsel drafted a total of 5,112 bills, resolutions and amendments for the 1987 session. Of this number 1,532 had been prepared by the convening date of the session, leaving a total of 3,580 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.

Sincerely yours,

TBM:jp

4,.,,.,-#rr><~f'kJ
THOMAS B. MURPHY
Chairman
Legislative Services Committee

FOREWORD

This booklet contains a summary of the 1eneral statutes of state-wide application which rere enacted at the 1987 regular session of the ;eneral Assembly of Georgia. No resolutions or 1cts with special application have been included.

It would be impractical to minutely

lnalyze 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

1sed as a convenient reference for persons

iesiring to know which laws were enacted or

iesiring to ascertain the main features of each

1ct 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

1otation of the effective date is listed after

,ach Act.

I would like to give special credit to Jewell 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 ietail.

This summary is not to be deemed in any 1anner as an opinion from the Office of ,egislative Counsel, and the question of :onstitutionality has not been considered in any ~espect. It is hoped that this booklet will >enefit all who have occasion to use it and :omments and suggestions for improvement are telcomed.

Frank H. Edwards Legislative Counsel

NOTE
The page numbers showing where the Acts nay be found in the bound volumes in the Georgia ~aws are listed for each Act.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1987 SESSION
SIGNED/VETOED HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED PASSED PENDING LOST, ETC. BY GOVERNOR

Generals Passed 244 Locals Passed ... 386
630 Pending --- To be
Carried over: House ...... 472 Senate ... 55 Conference. . 8 Sub/Ams............ 3 538
f Lost, Unfavorable .

1182

630

538

H

624

Sent to the Governor for approval., .630

SIGNED/VETOED HOUSE RESOLUTIONS .. INTRODUCED ADOPTED PENDING LOST, ETC. BY GOVERNOR

538

449

83

6

34

O

Generals Adopted . 33

Locals Adopted. . l

Privilege ...... -:~;

Sent to the Governor for approval . 34

Pending --- To be

Carried Over:

House ...... 81

---., senate............. 2

Lost, Unfavorable..... 6 6

SIGNED/VETOED SENATE BILLS .... INTRODUCED PASSED PENDING LOST, ETC. BY GOVERNOR

Generals Passed . 108 Locals Passed . 70
T7a
Pending --- To be Carried Over:
House ... 68 Senate .. 132 Conference... 2 Sub/Ams............ 2 Sub/Am Ruled out of order........... 1
205

392

178

205

9

175

Sent to the Governor for approval. 178

Lost, Unfavorable. . 9 9

SIGNED/VETOED SENATE RESOLUTIONS , ... INTRODUCED ADOPTED PENDING LOST, ETC. BY GOVERNOR

241

212

27

2

8

0

Generals Adopted. 7

Constitutional Ams... 1

Privilege . , -~~~

Sent to the Governor for approval. 8

Pending --- To be

Carried Over:

House .. ,. 7

,,. Senate ...... 19
Conference .... , 1

Lost, Unfavorable..... 2
2

GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1987 SESSION SUMMARY

SIGNED/VETOED

TOTAL BILLS ... INTRODUCED PASSED PENDING LOST, ETC. BY GOVERNOR

House.................. 1182

630

538

14

624

6

Senate.................

392

178

205

9

TT'fir

808

71i3

TI

175

3

799 9

SIGNED/VETOED

TOTAL RESOLUTIONS , ... INTRODUCED ADOPTED PENDING LOST ,ETC. BY GOVERNOR

House .... ,.....

538

1'49

83

6

34

0

Senate . ,..........

241

212

27

2

8

0

779

661

TTo

8

U

0

The Acts in this summary are arranged ccording to the title of the Official Code of eorgia Annotated which they amend. In those ases in which an Act amends more than one Code itle the Act appears under only one of the ffected titles. A table of titles appears below. o Acts are listed for those titles which are ndicated 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 3; HB 23; p. 3
This Act makes extensive editorial amendments to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to correct typographical, stylistic, and other errors and omissions and reenacts the statutory portion of the Code as so amended.
Effective February 4, 1987.
Act 659; HB 522; p. 869
This Act designates May 15 of each year as "Police Officer Memorial Day" and the calendar week in which such day falls as "Police Week."
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 1-4-7. Effective July l, 1987.
TITLE 3 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Act 527; HB 812; p. 381
This Act provides that in all counties having a population of 160,000 or more, the county and municipal governing authorities may authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises between 11:55 P.M. on Saturday and 2:55 A.M. on Sunday and in eating establishments on Sunday between the hours of 12:30 P.M. and 12:00 Midnight.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 3-3-7. Effective April 2, 1987.
Act 614; HB 335; p. 623
This Act authorizes licensed retail dealers in distilled spirits to display certain signs upon their business premises.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 3-4-3. Effective July l, 1987.
Act 671; SB 283; p. 913
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 3-4-160 which authorizes municipalities to license the sale of distilled spirits without a separate referendum if the sale of distilled spirits in the county has been approved in a county-wide referendum in which a majority of those voting in the municipality voted in favor of such sales. The Act deletes a provision which made the Code section applicable only with respect to county-wide referendums held on or after April 7, 1986.
Effective July 1, 1987.
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TITLE 3 (continued)

Act 598; HB 180; p. 562
This Act provides that malt beverages and wines which contain less than one-half of 1 percent of alcohol by volume shall not be subject to the alcoholic beverage taxes otherwise imposed on malt beverages and wines.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 3-5-90 and 3-6-71.
Effective July l, 1987.

TITLE 4 ANIMALS

Act 582; HB 641; p. 525
This Act provides for the licensing and regulation by the Department of Agriculture of poultry dealers, brokers, and market operators for the purpose of control and prevention of infectious diseases in poultry.
The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Sections 4-4-80 through 4-4-84.
Effective July l, 1987.

TITLE 7 BANKING AND FINANCE

Act 638; SB 80; p. 805

This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section

7-1-237 so as to change provisions

relating to reimbursement of financial

institutions for costs incurred in

connection with compliance with a

subpoena, summons, warrant, garnishment,

attachment, or court order. The Act

adds

requests for production of

documents to the list of procedures with

respect to which financial institutions

are entitled to reimbursement and

provides that in all cases reimbursement

shall be made by the requesting party.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 173; SB 216; p. 251
This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 7-1-620 by including Maryland and the District of Columbia as "Southern Region states" for purposes of the regional interstate banking law.
Effective March 13, 1987.
Act 719; HB 720; p. 1059
This Act increases the maximum amount of loans which a member financial institution may make to a business

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TITLE 7 (continued)

development corporation, changes the manner in which a business development corporation's call for member loans shall be apportioned among the member financial institutions, and provides that the articles of incorporation of a business development corporation may specify a period of existence for the corporation in excess of 35 years.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 7-1-747 and 7-1-756.
Effective April 14, 1987.

Act 799; SB 220; p. 1586

This Act makes a number of changes in

O.C.G.A. Chapter 7-1, relating to

financial institutions. An amendment to

O.C.G.A. Section 7-1-7 provides that the

Department of Banking and Finance may

waive any requirement to publish a

notice if it determines that multiple

publications of substantially the same

transaction would otherwise be required

without commensurate public benefit and

authorizes the department to require

proof of mandated publications. A new

O.C.G.A. Section 7-1-11 provides that

the

registration of a financial

institution with the department to do

business in the state shall be in lieu

of further registration pursuant to

O.C.G.A. Section 16-14-15 or any other

law. An amendment to O.C.G.A. Section

7-1-72 provides that a financial

institution may provide financial

services, such as financial record

keeping,

surety,

brokerage,

and

protective services, either directly or

through employment of persons duly

licensed under other laws. an amendment

to O.C.G.A. Section 7-1-288 changes

provisions relating to authorized

investment in institutions providing

financial services. An amendment to

O.C.G.A. Section 7-1-293 makes savings

and loan and building and loan

associations subject to the same laws

with respect to branches and facilities

as banks. An amendment to O.C.G.A.

Section 7-1-396 provides that for

purposes of state securities law the

initial directors of a bank in formation

shall be executive officers and not

salesmen.

An amendment to 0.C.G.A.

Section 7-1-480 eliminates restrictions

against family members constituting more

than 25 percent of the board of a

nonfamily owned financial institution.

Amendments to O.C.G.A. Sections 7-1-493

and 7-1-650 provide that banks, trust

companies, and credit unions may limit

the personal liability of their

directors in the same manner as business

corporations. An amendment to 0.C.G.A.

Section 7-1-601 changes the conditions

under which branch banks may be

established. An amendment to O.C.G.A.

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TITLE 7 (continued)

Section 7-1-608 changes the conditions

under which bank holding companies may

acquire ownership of other financial

institutions. An amendment to O.C.G.A.

Section 7-1-626 provides for the

applicability of the regional interstate

banking law with respect to building and

loan and savings and loan associations.

An amendment to 0.C.G.A. Section 7-1-650

changes

provisions relating to

authorized investments by credit unions

and the disposition of property other

than real estate acquired by credit

unions in satisfaction of debts.

Effective April 21, 1987.

Act 507; HB 241; p. 352
This Act provides that the post-judgment interest provisions of O.C.G.A. Section 7-4-12 shall apply to all judgments and shall be collectible as a part of each judgment whether or not such judgment specifically reflects the entitlement to such interest.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 7-4-12.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 182; SB 254; p. 268

This Act enacts "The Credit Card and

Credit Card Bank Act."

The Act

authorizes the creation of credit card

banks, the activities of which are

limited to credit-card lending and

related activities.

The Act also

removes the limitations otherwise

applicable to interest rates and fees

charged by credit card banks and

domestic lenders.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 7-5-1

through 7-5-5 and amends O.C.G.A.

Section 7-4-2.

Effective March 19, 1987.

TITLE 8 BUILDINGS AND HOUSING

Act 789; HB 840; p. 1470
This Act makes a number of changes in O.C.G.A. Sections 8-2-100 et seq., relating to elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, manlifts,.and moving walks. Among these changes are a provision for semiannual rather than annual inspection of power freight elevators, changes to conform state standards to the 1984 standards of the American National Standards Institute, the exemption of private residence elevators from periodic inspections, the exemption of elevator contractors from licensing by the Construction Industry Licensing

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TITLE 8 (continued)

Board, and a requirement that equipment involved in an accident must be immediately taken out of service and the accident promptly reported.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 317; HB 309; p. 283
This Act amends the "Housing Authorities Law" so as to provide for the powers of housing authorities with respect to private enterprise agreements whereby a private entity operates, develops, or provides credit enhancement with respect to a housing project. The Act also clarifies the power of housing authorities with respect to investment of funds in the same manner as savings banks.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 8-3-3, 8-3-30, and 8-3-74.
Effective March 26, 1987.

Act 166; SB 123; p. 234

This Act makes a number of changes in

O.C.G.A. Sections 8-2-170 et seq., the

"Georgia Residential Finance Authority

Act." Among these changes are an

expansion

of

the

residential

conservation purposes qualifying for

financial assistance, an expansion of

the authority's investment powers, a

grant of power to the authority to self

insure, and a modification of the

geographic distribution requirements

with respect to the issuance of

qualified mortgage bonds.

Effective March 11, 1987.

Act 663; SB 25; p. 891
This Act creates the Art in State Buildings Program to be administered by the Georgia Council for the Arts.
The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Chapter 8-5. Effective July l, 1987.

TITLE 9 CIVIL PRACTICE

Act 718; HB 657; p. 1057
This Act revises O.C.G.A. Section 9-11-52, relating to findings of fact in cases tried without a jury. The Act provides that findings of fact shall be required in ruling on interlocutory injunctions and nonjury trials in all courts of record upon the request of any party. The time for making a motion for amendment of findings of fact is increased to 20 days after entry of judgment and provision is made for a

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TITLE 9 (continued)

similar motion for the making of findings of fact when the same have not been previously made. Failure of a losing party to move for findings of fact constitutes a waiver of any ground of appeal which requires consideration of such findings.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 600; HB 224; p. 564
This Act expands the list of grounds upon which a motion to set aside a a judgment may be predicated so as to include the grounds of lack of jurisdiction over the person.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 9-11-60.
Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 643; SB 227; p. 816

This Act expands the procedures for

discovery in aid of executions by

authorizing a judgment creditor to

compel the production of documents and

things and to obtain permission from the

court, upon a showing of reasonable

necessity, to enter upon real property

belonging to or lawfully occupied by the

judgment debtor.

Such discovery

measures are to be carried out in the

same manner as provided for such

measures prior to judgment.

The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section

9-11-69.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 536; SB 196; p. 397

This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

9-15-14,

relating to awards of

attorney's fees and expenses of

litigation in civil actions where a

party has asserted a frivolous or

vexatious claim, defense, or other

position. The Act provides that the

Code section shall not apply to

proceedings in magistrate courts but

that, when a case is appealed from the

magistrate court, the appellee may seek

litigation expenses incurred below if

the

appeal

lacks

substantial

justification.

Effective July l, 1987.

TITLE 10 COMMERCE AND TRADE

Act 787; HB 460; p. 1464
This Act directs the Department of Public Safety to issue a special handicapped parking permit to any person

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TITLE 10 (continued)

who, because of a physical handicap, drives a motor vehicle which has been equipped with hand controls for the operation of the vehicle's brakes and accelerator or who has lost, or lost the use of, both upper extremities. Such a special permit may be used in the same manner as a regular handicapped parking permit and also entitles the holder to have a filling station dispense gas for the holder at self-service prices, if the filling station sells gas on a self-service basis and also has attendants who dispense gas at higher prices.
The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 10-1-164.1 and amends 0.C.G.A. Section 40-6-222.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 636; SB 278; p. 794
This Act amends the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975" by providing that it shall be an unfair or deceptive practice to represent that moneys provided to or on behalf of a debtor, in connection with property used as a dwelling place by the debtor, are a loan if in fact they are used to purchase the property. The Act also provides for written contractual disclosures which must be made in a transaction resulting from a defaulted loan on property used as a dwelling place, where the transaction consists of a transfer of title to the dwelling place by the debtor and the debtor remains in possession of the property under a lease.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 10-1-392, 10-1-393, and 10-1-399.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 770; HB 201; p. 1386

This Act extensively revises 0.C.G.A.

Sections 10-1-392 and 10-1-393, relating

to regulation of promotional contests

and promotional giveaways whereby prizes

are distributed among persons who are

required to be present at a place of

busines3 or participate in a seminar or

sales presentation in order to be

eligible to receive a prize. The Act

also amends 0.C.G.A. Section 16-12-20

so as to exclude from the definition of

criminally

prohibited "lotteries"

certain random awards of prizes. The

Act further amends 0.C.G.A. 44-3-185 et

seq., so as to provide that promotions

used in connection with real estate

time-share sales must conform with Code

Section 10-1-393.

Effective July 1, 1987.

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TITLE 10 (continued)

Act 599; HB 222; p. 563
This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 10-1-442 by increasing from $5.00 to $15.00 the fee for filing an application for the registration of a trademark or service mark.
Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 766; HB 56; p. 1347
This Act provides that buying services contracts under the "Buying Services Act of 1975" must advise purchasers that it is recommended that contract cancellations should be sent by certified mail. A further amendment provides that violations of the "Buying Services Act" shall also be considered to be violations of the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975" and that the administrator shall not be subject to the "Administrative Procedure Act" when the administrator is proceeding under the "Fair Business Practices Act."
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 10-1-598 and 10-1-602.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 785; HB 263; p. 1459
This Act provides that a dealer who is engaged in the retail sale of petroleum products pursuant to a franchise agreement shall have the right, subject to certain conditions, to designate to the franchisor a family member of the dealer who will, upon the dealer's death or retirement, have the right to a trial franchise from the franchisor.
The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Sections 10-1-720 and 10-1-721.
Effective July 1, 1987, and applicable January 1, 1988.

Act 556; SB 78; p. 439

This Act provides that in any civil or

criminal action under the "Georgia

Securities Act of 1973," a certificate

of the commissioner of securities

stating compliance or noncompliance with

the Act shall constitute prima-facie

evidence of such

compliance

or

noncompliance and shall be admissible in

evidence.

The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section

10-5-22.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 686; HB 663; p. 984
This Act provides that criminal and civil proceedings under 0.C.G.A. Chapter 10-5, relating to securities, shall be

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TITLE 10 (continued)

governed by the provisions of said

chapter as it existed on the date of the

alleged

facts

or

circumstances

underlying the action, notwithstanding

any subsequent amendment of said

chapter, unless an amendatory Act

specifically declares otherwise.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

10-5-23.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 490; HB 20; p. 325
This Act repeals in its entirety O.C.G.A. Chapter 10-8, relating to the Economic Development Council.
Effective July l, 1987.

TITLE 12 CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Act 560; SB 130; p. 445

This Act authorizes the Lake Lanier

Islands Development Authority to adopt

penal ordinances relating to the

property, affairs, and administration of

Lake Lanier Islands and to adopt penal

traffic ordinances in the same manner as

a county or municipality. The authority

is empowered to appoint security

officers with law enforcement powers to

serve and execute warrants and to make

arrests for violation of ordinances of

the authority.

Prosecution

of

violations of ordinances of the

authority is vested in the magistrate

court. The authority is also empowered

to sell, or authorize others to sell,

alcoholic beverages for consumption on

the premises only upon property owned or

controlled by the authority and upon

watercraft owned or controlled by the

authority.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

12-3-314 and 12-3-315.

Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 736; HB 741; p. 1117
This Act provides that prosecution of violations of ordinances of the Jekyll Island--State Park Authority shall be in the Magistrate Court of Glynn County rather than in the State Court of Glynn County.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 12-3-236.1.
Effective April 14, 1987.

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TITLE 12 (continued)

Act 640; SB 136; p. 810
This Act provides a qualified immunity from civil liability for persons providing uncompensated assistance and advice in mitigating or attempting to mitigate the effects of an actual or threatened discharge of hazardous materials.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 12-8-140 through 12-8-142.
Effective April 3, 1987.

Act 679; HB 463; p. 964
This Act provides that a person shall not be required to be licensed under the "Georgia Asbestos Safety Act" in order to remove or install certain small quantities of asbestos when such removal or installation is incidental to the performance of a business or profession for which such person is licensed by the State Construction Industry Licensing Board.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 12-12-10.
Effective April 8, 1987.

Act 673; HB 82; p. 922

This

Act

provides

for

the

establishment of the Georgia Youth

Conservation Corps within the Department

of Natural Resources. Enrollment in the

corps will be open to persons 14 to 17

years of age who meet specified

criteria. The purposes of the corps

include the development of work skills

and educational opportunities for corps

members;

the

conservation

and

enhancement of the state's natural,

historic,

environmental,

and

recreational resources; and development

of the state's youth resources.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Chapter 12-11,

the "Georgia Youth Conservation Corps

Act.n

Effective when funded.

TITLE 13 CONTRACTS

Act 644; SB 256; p. 817
This Act provides that a person who issues a bad check or similar instrument and who fails to make the same good within 30 days after written notice shall be liable to the payee for damages of double the amount of the check (but not more than $500.00) and court costs, in addition to the amount owing upon the check. The Act specifies a statutory form for notice and authorizes the payee

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TITLE 13 (continued)

to charge a service charge not to exceed

the greater of $15.00 or 5 percent of

the amount of the check when making

written demand for payment. The Act

further authorizes the finder of fact to

waive the double damages under certain

circumstances,

provides

certain

affirmative defenses, and authorizes a

defendant prior to trial to satisfy his

or her liability by tendering the amount

of the dishonored check plus service

charges thereon and court costs.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section

13-6-15.

Effective April 3, 1987.

TITLE 14 CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS

Act 657; HB 209; p. 849

This Act specifies the standard of

care which must be observed by corporate

directors and officers in discharging

their duties. The Act also changes the

conditions under which corporations may

indemnify and advance expenses to

directors,

officers,

agents, and

employees who are parties to, or under

threat of being made parties to,

litigation arising out of corporate

activities and changes the conditions

under which articles of incorporation

may eliminate the personal liability of

a director to the corporation or its

shareholders. Similar provisions are

included for business corporations,

nonprofit corporations, and railroad

corporations.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

14-2-156,

14-2-171, 14-3-131, and

46-8-51 and enacts O.C.G.A. Sections

14-2-152.1, 14-3-113.1, and 46-8-55.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 588; HB 28; p. 537

This Act provides that superior court

filing

fees

for

articles

of

incorporation, amendments to articles,

restated articles, corporate mergers or

consolidations, dissolutions of business

corporations,

and dissolutions of

nonprofit corporations shall be in the

amount specified by O.C.G.A. Section

15-6-77, relating to fees of clerks of

superior courts.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

14-2-172, 14-2-194, 14-2-196, 14-2-213,

14-2-282, and 14-3-216.

Effective April 2, 1987.

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TITLE 14 (continued)
Act 783; HB 210; p. 1448
This Act makes several changes with respect to reservations of corporate names and filing of corporate documents with the Secretary of State. The Act provides that a name may be reserved if it is distinguishable from any existing or reserved name, provides that the initial period of reservation shall be for two months with a two-month extension available, and provides that there shall be no fee for an initial reservation and a $20.00 fee for an extension. The Act also increases the fee for filing articles of incorporation to $40.00, increases the fee for filing a statement of change of address to $10.00 and provides that such fee shall not be charged if such change is made at the time of filing of the annual registration, and increases the fee for filing a notice of transfer of a reserved corporate name to $20.00.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 14-2-40, 14-2-41, 14-2-371, 14-3-40, and 14-3-291.
Effective July 1, 1987.
Act 781; HB 31; p. 1444
This Act makes several changes in the "Uniform Partnership Act." A new 0.C.G.A. Section 14-8-15.1 provides that a partnership may sue or be sued in its common name. O.C.G.A. Section 14-8-28 is amended to provide that the interest of a partner in the partnership may be reached by a judgment creditor by process of garnishment if the complaint upon which the judgment was obtained was personally served on the partner. An amendment to O.C.G.A. 14-8-38 provides that the partners who have not wrongfully caused the dissolution of a partnership may continue the business in the same name if they all so agree at the time of the transaction or if the partnership agreement so provides.
Effective July 1, 1987.
TITLE 15 COURTS
Act 489; HB 19; p. 324
This Act codifies a provision that the Supreme Court of Georgia shall consist of seven Justices.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 15-2-1.1.
Effective July 1, 1987.
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TITLE 15 (continued)
Act 319; HB 614; p. 291
This Act creates the offices of Senior Appellate Court Justice and Senior Appellate Court Judge to which Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Appeals may, at their option, be appointed upon their retirement. Such senior justices and senior judges are authorized upon request to exercise judicial power in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, superior courts, and other courts and are entitled to the same travel, per diem, and pay allowances paid to the senior judges of the superior courts.
The Act also authorizes the Court of Appeals to hear oral arguments at places other than the seat of government.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 15-3-1 and enacts 0.C.G.A. Chapter 15-3A.
Effective March 26, 1987.
Act 613; HB 212; p. 622
This Act authorizes the Council of Superior Court Judges to contract with the Department of Administrative Services or another agency of state government to provide administrative functions, services, and equipment necessary for the fulfillment of the responsibilities of the superior courts.
The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 15-5-60.
Effective April 2, 1987.
Act 743; HB 271; p. 114.5
This Act creates a fourth superior court judgeship for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 15-6-2.
Effective April 15, 1987.
Act 547; SB 339; p. 410
This Act creates a seventh superior court judgeship for the Cobb Judicial Circuit.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 15-6-2.
Effective July l, 1987.
Act 315; HB 182; p. 279
This Act creates a third superior court judgeship for the Griffin Judicial Circuit.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 15-6-2.
Effective July l, 1987.
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TITLE 15 (continued)

Act 495; HB 44; p. 331

This Act creates a fifth court judgeship for the Judicial Circuit.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. 15-6-2.
Effective July 1, 1987.

superior Gwinnett
Section

Act 169; HB 755; p. 250
This Act amends 0.C.G.A Section 15-6-3 by changing the terms of superior court for Burke County of the Augusta Judicial Circuit.
Effective March 11, 1987.

Act 2; SB 59; p. 2
This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 15-6-3 by changing the terms of superior court for Douglas County of the Douglas Judicial Circuit.
Effective February 3, 1987.

Act 335; SB 219; p. 296
This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 15-6-3 by changing the terms of superior court for Hall County of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit.
Effective January l, 1988.

Act 329; SB 4; p. 294
This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 15-6-3 by changing the terms of superior court for Hancock County of the 0cmulgee Judicial Circuit.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 330; SB 23; p. 295
This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 15-6-3 by changing the terms of superior court for Wilkinson County of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 9; HB 3; p. 37
This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 15-6-3 by changing the terms of superior court for Haralson, Paulding, and Polk counties of the Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit.
Effective March 15, 1987.

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TITLE 15 (continued)

Act 492; HB 25; p. 328
This Act codifies a provision declaring that each judge of the superior courts shall be elected by the voters of the judicial circuit in which the judge is to serve.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-4.1.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 529; HB 877; p. 385

This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

15-6-30 so as to provide that judges and

senior judges of the superior court may

receive reimbursement of travel expenses

incurred in connection with service on

the Supreme Court or in connection with

certain

judicial

administrative

functions and further amends said Code

section to provide for auditing of

expense statements of senior judges in

the same manner as expense statements of

other judges. O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-32

is amended so as to provide for

reimbursement of continuing judicial

education expenses of senior judges as

well as other judges and so as to

provide for the sources of payment of

such expenses.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 557; SB 106; p. 440
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 15-6-88, 15-16-20, and 15-9-63 so as to increase the minimum annual salaries of clerks of superior court, sheriffs, and probate judges.
Effective January l, 1988.

Act 512; HB 377; p. 359
This Act changes the residency requirement for solicitors of state courts so that a solicitor may reside anywhere within the judicial circuit containing the area in which the solicitor serves.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. 15-7-24. Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 544; SB 274; p. 406
This Act provides that in a county which has a population of more than 150,000 persons and which has a probate judge who has been admitted to the practice of law for seven years, no person shall be eligible to be probate judge unless he or she has attained the age of 30 years and has been admitted to the practice of law for seven years.

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TITLE 15 (continued)

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-9-4.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 581; HB 623; p. 524
This Act provides that in counties having a population of 150,000 or more, the chief clerk of the probate judge, or if there is no chief clerk then a clerk designated by the judge, may exercise all the jurisdiction of the judge of the probate court concerning uncontested matters in the probate court, if such chief clerk or clerk has been a member of the State Bar of Georgia for at least three years or has been a clerk in the probate court for at least five years.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-9-36.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 540; SB 223; p. 400
This Act increases from one mile to two miles the maximum distance from the courthouse within which the office of the probate judge may be located when it is impractical for the judge's office to be located at the courthouse.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-9-80.
Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 670; SB 275; p. 912

This Act expands the jurisdiction of

probate courts which serve counties

having a population of more than 150,000

persons and which have judges who have

been admitted to the practice of law for

at least seven years. Such probate

courts are

granted

concurrent

jurisdiction with the superior courts

over proceedings for:

declaratory

judgments involving fiduciaries; tax

motivated dispositions

of

wards'

property;

approval

of settlement

agreements involving the probate of

wills; and appointment of successor

trustees.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

15-9-127.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 538; SB 199; p. 399
This Act increases from $2,500.00 to $3,000.00 the maximum amount in controversy in civil claims subject to the jurisdiction of magistrate courts.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-10-2.
Effective July 1, 1987.

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TITLE 15 (continued)

Act 537; SB 198; p. 398
This Act provides that magistrates shall be issued a commission under the seal of the office of the Governor rather than a certificate from the clerk of superior court.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 15-10-3 and 45-3-31.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 561; SB 131; p. 448
This Act provides that magistrate courts shall have jurisdiction over the trial of charges of violations of penal ordinances of state authorities and provides for trial of such violations in the same manner as violations of county ordinances.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 15-10-2 and 15-10-60 through 15-10-66.
Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 706; HB 76; p. 1032

This Act grants to magistrate courts

jurisdiction over the trial

and

sentencing of misdemeanor violations of

O.C.G.A. Section 16-9-20, relating to

criminal issuance of bad checks. The

defendant in such a prosecution has the

right to demand that the case be removed

to state or superior court; and failure

to demand removal of the case

constitutes a waiver of the right to

trial by jury and any other right which

could have been secured by such a

demand. Prosecutions may be commenced

by arrest or by the issuance of a

citation based upon an affidavit as in

the case of an arrest warrant. The

prosecuting attorney in such cases is

the prosecuting attorney of the state or

superior court.

The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section

15-10-2 and enacts 0.C.G.A. Sections

15-10-200 through 15-10-202.

Effective July 1, 1987, and applicable

to prosecutions commenced on or after

that date.

Act 551; SB 44; p. 430
This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 15-10-22 so as to eliminate the present prohibition against a magistrate who is an attorney appearing as attorney in any matter as to which the magistrate's court has exercised any jurisdiction. The Act provides instead that a magistrate who is an attorney may not appear as attorney in any matter as to which that magistrate has exercised any jurisdiction.
Effective July 1, 1987.

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TITLE 15 (continued)

Act 578; HB 585; p. 484
This Act provides that a civil court judge who appoints an attorney or another trial judge to act as judge pro tempore of the civil court may provide that the attorney or judge so appointed shall also serve as magistrate pro tempore for the magistrate court.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-10-27.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 697; SB 200; p. 1009
This Act provides that the procedures of Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 5, relating to appeals to superior court, shall apply to appeals from magistrate court to state court as well as to appeals from magistrate court to superior court.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-10-41.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 487; HB 16; p. 320

This Act provides that the magistrate

courts shall charge and collect and

transmit to the clerks of superior court

the clerks' fees for recording of writs

of execution on the general execution

docket.

The magistrate courts are

directed to charge and collect such

superior court clerks' fees and their

own fees for issuing writs of fieri

facias contemporaneously with or prior

to the issuance of such writs, but not

before the entry of judgment.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

15-10-47, 15-10-80, and 15-6-77.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 516; HB 398; p. 364
This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 15-10-105 so as to change the qualifications to hold the office of clerk of the magistrate court. A person holding office as clerk is required under the Act to be at least 18 years of age and to possess a high school diploma or the equivalent but is not subject to a residency requirement.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 575; HB 501; p. 479
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-11-20 so as to provide that the actual physical placement of an allegedly deprived child in shelter care

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TITLE 15 (continued)

for pretrial detention must be approved by the judge of the juvenile court or the judge's designee.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 699; SB 215; p. 1012

This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section

15-11-37, relating to disposition by

juvenile courts of juveniles committing

designated felony acts.

The Act

redefines the term "designated felony

act" so as to include any act which, if

done by an adult, would be a felony, if

the juvenile committing the act has

three times previously been adjudicated

delinquent for acts which, if done by an

adult, would have been felonies.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 700; SB 229; p. 1013
This Act enacts the "Parental Notification Act" which provides that in order to obtain an abortion, an unemancipated minor must provide a specified form of proof that the parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis of the minor has been notified of the minor's intent to seek an abortion. As an alternative, the minor may employ a specified procedure to seek a juvenile court order dispensing with proof of notification on the ground that the minor is mature and well-informed enough to intelligently make a decision with respect to abortion or on the ground that parental notification is not in the best interests of the minor.
The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Sections 15-11-110 through 15-11-118.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 797; HB 155; p. 1575
This Act provides that in any county in which more than 70 percent of the population of the county resides on property of the United States government, the population of the county for the purpose of selecting jurors and grand jurors shall be deemed to be the total population of the county minus the population residing on property of the United States.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 15-12-40.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 677; HB 183; p. 953
This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 15-12-40 by providing for the separate compilation of trial jury lists and grand jury lists, rather than the

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compilation of a single jury list from which trial jurors are selected and from which the grand jury list is compiled. The Act also amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-12-62 by increasing from 60 to 75 the maximum number of grand jurors' names to be drawn from each term of court.
Effective July l, 1987.
Act 764; HB 27; p. 1337
This Act authorizes the district attorney of each judicial circuit to appoint one state-paid investigator to assist the district attorney in the performance of his duties in the preparation of cases for indictment or trial.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 15-18-4.1 and amends O.C.G.A. Section 45-18-1.
Effective July l, 1987.
TITLE 16 CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Act 175; SB 230; p. 260
This Act provides that the repeal, repeal and reenactment, or amendment of a criminal law shall not affect or abate the status of previously committed crimes unless the General Assembly expressly declares otherwise in the Act repealing, repealing and reenacting, or amending such criminal law.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 16-1-11.
Effective March 16, 1987.
Act 651; HB 244; p. 840
This Act authorizes a law enforcement agency or political subdivision of the state which receives money or property seized or forfeited pursuant to federal laws relating to controlled substances, marijuana, or dangerous drugs to utilize such money or property or proceeds of property as provided by such federal laws and regulations thereunder. Unless otherwise required by federal law or regulation, such money or property is to be utilized as provided by Georgia law.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 16-3-48.1.
Effective July l, 1987.
Act 594; HB 99; p. 557
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-5-23 by providing that a person who commits the offense of simple battery against a person who is 65 years of age
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TITLE 16 (continued)

or older shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 698; SB 203; p. 1010

This Act creates the new criminal

offense of battery, as an intermediate

offense between simple battery and

aggravated battery. The offense of

battery consists of the intentional

causing of substantial physical harm or

visible bodily harm to another person.

The offense of battery constitutes and

is punishable as a misdemeanor except

that the second offense against the same

victim

carries

certain

minimum

punishments and the third or subsequent

offense

against the same victim

constitutes a felony punishable by

imprisonment for one to five years.

The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Section

16-5-23.1.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 597; HB 141; p. 561
This Act redefines the criminal offense of interference with custody to include the intentional and willful retention of possession within the state of a child or other committed person upon the expiration of a lawful period of visitation with the child or committed person.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 16-5-45.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 558; SB 112; p. 443
This Act provides that it shall be a misdemeanor for any person to tattoo the body of any person under the age of 16.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 16-5-71.
Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 611; HB 189; p. 617
This Act changes the definition of the offense of aggravated child molestation and increases the minimum period of imprisonment for such offense from one year to two years.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-6-4.
Effective April 2, 1987.

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TITLE 16 (continued)

Act 650; HB 166; p. 837
This Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 16-7-29 so as to create the offense of criminal trespass by motor vehicle. A person commits this offense by parking in or repeatedly driving through a posted parking lot after having been requested not to do so by a law enforcement officer or by the owner of the parking lot or an authorized agent of the owner. Parking areas covered by the law are those provided on privately owned property by a merchant, group of merchants, or shopping center if the parking area has been posted in a specified manner with a specified form of sign.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 641; SB 151; p. 813
This Act increases from $25.00 to $100.00 the minimum fine for violations of the "Litter Control Law," O.C.G.A. Sections 16-7-40 through 16-7-46.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-7-43.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 769; HB 198; p. 1384
This Act provides that it shall be unlawful to sell or rent a video movie unless the outside of the video movie is marked as "not rated" or is marked with the official rating given to the movie by the Classification and Rating Administration of the Motion Picture Association of America.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 16-8-81.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 685; HB 649; p. 983

This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

16-9-20, relating to the criminal

offense of issuance of a bad check, by

redefining

the

term

"present

consideration" to include (1)

a

simultaneous agreement for the extension

of additional credit where additional

credit is being denied; and (2) a

written waiver of mechanic's or

materialman's lien rights.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 773; HB 678; p. 1413
This Act defines a "credit repair services organization" as an entity which purports to provide services to improve a buyer's credit record or rating or obtain an extension of credit

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TITLE 16 (continued)

for a buyer; and the operation of a credit repair services organization is made a misdemeanor.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 16-9-59.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 667; SB 189; p. 906
This Act provides that a law enforcement officer may solicit or accept contributions of equipment or funds for the purchase of equipment to be used for law enforcement purposes, if such activity is approved in writing by the head of the law enforcement agency by which the officer is employed.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 16-10-3.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 610; HB 126; p. 614

This Act provides criminal penalties

for various actions interfering with or

disrupting the conduct of legislative

affairs, including a prohibition against

disruption of legislative meetings and

sessions,

a

prohibition against

possession of weapons in the state

capitol building and other buildings

housing legislative offices, and a

prohibition against unauthorized entry

into certain areas of the state capitol

building.

The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Section

16-11-34.1.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 615; HB 365; p. 624

This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section

16-11-106, relating to the crime of

possession of a firearm or knife during

the

commission

of or attempted

commission of certain offenses, by

clarifying that such firearm or knife

must be on or within arm's reach of the

person committing the crime.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 511; HB 343; p. 358
This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 16-11-127 so as to add magistrates and solicitors to the list of judicial and law enforcement officers who are not subject to the criminal prohibition against carrying pistols in publicly owned or operated buildings.
Effective July l, 1987.

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TITLE 16 (continued)

Act 573; HB 466; p. 476
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-11-131, relating to the crime of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, by making such Code section applicable to first offenders who are serving probated sentences without adjudication of guilt.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 658; HB 916; p. 866

This Act provides that it shall be a

felony to teach, train, or demonstrate

to another person the use, application,

or making of any illegal firearm,

dangerous weapon,

explosive,

or

incendiary device if one knows, has

reason to know, or intends that such

activity will be unlawfully employed for

use in or furtherance of a civil

disorder, riot, or insurrection.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section

16-11-150 through 16-11-152, "Georgia

Antiterroristic Training Act."

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 750; HB 454; p. 1164

This Act extensively amends O.C.G.A.

Section 16-12-100, relating to crimes

involving sexual exploitation of minors.

The Act changes the definition of

prohibited conduct and materials, makes

it unlawful to possess or bring into the

state prohibited materials, makes it

unlawful to provide information as to

where to obtain prohibited materials,

and provides for

forfeiture

of

prohibited materials, profits derived

from offenses, and materials and

equipment used in the course of

violations. The Act also requires a

person who, in the course of processing

or producing visual or printed matter,

discovers prohibited materials to make a

report thereof to a law enforcement

agency.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 675; HB 142; p. 945
This Act makes it unlawful for any person to knowingly sell or provide cigarettes or other tobacco related objects to a minor who is under the age of 17 years and makes it unlawful for any minor to purchase cigarettes or tobacco related objects or to misrepresent his or her age for the purpose of obtaining cigarettes or tobacco related objects. Vendors of cigarettes and tobacco related objects and persons maintaining vending machines for the sale of such items are required

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TITLE 16 (continued)

to post a notice of the provisions of this law.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 16-12-170 through 16-12-173.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 178; HB 169; p. 261
This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Chapter 16-13 by making certain changes in the listings of controlled substances and dangerous drugs. The Act also makes it unlawful for a person to withhold information from a medical practitioner that such person has obtained a controlled substance of a similar therapeutic use in a concurrent time period from another practitioner.
Effective March 19, 1987.

TITLE 17 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Act 494; HB 33; p. 330
This Act provides an exception to the general four-year statute of limitations for felony prosecutions by providing a seven-year limitation period for prosecution of felonies committed against victims who are at the time of commission of the offense under the age of 14 years.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 17-3-1.
Effective July l, 1987, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date.

Act 765; HB 35; p. 1342

This

Act

extensively

revises

provisions relating to procedures for

forfeiture of bail bonds and relief from

liability of sureties on bail bonds.

The conditions are changed under which a

surety may be relieved from liability

because of surrender of the principal,

incarceration of the principal, military

service of the principal, or failure to

timely prosecute the principal; and

sureties are relieved from liability

when a case is dead docketed. Sureties

are also granted additional rights with

respect to partial remission of

forfeited bonds when the principal is

produced within a certain period of time

after the original forfeiture. Time

periods with respect to forfeiture

proceedings are changed and the time and

manner in which notice of such

proceedings must be given is also

changed.

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TITLE 17 (continued)

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections
17-6-31 and 17-6-70 through 17-6-72. Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 583; HB 653; p. 529
This Act provides that if two grand jury indictments or presentments on the same offense, charge, or allegation are quashed, then any further prosecution of the defendant for the offense, charge, or allegation shall be barred.
The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 17-7-53.1.
Effective July l, 1987, and applicable to indictments and presentments returned on or after that date.

Act 652; HB 264; p. 841
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 17-7-170, relating to a demand for speedy trial by a defendant in a noncapital case, so as to make certain editorial changes and so as to provide that such a demand shall be served on the prosecutor and shall be binding only in the court in which the demand is filed, except where the case is transferred from one court to another without a request from the defendant.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 762; SB 301; p. 1335
This Act provides that a person under the age of 17 years who is convicted of a felony and sentenced as an adult to life imprisonment or a term certain of imprisonment shall be committed to the Division of Youth Services of the Department of Human Resources to serve such sentence until such person is 18 years of age, at which time such person shall be transferred to the custody of the Department of Corrections.
The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 17-10-14.
Effective July 1, 1987.

TITLE 19 DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Act 722; HB 913; p. 1065

This Act provides for

the

establishment in each county of a child

abuse protocol concerning procedures to

be used in investigating and prosecuting

cases arising from alleged child abuse

and the methods to be used in

coordinating treatment programs for the

perpetrator, the family, and the child.

The protocol is to be established by a

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committee consisting of representatives

from the office of the sheriff, the

county department of family

and

children's services, the office of the

district attorney, the juvenile court,

the magistrate court, the county board

of education, and the county mental

health organization and such other

members as may be appropriate, with an

interim chairperson to be appointed by

the chief superior court judge until

election of a chairman by the committee.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section

19-1-1.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 546; SB 287; p. 409
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 19-3-30, relating to issuance of marriage licenses, by providing that if either of the persons to bP. married is a resident of the state then the license may be issued in any county in the state.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 601; HB 234; p. 565
This Act provides that in uncontested divorce cases an evidentiary hearing for the determination of the existence of the grounds for divorce and for the determination of issues of alimony, child support, child custody, and other issues is authorized but not required. The Act provides that the determination of such matters may be made upon the verified pleadings, one or more affidavits, or such other basis or procedure as the court may deem proper. The Act also provides that any motion to set aside or other proceeding to attack a prior judgment in a divorce case because of an alleged failure to properly establish evidence must be commenced prior to July l, 1988, or thereafter be barred.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 19-5-8 and 19-5-10.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 163; HB 302; p. 186
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 19-6-28 so as to provide that in a proceeding to enforce a temporary or permanent grant of alimony or child support by attachment for contempt, the petitioner may serve the motion and rule nisi by mail. The Act provides a specified form and manner of mailing and provides that if the respondent fails to acknowledge receipt of service by mail, then service shall be perfected as in other cases and the respondent shall be

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TITLE 19 (continued)

charged with the costs of such service

unless good cause is established why the

respondent should not be so charged.

The Act also amends O.C.G.A. Sections

19-11-6 through 19-11-8 so as to make

changes in provisions relating to the

collection of alimony and child support

by the Department of Human Resources.

The department is directed to accept

applications for alimony enforcement

services where a dependent child is

living with the spouse and the

department is enforcing a child support

obligation on behalf of the child.

Courts

are

authorized to award

reasonable attorney's fees to the

prevailing party in actions instituted

by the department and the department is

authorized to collect the legal rate of

interest upon judgments obtained by the

department. Actions initiated by the

department are limited to the issue of

support and issues of visitation,

custody, property settlement, and other

similar matters are excluded from such

actions.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 612; HB 203; p. 619
This Act provides procedures and standards for the division between the parents of an award for the wrongful death of their child, in cases where the parents are divorced, separated, or living apart.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 19-7-1.
Effective July 1, 1987, and applicable to causes of action arising on or after that date.

Act 694; SB 121; p. 1000
This Act provides that any person exercising in loco parentis control over a child under the age of 18 years who has reasonable cause to believe that the child is habitually using marijuana or a controlled substance is encouraged to report such information to the child's parents and a designated child welfare agency. Persons participating in making such reports are granted a qualified immunity from liability and all reports, files, and records of child substance abuse are made confidential, subject to inspection only upon order of the juvenile court.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 19-7-6, amends O.C.G.A. Section 49-5-40, and enacts 0.C.G.A. Sections 49-5-41.1 and 49-5-45.
Effective July l, 1987.

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Act 690; SB 43; p. 992

This Act provides that a mother's

affidavit regarding the putative father

is not required in connection with her

consent to her child's adoption by her

husband and is not required in the case

of certain stepparent adoptions.

The Act amends 0.C.G.A.

Section

19-8-4.

Effective April 14, 1987.

Act 734; HB 625; p. 1114
This Act provides that any state or local agency or private employer of this state, upon the request of the Department of Human Resources, shall provide the department with information regarding the name, address, and social security number of a person owing or allegedly owing an obligation of support for a dependent child.
The Act also amends 1987 HB 302, Act No. 163, so as to change certain provisions regarding the effective date and applicability of said Act.
The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 9-11-9.1.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 740; SB 159; p. 1133
This Act creates a State Children's Trust Fund and a State Children's Trust Fund Commission. The Act provides for an additional $5.00 filing fee in divorce cases and an additional $2.00 fee for the issuance of marriage licenses, such fees to be paid over to the state. The Act directs that an amount equal to the amount so collected shall through the normal appropriation process be appropriated each year to the trust fund. The commission, with the approval of the Governor, is authorized to disburse moneys from the trust fund for grants to public and private child abuse and neglect prevention programs and to fund services or facilities connected with child abuse and neglect prevention.
The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Chapter 19-14, the "Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Act" and 0.C.G.A. Sections 15-6-77.4 and 15-9-60.1.
Effective July 1, 1987.

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TITLE 20 EDUCATION

Act 751; SB 179; p. 1169
This Act extensively revises Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., the "Quality Basic Education Act."
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 604; HB 267; p. 575

This Act extensively revises the law

relating to the State Board of

Pustsecondary Vocational Education.

Among other provisions the Act includes

authorization for the board to operate

schools, provisions governing transfers

of existing schools to board operation,

and provisions governing the terms of

employment and employment benefits of

persons employed by the board.

The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section

20-2-300,

enacts 0.C.G.A. Section

20-2-311,

and makes

conforming

amendments to other provisions of the

Official Code of Georgia Annotated.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 486; HB 12; p. 319

This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

20-2-771,

relating

to

required

immunization of school children, by

changing the conditions under which

waivers may be granted and the time for

which waivers may be extended. The Act

provides that an initial waiver of 30

days may be granted for a justified

reason and that an extension of up to 90

days may be granted only in the case of

a student coming from out of state who

has started an immunization sequence.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 708; HB 247; p. 1037
This Act amends O.C.G.A. 20-2-915, relating to health insurance coverage under the public school employees health insurance plan for retiring public school employees and their dependents. The Act makes provision for insurance coverage for certain retired former employees of a community college operated and funded by a local school system.
Effective when funded.

Act 701; SB 231; p. 1018
This Act provides that, under the procedures relating to teachers' tenure, demotion, and contract renewal or nonrenewal, local boards of education shall make contract offers available to

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teachers for a minimum ten-day review period.
The Act also provides for the tenure rights of professional certificated personnel employed by a school system which becomes consolidated with or merged into another school system.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 20-2-942.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 702; SB 267; p. 1020
This Act authorizes the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia to lease laboratory and research facilities owned by the board to private businesses, companies, and corporations for the purpose of small business and economic development during times when such facilities are not in use.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 20-3-60.
Effective April 14, 1987.

Act 738; HB 815; p. 1120

This Act substantially revises the

"Postsecondary Educational Authorization

Act of 1978," O.C.G.A. Sections 20-3-100

et seq. Among the changes are the

regulation of public and private

postsecondary educational institutions

legally operating outside the state

which conduct postsecondary education

activities in Georgia by correspondence

or any telecommunications or electronic

media technology; the exemption from

regulation

of

certain

religious

programs, nonpublic law schools, schools

conducting education activities on

military installations for military

personnel and their dependents, and

institutions subject to regulations by

state examining bords; and a prohibition

against the sale and fraudulent use of

diplomas, degrees, and transcripts.

Effective July 1, 1988.

Act 737; HB 809; p. 1119
This Act authorizes the Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation, under certain circumstances and for certain purposes, to broaden the definition of the terms "student" and "eligible student," as used in the law relating to the corporation, to include students who are not residents of the state.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 20-3-266.
Effective July 1, 1987.

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Act 526; HB 807; p. 378

This Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

20-3-266 and 20-3-374 so as to authorize

the Georgia Student Finance Authority

and the Georgia Higher Education

Assistance Corporation to make and

guarantee certain service cancelable

loans

to

residents enrolled in

paramedical and other professional and

educational fields of study even though

such loans do not meet all the

requirements of federal law. The Act

also repeals O.C.G.A. Section 20-3-278

which required certain notices by

lenders as to loan commitment agreements

and provided for certain information to

borrowers.

Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 508; HB 307; p. 353
This Act changes provisions relating to the disposition of funds held by the Private Colleges and Universities Authority and changes the amount of the per diem of members of the authority.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 20-3-302 and 20-3-211.
Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 569; HB 450; p. 468
This Act increases the number of persons to receive North Georgia College military scholarships from 20 to 30 and increases the number of persons nominated for such scholarships from 50 to 60.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 20-3-422 and 20-3-423.
Effective July 1, 1987.

TITLE 21 ELECTIONS

Act 4; HB 26; p. 34

This Act makes editorial amendments to

O.C.G.A.

Title 21, relating to

elections, so as to correct typographic,

stylistic, and other errors and

omissions in said Code title.

Effective February 4, 1987.

Act 624; HB 654; p. 647
This Act provides that a candidate for public office may file a pauper's affidavit in lieu of paying a qualifying fee only if the candidate has filed a qualifying petition in a specified form and signed by a specified percentage of the electors eligible to vote for the

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office sought. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections
21-2-132, 21-2-153, and 21-2-172. Effective July l, 1987.
Act 506; HB 190; p. 351
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-234, relating to filing and furnishing of lists of electors, so as to eliminate the requirement that the registrars file a certified copy of the list of electors with the clerk of superior court.
Effective July l, 1987.
Act 692; SB 71; p. 997
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-291, relating to not holding a special election in a precinct where there is no opposed candidate, so as to make the provisions of such Code section applicable to general elections.
The Act also amends O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-498 and 21-2-499 so as to provide that neither the Constitutional Officers Election Board nor the Secretary of State shall count, tabulate, or publish the votes cast for a write-in candidate who did not file the required notice of intention.
Effective April 14, 1987.
Act 714; HB 465; p. 1050
This Act provides that the election superintendent or superintendents who conducted a contested primary or election may be named as defendants in an action relating to such contest. The Act also provides that no settlement of an action involving a contested primary or election shall become effective unless all parties to the action have been given an opportunity to object to the settlement and the settlement is approved by the court.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-520 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-527.1.
Effective July 1, 1987.
Act 567; HB 421; p. 465
This Act provides that a person shall be eligible to vote as an absentee elector if such person is, during the hours the polls are open, required to remain on duty in his or her place of employment for the protection of the health, life, or safety of the public.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-380 and 21-3-280.
Effective July 1, 1987.
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Act 549; SB 13; p. 417

This Act amends numerous provisions of

0.C.G.A. Chapter 21-2 the "Georgia

Election Code" and 0.C.G.A. Chapter

21-3, the "Municipal Election Code." An

amendment to 0.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-133

and 21-2-501 recodifies the prohibition

against write-in candidates at special

and run-off primaries and elections and

the provision that no person shall be

eligible as a write-in candidate if such

person was a candidate at the

immediately preceding primary.

An

amendment to 0.C.G.A. Section 21-2-211

increases the minimum per diem

compensation of chief registrars and

other registrars to $50.00 and $40.00,

respectively. An amendment to 0.C.G.A.

Section 21-2-212 provides that a county

officer or employee serving as chief

deputy registrar shall be compensated in

an amount not less than $200.00 per

month.

An amendment to 0.C.G.A.

Sections 21-2-381 and 21-3-283 provides

that an absentee ballot may be mailed

only to the elector's permanent address

within the city or county or to the

elector's temporary address outside the

city or county.

An amendment to

0.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-384 and 21-3-284

provides a procedure for issuance of a

second absentee ballot where the first

absentee ballot is not received by the

elector. An amendment to 0.C.G.A.

Sections

21-2-389

and

21-3-289

eliminates provisions relating to

mailing of absentee ballots by special

delivery. An amendment to 0.C.G.A.

Sections 21-2-401 and 21-3-312 provides

that the registrars may place a master

list of all voters in the city or county

at some or all of the polling places in

the city or county for use by poll

workers in assisting electors in

locating their proper precinct.

An

amendment to 0.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-438,

21-2-494,

21-3-346,

and 21-3-404

provides that there shall be counted

only those write-in votes which are cast

for candidates who have given a proper

notice of intent to be a write-in

candidate.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 768; HB 185; p. 1360

This Act makes extensive amendments to

0.C.G.A. Chapter 21-2 the "Georgia

Election Code," and 0.C.G.A. Chapter

21-3, the "Georgia Municipal Election

Code."

0.C.G.A. Sections

21-2-5,

21-2-6, and 21-3-3 are amended so as to

change provisions relating to judicial

review of elections officials' decisions

with respect to the qualifications of

candidates. 0.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-45

and 21-3-10 are amended so as to provide

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that a municipality may authorize the

county to perform certain municipal

election functions for the municipality.

O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-131, 21-2-132,

21-2-153, and 21-2-187 are amended so as

to change certain dates relating to the

qualification of candidates and the

holding of political

conventions.

O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-133 is amended so

as to direct the Secretary of State to

notify the election superintendent of

each affected county of the names of

persons who have filed with the

Secretary of State notices of intention

to be write-in candidates. O.C.G.A.

Section 21-2-134 is amended to provide

that if the death or disqualification of

a candidate nominated for public office

would result in there being no candidate

for that office on the ballot at the

general election, then the vacancy shall

be filled by a special primary which

shall be open only to the party of the

deceased or disqualified candidate.

O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-193 and 21-2-194

are amended so as to change certain

dates relating to preparations for the

presidential

preference

primary.

O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-228 and 21-3-126

are amended so as to provide that if the

last day for registration to vote in a

primary or election falls on a Saturday,

Sunday,

or holiday,

then the

registration period shall be extended

through the next business day. O.C.G.A.

Sections 21-2-286 and 21-3-188 are

amended so as to provide that ballots

may be bound together in books of 25 as

well as in books of 50 or 100. O.C.G.A.

Sections 21-2-381 and 21-2-381.1, are

amended as to increase from 120 to 180

days the period for application for

absentee ballots. O.C.G.A. Sections

21-2-402 and 21-3-311 are amended so as

to change the form of voter's

certificates.

O.C.G.A.

Sections

21-2-438 and 21-3-346 are amended so as

to provide that votes cast for deceased,

withdrawn, and disqualified candidates

shall not be counted.

O.C.G.A.

Sections 21-2-452 and 21-3-362 are

amended so as to provide for use of

paper ballots by handicapped electors

who are unable to vote on a voting

machine. 0.C.G.A. Section 21-2-527 is

amended to provide that a second primary

or election called as a result of an

election contest shall be between the

same candidates who participated in the

original primary or election.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 635; HB 202; p. 787
This Act provides for a uniform municipal election date whereby all municipal elections to fill municipal offices will be held on the Tuesday next

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following the first Monday in November

in 1993 and biennially thereafter. The

Act further provides for transitional

and permanent changes in the terms of

municipal offices required in order to

implement this uniform election date.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

21-3-50 through 21-3-53 and enacts

O.C.G.A.

Sections 21-3-60 through

21-3-64.

Effective April 3, 1987.

Act 664; SB 27; p. 896

This Act makes a number of changes in

0.C.G.A. Chapter 21-4, the "Public

Officers Recall Act."

Among other

things,

these changes include a

requirement that the recall petition

must state the specific reason or

reasons advanced by the sponsors for the

support of the recall, authority for

election superintendents to receive

evidence and testimony concerning the

validity of recall applications and

petitions, a

prohibition

against

circulating a recall petition in a

location where alcoholic beverages are

sold or served, and changes in various

time periods.

Effective August 31, 1987.

Act 566; SB 156; p. 458

This Act makes several changes in

O.C.G.A. Chapter 21-5, the "Ethics in

Government Act." Provisions governing

campaign

finance

regulations and

disclosures are made applicable to

organizations opposing recall efforts as

well as those supporting recall efforts.

Provisions governing contributions to

public officers are rewritten to apply

only to elected officers. Provisions

governing disposition of excess

contributions are made applicable to

organizations seeking to influence

recall

efforts and other ballot

questions. Persons who have left office

and unsuccessful candidates are required

to file supplemental reports so long as

they

continue

to

hold

excess

contributions.

Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 776; SB 26; p. 1431
This Act amends the "Ethics in Government Act" by providing that a person who accepts contributions for, makes contributions to, or makes expenditures on behalf of a candidate for state office shall not be required to file a copy of a campaign contribution disclosure report with the local election superintendent.

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The Act amends 0.C.G.A.
21-5-31. Effective July 1, 1987.

Section

Act 355; HE 187; p. 297

This Act makes extensive substantive

and editorial changes in 0.C.G.A.

Chapter 21-5, the 1986 "Ethics in

Government Act" which became effective

March 1, 1987. The 1986 Act requires

disclosure of campaign financing and

financial interests of public officers

and candidates for public office. The

definition of "public officers" subject

to the Act is expanded to expressly

include all elected county officials and

all elected municipal officials. The

Secretary of State's

office

is

designated to perform ministerial duties

for the State Ethics Commission and to

accept filings and correspondence for

the commission. Changes are made in the

types of record keeping and reporting

required in connection with campaign

finance disclosure. State and local

filing officers are directed to forward

campaign financing disclosure forms to

public officers and candidates for

public office. The date of filing of

disclosures of financial interests is

changed from February 15 to April 15,

with the first such reports required by

April 15, 1988, and provisions are made

for the filing officers to accept such

reports in the case of elected county

and municipal officers. The list of

items required to be included in

financial interest disclosures

is

amended to exclude nonmonetary gifts and

honoraria.

Effective March 30, 1987.

TITLE 24 EVIDENCE

Act 747; SB 34; p. 1155
This Act provides that a husband or wife may be compelled to give evidence where his or her spouse is charged with a crime against the person of a minor child, but only with respect to which the specific act for which the defendant is charged.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 24-9-23.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 605; HE 297; p. 595
This Act provides for confidentiality and nondisclosure of circulation and similar records of a library which identify the users of library materials.

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The Act enacts O.C.G.A. 24-9-46.
Effective July l, 1987.

Section

Act 543; SB 264; p. 404
This Act amends the statute relating to witness fees for law enforcement officers attending criminal proceedings during off-duty hours so that state arson investigators and members of local fire departments are entitled to such witness fees on the same basis as other law enforcement officers.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 24-10-27.
Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 649; HB 127; p. 834
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 24-10-27 by providing that a law enforcement officer who is subpoenaed to attend civil proceedings as a witness concerning matters related to such law enforcement officer's official duties shall be entitled to a witness fee in the same manner as previously provided for in criminal cases. The cost of such fee is to be borne by the party obtaining the subpoena.
Effective July l, 1987.

TITLE 25 FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY

Act 688; SB 10; p. 989
This Act requires that smoke detectors must be installed in all new residential construction, except in counties and municipalities which have not adopted building codes.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 25-2-40.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 521; HB 686; p. 373

This

Act

amends the "Georgia

Firefighter Standards and Training Act"

so as to include within the definition

of "firefighters" subject to the Act any

person who is employed full time as a

public safety officer by any municipal,

county, or state government employing

three or more public safety officers and

who has responsibilities which include

preventing and suppressing fires,

protecting life and property, and

enforcing ordinances and state laws.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

25-4-2.

Effective April 2, 1987.

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TITLE 26 FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS

Act 739; SB 289; p. 1131

This Act changes provisions relating

to substitution of generic drugs by

pharmacists

in

the

filling of

prescriptions. The Act eliminates the

two-line prescription form and provides

that substitution of a generic drug is

permitted unless

the prescribing

practitioner includes, in his or her own

handwriting, the words "brand necessary"

in the body of the prescription. The

Act also changes the definition of the

term "pharmaceutically equivalent" as

used in determining what drugs may be

substituted.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

26-4-80 and 26-4-83.

Effective October 1, 1987.

TITLE 27 GAME AND FISH

Act 161; SB 107; p. 179

This Act increases the amounts charged

by the Department of Natural Resources

for hunting and fishing licenses,

stamps, and permits and increases the

amounts retained by license agents from

license, permit, and stamp sales. The

Act declares an intention to fund the

acquisition, improvement, and management

of public wildlife management and

fishing areas through

such

fee

increases.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

27-1-4, 27-1-33, 27-2-2, and 27-2-23.

Effective Aprill, 1987.

Act 510; HB 326; p. 357
This Act authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to establish a "Waterfowl Stamp Fund" and to deposit in the fund all moneys paid to the department as royalties from and voluntary purchases of the state's official waterfowl stamp, the amounts in the fund to be held separate from the general treasury and carried forward from year to year.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 27-1-6.
Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 517; HB 451; p. 365
This Act provides that no fishing license shall be required of any Florida resident who is more than 65 years of age, to the extent that a reciprocal provision exists under Florida law for

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Georgia residents who are more years of age.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. 27-2-4.1.
Effective July l, 1987.

than 65 Section

Act 570; HB 456; p. 469
This Act provides for the licensing and regulation of the trapping and selling of live foxes, the operation of commercial fox hunting preserves, and the business of breeding foxes for sale.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 27-2-22.l and amends O.C.G.A. Section 27-2-23.
Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 632; HB 1010; p. 663

This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

27-2-19 so as to change the grounds for

issuance of a permit to import wildlife

so that such a permit may be issued only

if the Department of Natural Resources

determines that the issuance of the

permit is in the best interest of the

wildlife in the state.

The Act also amends O.C.G.A. Section

27-2-23 so as to provide that if the

commissioner of natural

resources

determines that any adjoining state has

a nonresident commercial fishing license

fee which substantially exceeds the

comparable amount charged by Georgia to

that state, then the commissioner may

increase the nonresident commercial

fishing license fee charged to residents

of that state to an amount equal to the

fee charged by that state to residents

of Georgia.

Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 587; HB 6; p. 536
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 27-2-29 by authorizing the commissioner of natural resources to designate certain days as free fishing days during which residents may fish without obtaining a fishing license.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 584; HB 655; p. 530
This Act directs the Board of Natural Resources to establish by regulation a specified number of days for each county in the state on which it shall be lawful to hunt "antlerless or either-sex" deer.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 27-3-44.
Effective April 1, 1987.

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TITLE 27 (continued)

Act 668; SB 206; p. 908
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 26-2-312, relating to licensure of wholesale fish dealers by the Department of Agriculture. The Act provides that as of July l, 1988, the license fee for a nonresident or alien wholesale fish dealer shall be increased from $50.00 to $500.00, unless the dealer is a resident of a state which has entered into a reciprocal agreement with the Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture to limit the fees which such state charges to Georgia residents. The Act also provides that a resident who produces fish and other seafood which he or she sells at retail or wholesale is exempt from any license fee.
The Act further repeals O.C.G.A. Section 27-4-74.1, relating to licensure by the Department of Natural Resources of food fish dealers.
Effective July 1, 1987.

TITLE 28 GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Act 711; HB 387; p. 1046

This Act changes provisions relating

to management audits and financial

audits of the legislative branch of

government by providing that the

Legislative

Services Committee is

authorized to contract for such audits.

The Act also provides that upon the

request of a member of the General

Assembly, a copy of the minutes of a

meeting of the Legislative Services

Committee shall be sent to such member.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

28-4-2.

Effective April 14, 1987.

Act 513; HB 378; p. 360
This Act changes the procedure for the selection of the legislative counsel so that the legislative counsel is elected by the Legislative Services Committee, with a majority vote of the total membership of the committee necessary for such election.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 28-4-4.
Effective April 2, 1987.

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TITLE 29 GUARDIAN AND WARD

Act 642; SB 187; p. 814
This Act authorizes the State Board of Workers' Compensation to appoint a guardian for an incapacitated adult who is entitled to workers' compensation benefits and does not have a court appointed guardian. The authority of a guardian appointed by the board is limited to the administration of workers' compensation benefits and the settlement of workers' compensation claims.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 29-5-1.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 541; SB 236; p. 401

This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

29-5-13, relating to compensation and

expenses

concerning

guardianship

hearings, by increasing from $25.00 to

$75.00 the maximum fee to be paid to

examining

physicians,

examining

psychologists, and attorneys appointed

to represent allegedly incompetent

persons. The procedure for application

for extra compensation by attorneys is

changed so that such procedure is before

the judge of the probate court rather

than before the judge of superior court

and so that the county fiscal agent

responsible for payment of any such

extra compensation receives notice and

an opportunity to be heard with respect

to

the

application

for

extra

compensation.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 684; HB 624; p. 979

This

Act

extensively

revises

provisions of O.C.G.A. Chapter 29-8,

relating to judges of probate courts

acting as custodians of funds for minors

and insane persons who have no guardian

of the property and for missing heirs.

The term "insane person" is replaced

with the term "incapacitated adult."

The service of probate judges as

custodians is made discretionary on the

part of the judge. The $2,500.00 limit

on the amount of funds which may be in

the custody of the probate judge on

account of any one person is eliminated;

and instead the probate judge is

directed to increase the amount of his

or her official bond or surety if any

single custodial account exceeds

$2,500.00. The judge of probate court

is authorized to order the establishment

of a guardianship where encroachment of

the funds is necessary and in other

appropriate cases. New provisions are

added for the turning over of funds to

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the Department of Revenue upon the expiration of the reason for the custodianship.
Effective July 1, 1987.

TITLE 30 HANDICAPPED PERSONS

Act 775; HB 797; p. 1425
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 30-3, relating to standards for access to and use of governmental and public buildings by physically handicapped persons, so as to conform the standards of said Code chapter to those of 1986 version of the American National Standards Institute specifications. The Act also requires handicapped passenger van accessibility for parking lots for more than 40 vehicles.
Effective July 1, 1987.

TITLE 31 HEALTH

Act 534; SB 180; p. 393

This Act directs physicians and health

and social agencies to report to the

Department of Human Resources certain

information with respect to handicapped

newborn persons who are deaf or blind or

have a serious congenital defect as

defined by the department.

This

reporting system is to be for the

purpose of providing such persons with

referral and other services provided by

state agencies and other organizations.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section

31-1-3 .1.

Effective when funded.

Act 162; HB 344; p. 185
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 31-3-2, relating to membership of county boards of health, by providing that another person may serve in place of having a physician member if there are fewer than four physicians actively practicing in the county or if there is no physician actively practicing in the county who is willing and able to serve.
Effective March 9, 1987.

Act 603; HB 255; p. 573
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 31-6-70, relating to periodic reports of health care information by hospitals to the Health Planning Agency, so as to provide that such reports shall be made

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on an annual rather than a semiannual basis.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 728; HB 462; p. 1091

This Act provides that neither a

medical facility nor

a

medical

practitioner shall prohibit a person

from providing a blood donor or blood

donors to furnish blood needed by such

person in previously scheduled surgery

or medical treatment.

The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Section

31-7-14.

Effective April 14, 1987.

Act 628; HB 839; p. 656
This Act adds rehabilitation suppliers registered with the State Board of Workers' Compensation to the list of professional health care providers entitled to confidentiality and immunity from liability in the process of peer review of quality and efficiency of services.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 31-7-131.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 795; HB 707; p. 1494

This Act directs each hospital and

ambulatory surgical center to provide

for the review of professional practices

in the hospital or center for the

purpose of reducing morbidity and

mortality and for the improvement of the

care of patients. The Act provides that

such review may be carried out by a peer

review committee and provides for civil

and criminal immunity for participation

in review procedures.

The Act also provides that Article 2

of Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the

0.C.G.A., relating to hospital care for

nonresident indigents, shall not be

binding on hospitals after July l, 1987,

unless funded by the General Assembly.

The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Section

31-7-14, amends

0.C.G.A.

Section

31-7-132, and enacts 0.C.G.A. Section

31-8-37.

Effective April 20, 1987.

Act 576; HB 558; p. 480
This Act amends the law relating to licensing of boxing matches so as to make the law applicable to kickboxing and karate matches.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 31-31-1.
Effective July 1, 1987.

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Act 488; HB 18; p. 322
This Act changes provisions relating to the revocation of living wills for the withholding of extraordinary life-sustaining procedures in the event of a terminal medical condition. The Act provides that a written or oral revocation of a living will must, in order to be effective, clearly express an intention to revoke a living will as opposed to a will or wills relating to the disposition of property after death.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 31-32-5.
Effective April 2, 1987.

TITLE 32 HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES

Act 532; SB 160; p. 390
This Act provides that, subject to certain limitations, an employee of the Department of Transportation who is injured in the line of duty by an act of external violence, accident, or injury shall be entitled to his or her regular compensation for the period of time that the employee is physically unable to perform the duties of his or her employment.
The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 32-2-7.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 705; SB 368; p. 1030
This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 32-6-24 so as to provide that the Department of Transportation may designate roads, streets, and highways upon which certain vehicles more than 60 feet in length may operate.
Effective April 14, 1987.

Act 548; SB 357; p. 414

This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section

32-6-24 so as to provide that the

Department

of

Transportation may

designate roads, streets, and highways

upon which certain vehicles more than 60

feet in length may operate. The Act

also amends 0.C.G.A. Section 32-6-26 so

as to provide that certain vehicles in

excess of certain weight limits may make

pickups and deliveries on any public

road of a county road system.

Effective April 2, 1987.

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Act 655; HB 445; p. 846
This Act authorizes the commissioner of transportation to issue permits for oversized and overweight vehicles not exceeding 65 feet in length transporting boats on roads not a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 32-6-28.
Effective July 1, 1987.

TITLE 33 INSURANCE

Act 712; HB 422; p. 1047
This Act provides that homeowner's insurance policies and personal automobile insurance policiPs must be written in simplified form and contain readable language which complies with the standards specified by the Commissioner of Insurance.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 33-3-25.
Effective July 1, 1987, and applicable to policies issued on or after July 1, 1988.

Act 669; SB 218; p. 911

This Act provides that the

Commissioner

of

Insurance

shall

establish maximum amounts for insurers'

modifications of premium

rates

established for classifications of

risks.

The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section

33-9-4.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 660; HB 508; p. 870

This Act makes several changes with

respect to insurance rate making and

regulation. An amendment to 0.C.G.A.

Section 33-9-8

authorizes

the

Commissioner of Insurance to take

certain actions if the Commissioner

determines that a lack of availability

or lack of competition exists with

respect to property or casualty

insurance, such authorized actions

including the prior approval of rates

and the establishment of a plan for

equitable apportionment of risks among

insurers. An amendment to O.C.G.A.

Section 33-9-21 provides that rates,

rating plans, rating systems, and

underwriting rules must be filed at

least 45 days prior to their effective

dates and authorizes and directs the

Commissioner to order an examination of

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an insurer when a filing will result in

a specified level of overall rate

increase.

A new O.C.G.A. Section

33-9-28.l authorizes the Commissioner to

assess the costs of regulatory hearings

against the parties to such hearings. A

new Code Section 33-9-41 authorizes the

Commissioner to undertake a study

evaluating the effects of civil law

changes adopted at the 1987 session of

the General Assembly.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 531; HB 954; p. 389
This Act authorizes publicly owned corporations to procure life and health insurance upon their employees in whom they have an insurable interest.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 33-24-6.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 788; HB 836; p. 1466
This Act enacts a new O.C.G.A. Section 33-24-44.l which specifies procedures for an insurer's cancellation of insurance coverage at the request of the insured and makes conforming amendments to 0.C.G.A. Sections 33-24-44, 33-24-45, 33-24-46, and 33-24-47. The Act also amends O.C.G.A. Section 33-24-47 so as to provide that an insurer's notice of an increase in premium which exceeds 15 percent must indicate the dollar amount of the increase.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 716; HB 582; p. 1054

This Act regulates the conduct of

foreign and alien insurers conducting in

this state a direct response life or

health insurance business whereby there

is no face-to-face contact between the

insured and an agent or other

representative of the insurer. Such

insurers are required to maintain a

registered agent for service of process

in the state, maintain an office in the

state, and accept collect telephone

calls from or provide toll free

telephone

service

to

their

policyholders.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section

33-24-52.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 756; HB 553; p. 1333

This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

33-27-1,

relating to group life

insurance requirements, so as to

increase from $40,000.00 to $75,000.00

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the maximum allowable amount of insurance on the life of a debtor.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 792; SB 361; p. 1486
This Act eliminates the requirement that certain group life insurance policies and group health insurance policies may be issued only if at least 75 percent of the persons eligible to participate therein elect to do so. The Act also reduces the initial number of participants required for certain such plans from five to two.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 33-27-1, 33-29-18, and 33-30-1.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 735; HB 726; p. 1116
This Act amends the "Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act" by providing that, for purposes of no fault insurance, the "operation, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle" does not include the repair, service, or maintenance of a vehicle by any person acting within the course of his or her employment in any business on the premises of such business unless such person is actually driving the vehicle. Also excluded from the "operation, maintenance, or use" of a vehicle is the loading or unloading of the vehicle by any person acting within the course of his employment in any business.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 33-34-2.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 777; SB 31; p. 1433
This Act amends the "Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act" so as to provide that insurers may make no fault coverages for medical expenses and lost income available on a deductible basis, at the option of the insured and at a reduced price.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 33-34-4 and 33-34-9.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 591; HB 70; p. 542

This

Act extensively revises

provisions relating to mandatory motor

vehicle liability insurance. Motor

vehicle liability insurance policies are

required to be issued for a minimum term

of six months and advance payment for

the first 60 days of coverage is

required.

The criminal provisions

governing failure to carry required

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insurance coverage are substantially

revised, as are the administrative

provisions governing insurers' notices

of cancellations, owners' proof of

replacement coverage after cancellation,

and suspension of driver's licenses and

motor

vehicle

registrations

for

violations. Deposit of a driver's

license in lieu of bail is permitted for

insurance citations as well as other

traffic citations.

Law enforcement

officers are authorized to remove from

operation motor vehicles determined to

be in operation without the required

coverage.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 33-34

and 0.C.G.A. Sections 17-6-11, 31-11-33,

and 40-6-206.

Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 592; HB 72; p. 553
This Act requires the operator of a motorcycle to keep proof or evidence of the required minimum insurance coverage in his or her immediate possession or on the motorcycle at all times when such person is operating the motorcycle.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 33-34-14.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 661; SB 306; p. 875
This Act authorizes and regulates the formation and operation in Georgia of risk retention groups for the spreading of liability exposure among group members and purchasing groups for the purchase of liability insurance on a group basis, in conformity with the federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Chapter 33-40. Effective April 7, 1987.

TITLE 34 LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Act 748; SB 41; p. 1156
This Act provides that it shall be unlawful for an employer to discharge, discipline, or otherwise penalize an employee because the employee is absent from his or her employment for the purpose of attending a judicial proceeding in response to a subpoena, summons for jury duty, or other court order or process which requires the attendance of the employee at the judicial proceedings. An employer's violation creates a civil cause of action and also is punishable as

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contempt of court.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. 34-1-3 and 15-1-4.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Sections

Act 696; SB 190; p. 1007
This Act authorizes the Commissioner of Labor, with the approval of the State Properties Commission, to lease or rent and administer any office or other space which is in the custody of but is not occupied by the Department of Labor. Any funds derived from such activities may be retained by the commissioner for the purpose of maintenance of such space.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 34-2-5.
Effective April 14, 1987.

Act 87; HB 11; p. 139

This Act amends the "Employment

Security Law" by changing the amount of

certain

employment

security

contributions and providing for a new

administrative assessment on the wages

of certain employers.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

34-8-121 and 34-8-122 and enacts

O.C.G.A. Sections 34-8-100 through

34-8-115.

Effective February 27, 1987.

Act 555; SB 75; p. 435

This Act amends the "Employment

Security Law" by increasing the amount

of weekly benefits and providing that

certain persons who are discharged from

employment for

cause

shall

be

disqualified from receiving benefits

until they have again been employed for

certain periods of time.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

34-8-153 and 34-8-158.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 709; HB 342; p. 1038
This Act provides that the elected members of a county governing authority shall be employees of the county for purposes of the workers' compensation law.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 34-9-1.
Effective April 14, 1987.

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TITLE 34 (continued)

Act 732; HB 557; p. 1110

This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section

34-9-1 so as to exclude from the

operation of the workers' compensation

law independent contractors who have

written contracts as such and who buy

and

resell

products,

provide

agricultural services, or otherwise

qualify as independent contractors.

The Act also amends 0.C.G.A. Section

34-9-151 so as to provide that trade

associations

and

professional

associations may cover their own

employees under group self-insurance

funds

for workers'

compensation

established by their members.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 639; SB 132; p. 806
This Act makes several changes in the workers' compensation law. An amendment to 0.C.G.A. Section 34-9-13 provides for the termination of dependency of a partial dependent at age 65 or after 400 weeks of benefits. An amendment to 0.C.G.A. Section 34-9-103 reduces the period of time for appeal to the State Board of Workers' Compensation from 30 days to 20 days; and an amendment to 0.C.G.A. Section 34-9-105 reduces the period of time for appeal to superior court from 30 days to 20 days. An amendment to 0.C.G.A. Section 34-9-131 provides that a workers' compensation insurer must maintain an office or agent in the state for the handling of claims. An amendment to 0.C.G.A. Section 34-9-203 provides that the employer's liability for medical costs shall be limited to prevailing costs in the state rather than in the community. An amendment to 0.C.G.A. Section 34-9-221 provides that income benefits must be paid in cash or by negotiable instrument drawn on a Georgia depository, if the claimant's address of record is in Georgia, unless otherwise authorized by the board.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 771; HB 245; p. 1397

This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section

34-9-151 so as to provide that municipal

authorities, commissions, and boards may

participate in municipal

group

self-insurance funds for workers'

compensation. The Act also amends

0.C.G.A. Section 34-9-161 so as to

provide that the excess loss funding

program of a group self-insurance fund

for workers' compensation may consist of

excess insurance, self-funding, or any

other funding program acceptable to the

Commissioner of Insurance.

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TITLE 34 (continued)

Effective April 17, 1987.

Act 535; SB 188; p. 396
This Act provides that the authority of guardians appointed by the State Board of Workers' Compensation for minor and legally incompetent claimants shall extend to the settlement of workers' compensation claims as well as the administration of workers' compensation benefits.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 34-9-226.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 790; SB 133; p. 1474

This Act extensively revises the

workers' compensation law with respect

to occupational diseases. Among the

changes made are the elimination of the

specific

listing

of occupational

diseases and a new general definition of

the term "occupational disease," changes

in periods of limitations, and changes

in medical review procedures.

The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Sections

34-9-280 et seq.

Effective July 1, 1987, and applicable

to occupational diseases not previously

diagnosed before that date.

Act 646; SB 312; p. 820
This Act provides that the workers' compensation Subsequent Injury Trust Fund shall reimburse only those indemnity, medical, or rehabilitation expenses which an employer or insurer was legally obligated to pay to an employee or claimant. The Act also provides that the fund shall reimburse such expenses at a rate not exceeding the usual and customary rate and provides a procedure for review by the State Board of Workers' Compensation of disputed medical and rehabilitation expenses.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 34-9-360.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 767; HB 132; p. 1349
This Act makes several changes in 0.C.G.A. Chapter 34-11, the "Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act."
Effective July 1, 1987.

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TITLE 35 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES

Act 485; HB 294; p. 317

This Act provides that unmarked

pursuit vehicles taken out of service by

the Georgia State Patrol shall be made

available to the Georgia Public Safety

Training Center.

The

Act

also

authorizes the establishment of a

security police force within the Georgia

Public Safety Training Center.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section

35-2-57 and 35-5-7.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 741; HB 416; p. 1141
This Act redefines the term "retired peace officer" as used in Code Chapter 35-8, relating to certification and employment of peace officers, by providing that such term shall include law enforcement officers retired from service with the United States government.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 35-8-2.
Effective July 1, 1987.

TITLE 36 LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Act 715; HB 521; p. 1051
This Act enacts a new O.C.G.A. Section 36-5-22.1 which sets out the jurisdiction of county governing authorities with respect to the control of county property, the levying of taxes, the establishment of roads and bridges, and certain other enumerated matters.
The Act also amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-37-6, relating to the sale of municipal property by sealed bids or auction, so as to provide that said Code section shall not apply in the case of property which is no longer needed for public road purposes and which is disposed of pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 32-7-4.
Effective April 14, 1987.

Act 791; SB 208; p. 1482
This Act eliminates from numerous parts of the O.C.G.A. provisions referring to probate judges acting as county governing authorities. The term "county governing authority" as used in the O.C.G.A. is redefined to include only boards of county commissioners, sole county commissioners, and governing authorities of consolidated governments.

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TITLE 36 (continued)

The term "governing authority" is substituted for references to boards of commissioners in certain statutes.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 1-3-3, 15-9-13, 36-1-5, 36-5-21, and 36-5-22; repeals O.C.G.A. Sections 36-5-1 through 36-5-8; and enacts 0.C.G.A. Sections 15-9-30.l, 15-9-30.2, and 36-5-22.1.
Effective April 17, 1987.

Act 730; HB 538; p. 1100
This Act provides that where a county governing authority has prior to March l, 1987, approved and recommended the sale of a tract of real property containing less than 20,000 square feet, such sale may be carried out by a negotiated private sale.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 36-9-3.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 622; HB 606; p. 641
This Act provides an exception to the bidding requirements for county public works contracts in the case of public works necessitated by an emergency.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 36-10-4.
Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 654; HB 338; p. 843
This Act increases the maximum amount which may be collected as a law library fee in civil actions from $2.00 to $3.00 and provides that proceeds of law library fees may be used to establish libraries for the judges of superior court of the judicial circuit in which the fees are collected.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. 36-15-7 and 36-15-9.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 160; HB 184; p. 178

This Act provides that in the event

that all seats on the governing

authority of a municipality are vacant,

the election superintendent of the

county shall have the authority to call

for a special election to fill the

vacant offices and to conduct, or to

appoint

a

municipal

election

superintendent to conduct, such special

election.

The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Section

36-30-13.

Effective July 1, 1987.

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TITLE 36 (continued)

Act 786; HB 289; p. 1462
This Act grants to municipal courts jurisdiction to try and dispose of first offense violations of Code Section 3-3-23, relating to furnishing alcoholic beverages to underage persons and purchase and possession of alcoholic beverages by underage persons. The Act provides for fines and forfeitures in such cases to be retained by the municipal corporation and grants to the defendant in such a case the right to have the case transferred upon request to the court having general misdemeanor jurisdiction in the county.
The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 36-32-9.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 746; HB 265; p. 1153
This Act grants to municipal courts jurisdiction to try and dispose of cases in which a person is charged with a first or second offense of theft by shoplifting when the property which was the subject of the offense was valued at $100.00 or less and the offense occurred within the municipality. A defendant in such a case is entitled upon request to have the case transferred to the court having general misdemeanor jurisdiction in the county. The Act provides for punishments which may be imposed, provides for retention of fines and forfeitures by municipalities, and provides for reports to the Georgia Crime Information Center.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 36-32-9.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 717; HB 616; p. 1055
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-35-4 by clarifying that prior advertisement is not required in order for a municipal governing authority to act to provide insurance, social security, retirement, insurance, and workers' compensation benefits to the members of the municipal governing authority and their dependents and survivors.
Effective April 14, 1987.

Act 681; HB 561; p. 967

This Act amends the "Redevelopment

Powers Law" by adding certain areas to

the listing of the types of areas

subject to the law. The areas added are

those

which

are

substantially

underutilized and

those

whose

development is impaired by airport and

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TITLE 36 (continued)

related transportation noise and environmental factors.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-44-3.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 530; HB 949; p. 387
This Act provides that permits for disturbing burial places in the course of land development may be granted by the superior courts as well as by county and municipal governing authorities and provides that the fine for unauthorized disturbance of a burial place shall be $1,000.00 per grave disturbed.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-60-6.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 723; HB 953; p. 1067

This Act authorizes a development

authority to dispose of any real

property for fair market value,

regardless of prior development of such

property as a project, if the board of

directors of the authority determines

that such disposition is in the best

interest of the authority and that the

property can no longer be used

advantageously as a project for the

development of

trade,

commerce,

industry, and employment opportunities.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

36-62-6 and 36-62-7.

Effective April 14, 1987.

Act 703; SB 336; p. 1021
This Act amends the "Resource Recovery Development Authorites Law" by providing that the sale or disposition of any useful form of energy produced from certain solid waste projects constructed prior to January 1, 1987, shall not be subject to "The Georgia Cogeneration Act of 1979."
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-63-11.
Effective April 14, 1987.

Act 505; HB 178; p. 349
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-81-7, relating to required local government audit reports, by providing that a local government which had expenditures of less than $100,000.00 in its most recently ended fiscal year may prepare an annual financial report rather than having the otherwise required biennial audit.
Effective April 2, 1987.

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TITLE 36 (continued)

Act 580; HB 619; p. 486

This Act creates the "Georgia

Allocation

System"

whereby

the

Department of Community Affairs will

allocate among the governmental units or

other authorities in the state having

authority to issue private activity

bonds the state ceiling imposed under

federal law on the state-wide issuance

of such bonds.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

36-82-180 et seq.

Effective January l, 1988.

Act 496; HB 45; p. 334
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-82-7 by providing that the proceeds of bonds issued by local governments and other entities may be placed for investment and reinvestment in the local government investment pool created under O.C.G.A. Chapter 36-83.
Effer.tive April 2, 1987.

Act 784; HB 246; p. 1454
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 36-85, relating to county and municipal interlocal risk management agencies. The Act provides that the excess loss funding program of an interlocal risk management agency may consist of excess insurance, self-funding, or any other funding program acceptable to the Commissioner of Insurance. The Act also replaces the term "public liability" with the term "general liability," changes provisions relating to nonwaiver of sovereign immunity, and makes other changes.
Effective April 17, 1987.

TITLE 37 MENTAL HEALTH

Act 637; SB 24; p. 797
This Act makes extensive changes in O.C.G.A. Chapter 37-3, relating to examination and treatment of mentally ill persons, and O.C.G.A. Chapter 37-7, relating to examination and treatment of alcoholics, drug dependent individuals, and drug abusers. O.C.G.A. Sections 37-3-81.1 and 37-7-81.1 are amended so as to change provisions relating to disposition of certain outpatients after hearings. O.C.G.A. Sections 37-3-82 and 37-7-82 are amended so as to change provisions relating to procedures to be followed when a person undergoing involuntary outpatient treatment is determined to be in need of

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TITLE 37 (continued)

hospitalization or fails to comply with

the outpatient treatment plan. O.C.G.A.

Sections 37-3-91 and 37-7-91 are amended

so as to change provisions relating to

discharge from facilities of persons

meeting outpatient care criteria.

The Act also amends O.C.G.A. Section

37-8-53 so as to extend to July l, 1989,

the effective date of O.C.G.A. Chapter

37-8,

relating to comprehensive

treatment

of

alcoholism

and

intoxication.

Effective April 3, 1987.

TITLE 38 MILITARY AFFAIRS

Act 752; HB 402; p. 1299

This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 38-2-279 by increasing from 15 to 18 the number of days per year or per continuous absence for which a public officer or employee may be paid while on military duty.
Effective July 1, 1987.

TITLE 40 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Act l; HB 105; p. 1
This Act decreases from $25.00 to $15.00 the penalty for late registration of a motor vehicle in those counties which use the staggered tag system of registration. The Act also provides that in such counties the April registration period shall begin on April 1 and end on May 1.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 40-2-20.1.
Effective January 30, 1987.

Act 627; HB 811; p. 655

This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

40-2-28 so as to provide that the

governing authority of a county may

authorize the tag agent of the county to

process motor vehicle registrations by

mail without charging the $1.00 fee

otherwise

applicable

to

mail

registrations.

The Act also amends O.C.G.A. Section

40-3-4 so as to exclude off-road

vehicles from the operation of the motor

vehicle certificate of title law.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 676; HB 160; p. 949
This Act makes several changes in the law relating to registration of motor vehicles. An amendment to O.C.G.A. Section 40-2-20 provides that failure to register a vehicle as required by law

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shall constitute a misdemeanor and be

punishable by a fine not exceeding

$100.00. 0.C.G.A. Section 40-2-29 is

amended to provide that bicentennial

license plates may not be renewed after

the tag year 1989. A new O.C.G.A.

Section 40-2-75.2 authorizes the state

revenue commissioner to issue special

annual license plates for utility

trailers owned by persons, firms, and

corporations engaged in the business of

leasing or renting out such trailers.

An amendment to O.C.G.A.

Section

40-2-114 provides that it shall be a

misdemeanor punishable by stated fines

to knowingly make any false statement in

an application for registration of a

motor vehicle.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 497; HB 63; p. 337
This Act provides that in calendar years 1988 and 1989 a person who so desires may upon the payment of an additional $25.00 fee receive a special motor vehicle license plate designed to commemorate the founding of Georgia Southwestern College.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. 40-2-29.16. Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 498; HB 67; p. 339
This Act provides that in calendar years 1988 and 1989 a person who so desires may upon the payment of an additional $25.00 fee receive a special motor vehicle license plate designed to commemorate the founding of Agnes Scott College.
The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 40-2-29.16
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 629; HB 873; p. 658

This Act provides that in calendar

years 1988 and 1989 a person who so

desires may upon the payment of an

additional $25.00 fee receive a special

motor vehicle license plate designed to

commemorate the founding of Augusta

College or Paine College.

The Act also provides that if the

renewal or revalidation of any special

license plate issued to commemorate any

college or university is authorized for

any period after December 31, 1989, then

each such special plate shall be

eligible

for

such

renewal

or

revalidation upon request of the college

or university commemorated.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections

40-2-29.17, 40-2-29.18, and 40-2-29.01.

Effective July 1, 1987.

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Act 630; HB 874; p. 660
This Act provides that in calendar years 1988 and 1989 a person who so desires may upon the payment of an additional $25.00 fee receive a special motor vehicle license plate designed to commemorate the founding of the Medical College of Georgia.
The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 40-2-29.18.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 616; HB 380; p. 626
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 40-3-35.1 and 40-3-35.2 so as to transfer the responsibility for the inspection of rebuilt, salvaged, and restored motor vehicles from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to the state revenue commissioner.
The Act also amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-8-159 so as to increase the fee charged by motor vehicle emission inspections to not less than $7.50 and not more than $10.00. The portion of such fee remitted to the state is increased from 25 to 50, and one-half of such fee is dedicated to the governing authorities of the counties wherein such inspections are conducted.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 533; SB 173; p. 392

This Act provides that in counties

having a population of 300,000 or less,

the 25 fee paid by the Department of

Public Safety to court clerks for

forwarding

reports

of

traffic

convictions shall, if the clerk is

compensated in whole or in part on a

salary basis, be the property of the

county or municipality operating the

court, unless

expressly

provided

otherwise by local law.

The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section

40-5-53.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 793; SB 92; p. 1489

This Act provides that the report of a

law enforcement officer with respect to

a motorist's refusal to submit to a

chemical test for determining the

alcohol or chemical content of his or

her blood must be submitted to the

Department of Public Safety within ten

days after the date of the motorist's

arrest.

Any report not transmitted

within such ten-day period shall be

filed by the department for record

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purposes only and the department shall not act to suspend the motorist's license. If a report is timely submitted, any period of suspension begins to run only after all administrative hearings and appeals have been exhausted.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 40-5-55.
Effective July 1, 1987.
Act 552; SB 45; p. 431
This Act increases to $50.00 the maximum fee which may be charged by driver improvement clinics for alcohol and drug courses, defensive driving courses, and other courses and programs.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-83.
Effective July 1, 1987.
Act 725; HB 266; p. 1082
This Act makes several changes in the laws relating to serious traffic offenses and the suspension of drivers' licenses. O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-54, relating to mandatory suspension of drivers' licenses for certain offenses, is amended to provide that upon conviction of such an offense the sentencing court may give notice to the defendant of the suspension of his or her driver's license. O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-58, relating to habitual violators, is amended so as to make the listing of offenses covered by the habitual violator law conform to the listing of offenses in O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-54 for which driver's license suspension is mandatory. O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-58 is further amended to provide that, in addition to the existing administrative procedures for declaring a person to be a habitual violator, a sentencing court or prosecutor may declare a defendant to be a habitual violator. O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-63, relating to periods of suspension of drivers' licenses, is amended to make the periods of suspension for the offense of serious injury by vehicle conform to the periods of suspension for the offense of homicide by vehicle. An amendment to O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-86, relating to reduction of points assessed for traffic offenses, provides that points may be removed from a driver's record for completion of an alcohol or drug course as well as for completion of a defensive driving course and provides that the number of points removed shall be seven points rather than three.
Effective July 1, 1987.
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Act 514; HB 399; p. 361
This Act provides that trucks with more than six wheels shall be restricted to the two right-hand lanes on roads having three or more lanes in the same direction and shall, except when passing or turning left, be restricted to the right-hand lane on roads with two lanes in the same direction.
The Act also provides that on roads having two or more lanes in the same direction, no person shall continue to operate a vehicle in the left-hand lane at less than the maximum speed limit after such person knows or should know that he or she is being overtaken in such lane, except when such person is preparing to turn left.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 40-6-53 and amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-6-184.
Effective July l, 1987.
Act 779; SB 266; p. 1439
This Act amends the "Handicapped Parking Law" by specifying a new official authorized sign for designation of handicapped parking places and provides for continued use of existing signs and pavement markings for their normal lives. The Act also provides for fines against property owners who are required to provide handicapped parking places but fail to do so.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 40-6-221 and 40-6-225.
Effective July l, 1987.
Act 665; SB 77; p. 904
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-6-391, relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, by providing that certain prior offenses shall be treated as prior violations of said Code section for purposes of applying the provisions of O.C.G.A. Chapter 40-6. The offenses included are violations of similar federal laws, violations of local ordinances adopting the provisions of O.C.G.A. Section 40-6-391, and violations of previously or currently existing similar laws of Georgia or any other state.
Effective July 1, 1987.
Act 493; HB 30; p. 329
This Act places restrictions upon the withdrawal of a waiver of jury trial in a traffic offense pending in a probate or municipal court. The Act provides that no waiver of a trial by jury may be withdrawn when the waiver was interposed
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for the purpose of delay and provides that no waiver may be withdrawn after the commencement of the trial or the filing of motions on behalf of the defendant, except with the approval of the court.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-13-23.
Effective July 1, 1987.
TITLE 41 NUISANCES
Act 693; SB 101; p. 999
This Act provides that no publicly owned cultural facility shall become a nuisance, either public or private, solely as a result of changed conditions in or around such cultural facility, if such cultural facility has been in use for one year or more.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 41-1-8.
Effective April 14, 1987.
TITLE 42 PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Act 782; HB 92; p. 1446
This Act provides that if an inmate of a penal institution injures or contacts a law enforcement officer, correctional officer, fireman, emergency medical technician, or other person 111 such a manner as to present a possible threat of transmission of a communicable disease, then the warden, jailer, or other appropriate official may take all reasonable steps to determine whether the inmate has a communicable disease. A superior court procedure to authorize the use of force is provided for cases in which an inmate refuses to cooperate in the appropriate medical procedures.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 42-1-6.
Effective April 17, 1987.
Act 565; SB 146; p. 457
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 42-2-3 so as to increase the quorum of the Board of Corrections from five members to eight members.
Effective April 2, 1987.
Act 500; HB 131; p. 342
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 42-4-2 by providing that the oath of a county jailer shall be taken before the sheriff, rather than before the judge of probate court, and shall be filed in the records of the sheriff's office.
Effective July 1, 1987.
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TITLE 42 (continued)

Act 608; HB 17; p. 611

This Act provides that it shall be a

misdemeanor for a jail inmate to possess

any alcoholic beverage. The Act also

provides felony punishment for a jail

inmate who possesses a gun, a pistol, or

any other dangerous weapon, a controlled

substance,

a dangerous drug, or

marijuana.

The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Section

42-4-13.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 563; SB 143; p. 454
This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 42-5-35 so as to provide that the commissioner of corrections or his designee may authorize persons employed by the Department of Corrections to assist local law enforcement authorities in preserving order and peace when so requested by such local authorities.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 562; SB 142; p. 452
This Act amends the "State-Wide Probation Act" so as to provide that any overpayment of fines, restitution, or other moneys owed as a condition or probation shall not be refunded to the probationer if the amount of such overpayment is less than $5.00.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 42-8-33.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 626; HB 800; p. 654
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 42-8-35.1, relating to the condition of probation known as special alternative incarceration, by providing that a trial judge may specify such a condition in any probated sentence of not less than one year, rather than only in probated sentences of not less than one year nor more than five years.
Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 564; SB 144; p. 455
This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 42-8-36 by providing that when the running of a probated sentence is tolled because the probationer fails to report to his or her probation supervisor or cannot be found in the county, the sentence shall begin to run again when the probationer is taken into custody or is otherwise available to the court.

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The Act also provides that any officer authorized by law to issue warrants may return the warrant for an absconded probationer showing non est inventus.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 550; SB 39; p. 428
This Act provides that to the extent that funds are appropriated by the General Assembly, the costs of medical services may be included in the reimbursement paid by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to counties for costs of incarceration of persons arrested pursuant to warrants of the board.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 42-9-49.
Effective April 2, 1987.

TITLE 43 PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES

Act 606; HB 300; p. 596

This Act makes several changes in

O.C.G.A. Chapter 43-6 relating to

licensing and regulation of auctioneers.

The Act includes new provisions for

registration of companies engaged in the

business of auctioning,

changes

provisions relating to reciprocal

licensure, and revokes an exemption for

certain persons auctioning farm

equipment and farm lands sold through

livestock auctions.

The Act also

provides that local governments shall

not be prohibited from regulating or

licensing auctioneers but may license

only auctioneers who have been licensed

at the state level.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 568; HB 433; p. 467
This Act changes the qualifications for licensure as a master's social worker by eliminating the experience requirement.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 43-7A-12.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 726; HB 269; p. 1089
This Act provides that cosmetology services may be performed by a licensed cosmetologist in a client's residence, a nursing home, or a hospital when the client for reasons of ill health, infirmity, or other physical disability is unable to go to the licensed beauty shop or salon.

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TITLE 43 (continued)

The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 43-10-18.3.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 674; HB 125; p. 932

This Act makes extensive changes in

0.C.G.A. Chapter 43-11, relating to

licensure and regulation of the practice

of dentistry. Among these changes are

changes relating to the use of

anesthesia,

changes

in

the

qualifications for licensure as a

dentist, a requirement that dentists

must be trained in cardiopulmonary

resuscitation, changes in the licensure

and scope of practice of dental

hygienists, and new provisions for the

licensure of dental assistants.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 744; HB 38; p. 1149
This Act makes several changes in O.C.G.A. Chapter 43-llA, relating to licensing and regulation of dietitians and dietetic counselors.
Effective April 16, 1987.

Act 682; HB 605; p. 968
This Act makes a number of changes in 0.C.G.A. Chapter 43-17, relating to regulation of charitable fund raising and professional fund raisers. Among these changes are the elimination of the registration of solicitors employed by professional fund raisers, the granting of increased enforcement authority to the administrator of the "Fair Business Practice Act" and the Secretary of State, and the elimination of the requirement that a certain percentage of funds raised must be devoted to charitable activities.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 542; SB 239; p. 403

This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section

43-18-41, relating to qualifications for

licensure as an embalmer or funeral

director,

by providing that an

apprentice registered as such prior to

July l, 1985, may serve as an apprentice

only until July 1, 1994, and not

thereafter.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 607; HB 383; p. 603
This Act makes a number of changes in O.C.G.A. Chapter 43-19, relating to the licensing and regulation of geologists

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TITLE 43 (continued)

and the State Board of Registration for Professional Geologists and extends to July 1, 1993, the "sunset" or termination date of the board.
Effective June 30, 1987.

Act 509; HB 310; p. 355
This Act changes the membership of the State Board for the Certification of Librarians and extends the "sunset" or termination date of the board to July 1, 1993.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 43-24-2 and 43-24-7.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 545; SB 286; p. 407

This Act enacts a new O.C.G.A. Section

43-34-29.1

which

authorizes

the

Composite Board of State Medical

Examiners to issue, in its discretion, a

teacher's

license to a licensed

physician from another state or a

foreign country for the sole purpose of

teaching or demonstrating medicine in a

board approved medical college or

affiliated clinic in Georgia.

The Act also amends O.C.G.A. Section

43-34-37 so as to direct the board to

investigate a licensee's fitness to

practice medicine if the board is

notified by an insurer of a medical

malpractice judgment or settlement in

excess of $100,006.00 against the

licensee or is so notified of a third or

subsequent malpractice judgment or

settlement against the licensee. The

Act further requires a licensee to

notify the board of any settlement

involving the licensee and relating to

the practice of medicine in excess of

$20,000.00.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 520; HB 583; p. 370

This Act changes the educational

requirements for licensure as

a

polygraph examiner and extends to July

1, 1993, the "sunset" or termination

date of the State Board of Polygraph

Examiners.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

43-36-6 and 43-36-22.

Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 772; HB 493; p. 1400
This Act makes numerous changes in O.C.G.A. Chapter 43-38, relating to the licensing and regulation of private detectives and security agencies and extends to July 1, 1993, the "sunset" or

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termination date of the Georgia Board of Private Detective and Security Agencies.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 501; HB 135; p. 343
This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 43-39-8 so as to change the educational requirements for a license to practice psychology.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 174; HB 108; p. 252

This Act makes several changes in

0.C.G.A. Chapter 43-40, relating to

licensure and regulation of real estate

brokers and salespersons. The Act

changes

provisions

relating

to

continuing education requirements,

licensure of nonreside~ts,

and

reciprocal licensure agreements. The

Act changes provisions relating to the

requirement that salespersons and

associate brokers

involved

in

transactions as owners or principals

must deposit funds into trust accounts.

The Act further authorizes the Georgia

Real Estate Commission to impose

administrative fines.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 729; HB 515; p. 1093
This Act makes a number of changes in 0.C.G.A. Chapter 43-41, relating to recreation leaders, the practice of therapeutic recreation, and the State Board of Recreation Examiners.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 724; HB 258; p. 1072
This Act extensively revises 0.C.G.A. 43-44, relating to regulation and licensing of speech pathologists and audiologists and reconstitutes the State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 519; HB 576; p. 369
This Act eliminates the requirement that rules of the State Board of Registration of Used Car Dealers must be mailed to licensed used car dealers 30 days before the rules become effective. The Act also provides that training seminars for used car dealers are to be approved by the board rather than conducted by the board.

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The Act amends O.C.G.A. 43-47-6 and 43-47-8.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Sections

TITLE 44 PROPERTY

Act 780; SB 282; p. 1442

This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

44-1-13, relating to authorization to

tow improperly parked vehicles. The Act

amends a clause which formerly provided

that in municipalities having a

population of 400,000 or more, towing

was authorized from an area other than

an interior parking lot only if access

to the area was blocked off after the

regular activity thereon was concluded

for the day. The Act removes the

population feature and makes this

provision

applicable

to

all

municipalities other than consolidated

city-county governments; and the Act

also provides that the property may be

posted in lieu of blocking the access

thereto.

Effective April 17, 1987.

Act 731; HB 541; p. 1101

This Act makes several changes with

respect to anatomical gifts.

Organ

procurement agencies are added to the

listing of facilities for the storage of

human bodies or parts thereof. All such

facilities are, subject to certain

limitations, directed to give preference

to potential recipients of anatomical

donations who are residents of the

state. There is created a new Advisory

Board on Anatomical Gift Procurement to

consult with and advise the Department

of Human Resources.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

44-5-142, 44-5-143, and 44-5-143.1 and

enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 44-5-149 and

44-5-150.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 653; HB 291; p. 842
This Act provides for the effect of a writ of possession to property upon which the tenant has placed a mobile home, manufactured home, trailer, or other type of transportable housing. The Act provides that if the tenant does not move such housing within ten days after a final order is entered, then the landlord is entitled to have the housing moved from the property at the expense of the tenant by a licensed motor common carrier. The carrier is given a lien upon the housing for moving fees and

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storage expenses. The Act enacts 0.C.G.A.
44-7-59. Effective July 1, 1987.

Section

Act 590; HB 69; p. 541
This Act amends the "Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act" by providing that all intangible personal property held for or on behalf of an owner who was a client of a county department of family and children services shall be presumed to be abandoned when such property remains unclaimed for more than five years.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 44-12-199.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 528; HB 835; p. 382

This Act provides that persons

tailoring, altering, or

repairing

clothing, goode, wearing apparel, shoes,

carpets, rugs, or other such articles

shall have a lien thereon for the agreed

price or value of their services, in the

same manner as previously provided for

laundries and dyers.

The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Sections

44-14-450 through 44-14-456.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 704; SB 366; p. 1023

This Act revises the procedures for

foreclosure of security interests in

personal property and also provides for

the filing of liens created pursuant to

the federal "Superfund" legislation.

The Act provides that the petition for

a writ of possession shall be made by

affidavit. The Act provides that the

summons shall direct the defendant to

file an oral or written answer within

seven days of service rather than

setting a hearing date on which the

defendant must appear and answer; and

the Act specifies a statutory form for

summons.

The Act

provides

for

subsequent issuance of a writ by default

if the defendant fails to answer or a

subsequent hearing if the defendant does

answer; and the Act includes a suggested

form for an order directing the

defendant or person in possession to

turn the property foreclosed on over to

the sheriff, marshal, or constable.

The Act provides that liens imposed

pursuant to Section 107 of Title I of

the federal Superfund Amendments and

Reauthorization Act of 1986 shall be

filed in the office of the clerk of

superior court.

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The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

44-14-230

through

44-14-237

and

44-14-517.

Effective April 14, 1987, with respect

to "Superfund" liens and otherwise

effective July l, 1987.

TITLE 45 PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Act 760; SB 104; p. 1334

This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

45-8-12,

which

requires

public

depositories to give bond or pledge

securities in lieu of bond, so as to

provide that a depository may deduct the

face amount of its direct loans from

deposits of a public body before being

required to secure such deposits.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 666; SB 105; p. 905
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 45-8-12 so as to provide that the amount of the surety bond or pledged securities of a public depository holding public funds shall be equal to at least 110 percent of the public funds being secured, after the deduction of the amount of deposit insurance in effect.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 691; SB 47; p. 993

This Act provides that liability

insurance and reimbursement provided for

state officers and employees may include

coverage for legal fees and other

expenses incurred in the successful

defense of proceedings before

a

professional licensing board or other

similar body. The Act also provides for

the furnishing of counsel to officers in

proceedings

before

professional

licensing boards.

In addition the Act provides that a

law enforcement officer who is directing

or escorting a funeral procession,

whether such service is provided while

on duty or not, shall enjoy the same

immunities from liability as the officer

possesses while in the performance of

other official duties.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

45-9-1 and 45-15-70 and enacts O.C.G.A.

Section 45-9-3.1.

Effective July l, 1987.

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TITLE 45 (continued)

Act 647; HB 10; p. 822

This Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections

45-9-80 et seq.,

relating to

indemnification for law enforcement

officers, firefighters, and prison

guards who are killed or permanently

disabled in the line of duty. The

indemnification program is expanded to

include law enforcement officers,

firefighters, and prison guards who were

permanently disabled in the line of duty

at any time subsequent to January l,

1973, and also to include publicly

employed emergency medical technicians

who were or are killed or permanently

disabled in the line of duty at any time

subsequent to January 1, 1977.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 656; SB 268; p. 848
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 45-10-25, which provides exceptions to the prohibition against public officials and employees transacting business with the state, by providing an exception for any transaction involving the lease for the purpose of small business and economic development of laboratory and research facilities owned by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
Effective April 7, 1987.

Act 553; SB 57; p. 432
This Act directs the Secretary of State to publish annually a directory of state and county officials and the Georgia congressional delegation.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 45-13-27.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 617; HB 452; p. 630
This Act authorizes simultaneous service by the same person in the office of coroner and the office of mayor of a municipality having a population of 5,000 or less.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 45-16-1.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 596; HB 133; p. 559
This Act provides that records concerning the death of a person on file at any hospital, nursing home, or other medical facility in this state shall be available to a coroner of another state if such person was injured in the county of such coroner in such other state or

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if such records are the subject of a subpoena issued by the coroner of another state.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 45-16-10.
Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 499; HB 94; p. 340

This Act adds an additional coroner to

the membership of the Georgia Coroner's

Training Council, increases the quorum

of the council, and provides for the

Georgia Police Academy to establish a

curriculum advisory committee to provide

information beneficial

to

the

development of training courses.

The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Sections

45-16-62 and 45-16-64.

Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 733; HB 618; p. 1113
This Act provides that neither the signature of a notary public documenting a notarial act nor a notary public's certification of a copy of a document shall constitute evidence to show that the notary public had knowledge of the contents of the document so signed or certified.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 45-17-8.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 707; HB 193; p. 1035
This Act provides that certain maintenance and food service employees hired on or after July l, 1987, by the Jekyll Island -- State Park Authority shall not become members of the health insurance plan for state employees or the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 45-18-1 and 47-2-313.
Effective April 14, 1987.

Act 695; SB 145; p. 1005

This

Act

authorizes continuing

participation in the health insurance

plan for state employees by certain

retiring employees who were formerly

employees of county probation systems.

The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section

45-18-7.

Effective July 1, 1987.

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Act 631; HB 897; p. 662
This Act authorizes the State Personnel Board and the Georgia Agrirama Development Authority to contract with one another for coverage of the employees of the authority and their dependents under the state employees' health insurance plan.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 45-18-7.2.
Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 689; SB 14; p. 990

This Act authorizes the State

Personnel Board to establish an employee

assistance program to assist merit

system

employees in overcoming

persistent problems which jeopardize

their effective job performance and

provides for the confidentiality of

program related records and activities.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section

45-20-70.

Effective July l, 1987.

TITLE 46 PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Act 727; HB 292; p. 1090
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 46-1-1 by removing the provision which requires dump trucks and transit mixer vehicles engaged in hauling sand, gravel, dirt, concrete, and similar materials to charge rates no lower than the minimum rates prescribed by the Public Service Commission.
Effective April 14, 1987.

Act 634; HB 328; p. 745
This Act creates the Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia to assist political subdivisions of this state which operate gas distribution systems in the provision and procurement of gas.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 46-4-80 through 46-4-125.
Effective April 3, 1987.

Act 749; HB 43; p. 1159
This Act extensively regulates the use of equipment for the automatic dialing or selection of telephone numbers and the dissemination of prerecorded messages to the numbers so selected or dialed (ADAD equipment) and provides for licensing and regulation by the Public Service Commission.

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The Act enacts O.C.G.A. 46-5-23.
Effective June 1, 1987.

Section

Act 491; HB 21; p. 325
This Act provides that the filing and documentary fees charged to rural telephone cooperatives by the Secretary of State or a clerk of superior court shall be the same as the fees charged to other corporations for like services.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 46-5-100.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 620; HB 540; p. 634
This Act extends to July 1, 1988, the "sunset" or termination date of the office of consumers' utility counsel.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 46-10-9.
Effective April 2, 1987.

TITLE 47 RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS

Act 114; HB 279; p. 146

This Act makes editorial amendments to

O.C.G.A.

Title

47, relating to

retirement and pensions, so as to

correct typographic, stylistic, and

other errors and omissions in said Code

title.

Effective March 2, 1987.

Act 678; HB 277; p. 959

This Act provides that on and after

July 1, 1987, employee contributions to

the Teachers Retirement System of

Georgia shall be paid by employers

rather than by employees, with employers

being

authorized

to reduce the

compensation otherwise payable to their

employees by a corresponding amount.

The Act provides

that

employee

contributions so paid by employers shall

be treated as employer contributions in

determining federal tax treatment if the

Internal Revenue Service or the federal

courts rule that such tax treatment is

permissible. For purposes of the

retirement system law and for purposes

of state income taxation, such employee

contributions shall be deemed to have

been paid by the employee.

The Act also provides that certain

persons over 60 years of age shall have

the right to decline membership in the

retirement system and provides that

certain members of the retirement system

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who become employed by Central State Hospital shall have the option to remain as members of the system.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 47-3-1, 47-3-41, and 47-3-60 and enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 47-3-41.1.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 710; HB 355; p. 1040
This Act makes several changes in O.C.G.A. Chapter 47-7, relating to the Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund. In addition to making changes relating to eligibility for membership, the Act provides for interest and penalties for failure to return or pay fire insurance premium taxes levied for the support of the pension fund.
Effective April 14, 1987.

Act 586; HB 677; p. 535

This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

47-16-21 so as to change the term of

office of the member of the Board of

Commissioners

of

the

Sheriffs'

Retirement Fund of Georgia who is a

retired sheriff.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 585; HB 676; p. 534

This Act authorizes the Board of

Commissioners

of

the

Sheriffs'

Retirement Fund of Georgia to invest up

to 50 percent, rather than 35 percent,

of the assets of the fund in common

stocks and equities.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

47-16-26.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 720; HB 722; p. 1062
This bill changes the eligibility for membership in the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund by providing that a peace officer or warden or guard, in order to be eligible for membership, must be required by the terms of his or her employment to comply with the training requirements of the "Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act."
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 47-17-1.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 571; HB 457; p. 473
This Act authorizes the Board of Commissioners of the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund to invest up to

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50 percent of the assets of the fund in common stocks and equities.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 47-17-23.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 572; HB 459; p. 475
This Act provides that the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund shall receive a portion of each fine collected and each bond forfeited in any case involving the violation of a county ordinance, in the same manner as in cases involving violations of state statutes and municipal ordinances.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 47-17-60.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 168; HB 354; p. 240

This Act makes extensive changes in

O.C.G.A. Chapter 47-20, the "Public

Retirement Systems Standards Law," by

revising legislative procedures for the

consideration,

passage,

and

determination of fiscal impact of

legislation affecting public retirement

systems.

Effective March 11, 1987.

TITLE 48 REVENUE AND TAXATION

Act 165; HB 87; p. 191

This Act extensively

revises

provisions relating to state income and

estate taxation.

The Act adopts

provisions of the federal Internal

Revenue Code of 1986, thereby conforming

the calculation of state taxable income

to federal law and also makes changes in

the deductions, exemptions, and credits

allowed in computing state taxes.

The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 48-1-2

and 0.C.G.A. Chapter 48-7 and also makes

conforming amendments to numerous other

provisions of the Official Code of

Georgia Annotated.

Effective March 11, 1987.

Act 579; HB 611; p. 485
This Act increases from ten days to 30 days the period of time after approval by the State Board of Equalization within which the state revenue commissioner is directed to notify taxpayers of their ad valorem tax assessments.

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The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-2-18.
Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 633; HB 188; p. 665
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-3-13 so as to authorize a superior court proceeding to reduce a local tax execution to judgment when an entry of nulla bona has been entered on the execution and the tax collector or tax commissioner has reason to believe that the defendant in fi. fa. may have or come into ownership of assets outside the state. The Act also amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-3-14 so as to authorize and provide procedures for such actions against nonresident defendants.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 318; HB 327; p. 286
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-7.1, relating to preferential ad valorem tax assessment of property devoted to agricultural purposes, by reducing the penalties imposed for the breach of a covenant to maintain preferentially assessed property in agricultural use. The Act also provides that an application for continuation of preferential assessment upon a change in ownership shall be filed on or before the last date for filing tax returns in the year following the year in which the change in ownership occurs.
Effective March 26, 1987.

Act 713; HB 439; p. 1049
This Act provides that the costs of advertisement of property to be sold at a tax execution shall be an additional cost of the execution to be satisfied voluntarily by the defendant or by levy and sale of the property.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-137.1.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 522; HB 698; p. 374

This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

48-5-147, relating to the use of lock

box systems in connection with tax

payments to local governing authorities,

by authorizing the use of lock box

systems

in

connection with the

collection of municipal taxes by a

county

tax collector or tax

commissioner.

Effective July 1, 1987.

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Act 680; HB 559; p. 965

This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section

48-5-161, relating to issuance and

collection of tax executions, by

providing that once a levy is made or

posted there shall be collected, in

addition

to

any

other

costs,

commissions, interest, and penalties, a

levy administration fee. The amount of

the fee is the lesser of $250.00 or 5

percent of the delinquent tax, but in no

event less than $50.00.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 518; HB 461; p. 366
This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 48-5-183 so as to change the minimum annual salaries of tax collectors and tax commissioners.
Effective January 1, 1988.

Act 595; HB 121; p. 558

This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section

48-5-314, relating to confidentiality of

certain taxpayer records in the

possession of county boards of tax

assessors.

The Act provides that

records which consist of materials

containing information gathered by

personnel of the county board of tax

assessors, such as field cards, are not

confidential. The Act also provides

that failure of the board of tax

assessors to make available records

which are not confidential shall

constitute a misdemeanor.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 683; HB 610; p. 977
This Act provides a 10 percent penalty for the failure of a public utility or airline company to file a timely ad valorem tax return with the state revenue commissioner and eliminates the requirement that the commissioner give notice and make demand to a utility company which fails to file a timely return.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 48-5-513 and 48-5-541 and repeals 0.C.G.A. Section 48-5-522.
Effective January 1, 1988.

Act 180; HB 724; p. 266

This Act makes several changes with

respect to intangible personal property

taxation of corporate stock.

An

amendment to 0.C.G.A. Section 48-6-20

provides that domesticated foreign

corporations whose stock is exempt from

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taxation

shall

include

foreign

corporations which are authorized to

transact business in the state and

maintain their corporate headquarters in

the state. An amendment to O.C.G.A.

Section 48-6-22 provides an exemption

from taxation for stock of a foreign

corporation which was prior to January

1,1986, a party to a reorganization with

a Georgia corporation under the regional

interstate banking law. An amendment to

O.C.G.A. Section 48-6-25 provides that

the stock of a foreign subsidiary

corporation held

by

a

foreign

corporation whose corporate headquarters

are in the state will not be deemed to

have a taxable situs in the state.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 559; SB 119; p. 444

This Act provides that it shall be a

felony for any person to willfully evade

or defeat or attempt to evade or defeat

any income tax, penalty, or interest in

excess of $3,000.00. The punishment

provided is one to five

years

imprisonment and a fine of up to

$100,000.00 for an individual and a fine

of up to $500,000.00 for a corporation.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section

48-7-5.

Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 755; HB 479; p. 1322

This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Sections

48-8-110 et seq., relating to special

purpose county sales and use taxation.

The Act provides that a tax may be

imposed for any combination of

previously authorized purposes, as well

as for certain cultural, recreational,

and historic facilities, for retiring

certain previously incurred bonded debt,

and for water and sewer projects in

counties having an independent water and

sewer district.

The Act further

provides that no special purpose county

sales and use tax may be imposed after

the effective date of any future

increase in the rate of state sales and

use taxation.

Effective April 17, 1987.

Act 504; HB 162; p. 348
This Act provides that van-type motor vehicles used in transporting passengers in public transportation shall be subject to the same schedule of annual license fees which applies to motor buses.

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The Act amends O.C.G.A. 48-10-2.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Section

Act 621; HB 563; p. 635
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-13-51 so as to increase the maximum rate of taxation which a county or municipality may levy upon charges to the public for rooms or accommodations, provided that a certain percentage of the local government's tax receipts is expended for the promotion of tourism, conventions, and trade shows or for the support of certain convention and trade show facilities. The Act also requires local governments which do not increase their tax rates to continue their existing level of support for such activities. The Act further completely exempts from such taxes the charges for rooms furnished to state and local government officials traveling on official business.
Effective April 2, 1987.

TITLE 49 SOCIAL SERVICES

Act 778; SB 96; p. 1435
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 49-4-6, relating to disregard of certain income and assets in calculating eligibility for public assistance, so as to provide that, for purposes of applying the $50.00 child support disregard provided for in Title IV of the federal Social Security Act, social security benefits and veterans' benefits shall not be considered to be child support.
The Act enacts a new O.C.G.A. Section 49-4-15.1 which provides for the issuance of administrative subpoenas in instances of alleged fraud by recipients of food stamps and public assistance.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 49-5-12 so as to provide that the Department of Human Resources is not authorized to regulate the content of the curriculum of group day-care homes and day-care centers, to require such facilities to post certain emergency telephone numbers, and to specify certain minimum square footages for such facilities.
Effective April 17, 1987.

Act 774; HB 742; p. 1416
This Act extensively amends O.C.G.A. Section 49-5-60 et seq., relating to criminal records checks of employees of

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day-care centers,

primarily

by

eliminating provisions for temporary

licenses and by providing that

facilities may be licensed and persons

may be employed after each employee has

applied for a preliminary records check

determination, rather than only after a

satisfactory preliminary records check

determination has been made.

Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 798; SB 162; p. 1576

This Act creates the Juvenile Justice

Coordinating Council to provide for the

effective coordination of the state's

juvenile justice system and in

particular to provide a comprehensive

plan

for the development of

community-based

alternatives

to

incarceration for children who have

committed delinquent acts.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections

49-5-130 through 49-5-155.

Effective July l, 1987.

TITLE 50 STATE GOVERNMENT

Act 123; HB 662; p. 176
This Act authorizes the commissioner of administrative services to establish a program of liability insurance and self-insurance for state authorities.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 50-5-16.
Effective March 5, 1987.

Act 502; HB 148; p. 345

This Act directs the Department of

Community Affairs to establish no later

than December 31, 1987, a strategic

state-wide rural economic development

plan in cooperation with area planning

and development

commissions,

the

University System, and other state

agencies and departments.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section

50-8-8.

Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 742; SB 191; p. 1142
This Act enacts the "Rural Economic Development Law" which authorizes the Department of Community Affairs to provide funding to area planning and development commissions for studies for proposed major economic development projects.

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The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 50-8-120 through 50-8-122.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 721; HB 843; p. 1064

This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section

50-16-17, relating to the authority of

units and instrumentalities

of

government to seek judicial relief

pertaining to property, by providing

that said Code section applies only with

respect to real property.

Effective April 14, 1987.

Act 503; HB 154; p. 347
This Act changes provisions relating to the daily expense allowance and travel cost reimbursement for citizen members of the State Properties Commission.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 50-16-32.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 623; HB 647; p. 642
This Act amends the "Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission Act" so as to provide for the issuance of public debt for purposes of local library facilities and local water and sewerage facilities. The Act also authorizes the investment of the proceeds of bond sales in certain unit trusts and mutual funds.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Sections 50-17-21, 50-17-24, and 50-17-27.
Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 525; HB 804; p. 377
This Act amends the open records law so as to provide that said law shall not apply to certain trade secrets or to certain proprietary information produced or collected by institutions of higher learning.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 50-18-72.
Effective April 2, 1987.

Act 796; HB 226; p. 1497
This Act, the "General Appropriations Act," provides appropriations for the operation of state government for Fiscal Year 1987-88.
Effective April 20, 1987.

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TITLE 50 (continued)

Act 753; HB 2; p. 1300
This Act amends the 1986-87 "General Appropriations Act" so as to change certain appropriations for Fiscal Year 1986-87.
Effective April 17, 1987.

Act 46; HB 225; p. 38
This Act amends the 1986-87 "General Appropriations Act" so as to change certain appropriations for Fiscal Year 1986-87.
Effective February 24, 1987.

Act 577; HB 562; p. 481

This Act

provides

supplemental

appropriations to the Department of

Labor pursuant to Section 903 of the

federal Social Security Act and the

Employment Security Law.

Effective April 2, 1987.

TITLE 51 TORTS

Act 609; HB 29; p. 613
This Act amends Code Section 51-1-11, relating to product liability actions, by providing that the ten-year statute of limitations contained therein shall also apply to an action claiming negligence of a manufacturer as the basis of liability. An exception is provided for actions involving products which cause a disease or birth defect and for actions arising out of conduct manifesting a willful, reckless, or wanton disregard for life or property.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 745; SB 140; p. 1152
This Act provides that a product seller is not liable as a manufacturer in any product liability action based in whole or in part on the doctrine of strict liability in tort.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 51-1-11.1.
Effective July 1, 1987, and applicable to causes of action arising on or after that date.

Act 687; SB 113; p. 986
This Act provides a qualified immunity from civil liability for any person serving with or without compensation as a member, director, or trustee of any

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nonprofit, charitable, or eleemosynary

institution or organization or of any

local governmental agency,

board,

authority, or entity. The same immunity

is provided for officers of such

organizations

serving

without

compensation.

The Act also provides a qualified

immunity from liability for health care

providers

providing

professional

services without the expectation of

compensation at the request of a

hospital, public school, nonprofit

institution, or governmental agency.

Such

organizations

requesting,

sponsoring, or participating in the

provision of such services by health

care providers are also granted

qualified immunity from liability.

The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section

51-1-20 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section

51-1-29 .1.

Effective July l, 1987.

Act 648; HB 73; p. 832
This Act provides for qualified immunity from civil and criminal liability for good-faith donors or gleaners of food who provide to charitable or nonprofit organizations food which is apparently fit for human consumption. Qualified immunity is likewise provided for charitable and nonprofit organizations accepting such donations of food apparently fit for human consumption.
The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 51-1-31.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 554; SB 68; p. 433
This Act provides that a person who engages in a criminal act on property owned or leased by a political subdivision of the state and who suffers an injury as a result of said criminal act, which injury is not inflicted by an officer, employee, or agent of the political subdivision, shall not have a cause of action against the political subdivision for the injury sustained.
The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 51-1-38.
Effective July l, 1987.

Act 515; HB 759; p. 363
This Act provides that a medical student who participates in the supervised provision of medical care shall be immune from civil liability for such participation, except for willful or wanton misconduct.

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The Act enacts 0.C.G.A. Section 51-1-38.
Effective July 1, 1987.

Act 672; HB l; p. 915

This Act is titled the "Tort Reform

Act of 1987." The Act amends O.C.G.A.

Section 51-1-20 and O.C.G.A. Chapter

51-12 so as to substantially revise

provisions relating to tort claims

litigation.

The Act provides qualified immunity

from civil liability for governmental

and nonprofit institutions' members,

directors, and trustees serving with or

without

compensation

and

for

governmental and nonprofit institutions'

officers serving without compensation.

Evidence of compensation and benefits

available from other sources is made

admissible in a civil action arising

from a tortious injury in which special

damages are sought. The trier of facts

is authorized but not required to

consider the availability of such

compensation and benefits.

The Act restricts the award of

punitive damages to actions involving

willful misconduct, malice, fraud,

wantonness, oppression or a total want

of care and provides that punitive

damages shall be awarded solely to

punish or deter a defendant and not as

compensation to the plaintiff. The

award of punitive damages is further

limited by requiring a specific prayer

for relief, by providing for a separate

phase of trial to determine the amount

of punitive damages when such damages

are to be awarded, by providing that in

product liability cases there may be

only one award of punitive damages and

that 75 percent of such damages shall be

awarded to the state, by limiting

punitive damages to a maximum of

$250,000.00 in cases which do not

involve product liability or a specific

intent to cause harm, and by prohibiting

punitive damages in cases where the

entire injury is to the peace,

happiness, or feelings of the plaintiff.

The trial court is authorized to order

a new trial as to damages, or to

condition the grant of a new trial upon

any party's refusal to accept an amount

of damages determined by the court, if

the jury's award of damages is clearly

so inadequate or so excessive as to be

inconsistent with the preponderance of

the evidence.

Finally, the Act restricts the

doctrine of joint and several liability

in cases where the plaintiff is to some

degree responsible for the injury, by

authorizing the trier of fact to

apportion its award of damages among the

persons who are liable and whose degree

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of fault is greater than that of the plaintiff.
The Act becomes effective July 1, 1987, and the applicability of certain provisions is limited to causes of action arising on or after that date.

Act 662; SB 2; p. 887

This Act is titled the "Medical

Malpractice Reform Act of 1987." An

amendment to O.C.G.A. Section 9-3-73

changes the provisions applicable to

limitation of actions for medical

malpractice on behalf of minors and

persons who are legally incompetent

because of mental retardation or mental

illness. Generally these persons are

made subject to the periods of

limitation and repose applicable to

persons who are sui juris, except that

a minor who is under the age of five

years is subject to a period of

limitation expiring two years from the

date of the minor's fifth birthday and a

period of repose expiring on the minor's

tenth birthday. A new O.C.G.A. Section

9-11-9.1 provides that a complaint

alleging professional malpractice must

be accompanied by the affidavit of a

competent expert setting

forth

specifically at least one negligent act

or omission. A new O.C.G.A. Section

51-1-29.1 provides a qualified immunity

from civil liability for health care

providers

providing

professional

services under certain circumstances and

without the expectation of compensation

and also provides immunity for

organizations

requesting

or

participating in the provision of such

services.

Effective July l, 1987.

TITLE 52 WATERS OF THE STATE, PORTS, AND WATERCRAFT

Act 602; HB 239; p. 567

This Act makes several changes in

0.C.G.A. Chapter 52-7, the "Georgia Boat

Safety Act." The amount of damage

giving rise to a "reportable boating

accident" is increased from $100.00 to

$200.00.

Changes

are

made

in

registration and numbering requirements

with respect to exceptions and special

provisions for commercial fishing boats

and federally documented boats. The

exhausts of all boat motors are required

to be at or below the water line. A new

boating safety zone is established

downstream of the dam at Lake Hartwell.

The rules of the road for boat traffic

are changed to conform with the

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provisions of the federal Inland Navigation Rules Act of 1977, as -amended.
Effective July l, 1987.
TITLE 53 WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES
Act 619; HB 498; p. 632
This Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section 53-4-4 so as to provide that an illegitimate child may inherit from or through the child's father if the father executed a sworn statement attesting to the parent-child relationship or if the father signed the birth certificate of the child.
Effective July l, 1987.
Act 523; HB 729; p. 375
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 53-5-20 by providing that the conveyance or encumbrance of property set aside as year's support for the joint benefit of the surviving spouse and the minor child or children must be approved by the probate judge of the county in which the year's support award was made, rather than the probate judge of the county in which the property is located, in order to be binding upon the child or children and persons claiming through them.
Effective July l, 1987.
Act 589; HB 55; p. 539
This Act provides that an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence is eligible to be the administrator of an estate.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 53-6-23.
Effective April 2, 1987.
Act 574; HB 497; p. 477
This Act provides than an active member of the State Bar of Georgia who is a resident of the state may be appointed as a county administrator without being a resident of the county. The Act also provides that a county administrator, ex officio county guardian, or assistant county guardian may be paid an annual fee in addition to the commissions otherwise authorized for such service. The amount of any such fee is to be established by agreement of the county governing authority, the judge of the probate court, and the
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person

serving

as administrator,

guardian, or assistant guardian.

The Act amends 0.C.G.A. Section

53-6-91.

Effective July 1, 1987.

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markets

Agriculture - wholesale fish

dealers

Agrirama authority

employees;

health insurance

Aid to families with dependent

children -

administrative

subpoenas

Aid to families with dependent

children - child

support disregard

Airlines - ad valorem taxes

Alcohol and drug courses - driver

improvement clinics; fees

Alcoholic beverages

distilled

spirits dealers

Alcoholic beverages

distilled

spirits; municipal licensing

Alcoholic beverages

Lake Lanier

Islands Development Authority

Alcoholic beverages

low alcohol

beer and wine

Alcoholic beverages

minors;

municipal courts; jurisdiction

Alcoholic beverages - near beer

Alcoholic beverages - possession by

penal inmates

Alcoholic beverages

referendums;

municipalities

Alcoholic beverages - signs

Alcoholic beverages - Sunday sales

Alcoholics - outpatient treatment

Aliens

eligibility to be

administrators

700 19 579 77 318 78 595 79 683 79 672 86 123 82

613 13 589 88

574 88

690 29

318 78

582

2

668 41

631 74

778 81

778 81 683 79

552 61

614

1

671

1

560

9

598

2

786 55

598

2

608 64

671

1

614

1

527

1

637 57

589 88

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Act Page

Alimony - enforcement

Anatomical gifts - regulation

Animals - deer hunting

Animals - foxes

Animals - poultry dealers

and

markets

Animals - wildlife; importing

Appeals - Court of Appeals; place of

arguments

Appeals - from magistrate courts

Appropriations - general

Appropriations - supplemental; labor

department

Appropriations - supplementary

Appropriations - supplementary

Arrest

warrants of parole board;

county reimbursement

Art - cultural facilities;

nuisances

Art - program for art in state

buildings

. Articles of incorporation - filing

fees

Asbestos - removal; licensing

Attorney's fees

guardianship

hearings

Attorney's fees - magistrate courts

Attorneys - magistrates; limitations

on practice of law

Attorneys

service as county

administrators

Auctioneers -

licensing

and

regulation

Audiologists

licensing and

regulation

Audits - General Assembly

Audits - local government

Augusta Judicial Circuit - terms

Authorities -

bond

proceeds;

investment

Authorities

- development

authorities

Authorities

Georgia Agrirama

Development Authority

Authorities - housing authorities

Authorities

Jekyll Island

Authority

Authorities -

Jekyll

Island

Authority

Authorities

Lake Lanier Islands

Development Authority

Authorities

liability insurance

for state authorities

Authorities

ordinances of state

authorities

Authorities

private activity

bonds; allocation

Authorities

Private Colleges and

Universities Authority

Authorities

resource recovery

development authorities

163 27 731 69 584 40 570 40

582

2

632 40

319 13 697 18 796 83

577 84 46 84
753 84

550 65

693 63

663

5

588 11 679 10

541 42

536

6

551 17

574 88

606 65

724 68 711 41 505 56 169 14

496 57

723 56

631 74

317

5

707 73

736

9

560

9

123 82

561 17

580 57

508 32

703 56

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Act Page

Automated

telephone

regulation

calling -

749 74

B

Babies - handicapped; registration

Bad checks - civil liability

Bad checks

criminal

offense

redefined

Bad checks

magistrate courts;

jurisdiction

Bail bonds - forfeiture

Banking -

bad checks;

civil

liability

Banking

bad checks; criminal

offense redefined

Banking -

civil

process;

reimbursement

Banking - credit cards

Banking

credit life insurance;

maximum coverage

Banking - credit repair services

Banking - financial institutions;

amendments

Banking - financial services

Banking - interest; judgments

Banking - notices; publication

Banking - public depositories; bonds

and pledge of securities

Banking - public depositories; bonds

and pledge of securities

Banking

regional interstate

banking

Banking -

regional

interstate

banking

Banking business development -

corporations

Battery - elderly victim; penalty

Battery - new offense created

Beer - see alcoholic beverages

Blood donors - selection

Blue sky - actions; evidence

Blue sky

actions;

statutory

amendments

Board of regents

leasing of

laboratories and

research

facilities

Boats

boat safety; registration;

exhausts

Boats - carriers; size and weight

limits

Boilers and pressure vessels

safety regulation

Bonds - bail bonds; forfeiture

Bonds - private activity bonds;

allocation

Bonds - proceeds; investment

Bonds - state; investment

Boxing matches - licensing

534 43 644 10

685 22

706 17 765 25

644 10

685 22

638

2

182

4

756 47 773 22

799

3

799

3

507

4

799

3

760 71

666 71

173

2

799

3

719

2

594 20

698 21

728 44

556

8

686

8

702 31
602 87
655 46
767 52 765 25
580 57 496 57 623 83 576 44

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Act Page

Brunswick

Judicial

Circuit

additional judge

Buildings and housing - art in state

buildings

Buildings and housing - asbestos

Buildings and housing

dwelling

sales and purchases

Buildings and housing - elevators,

escalators, and lifts

Buildings and housing - handicapped

access

Buildings and housing - housing

authorities

Buildings and housing - residential

finance authority

Buildings

and housing - smoke

detectors

Burial places - permits to disturb

Business development corporations

regulation

Businesses - see professions

Buying services - regulation

743 13

663

5

679 10

636

7

789

4

775 43

317

5

166

5

688 38 530 56

719

2

766

8

C

Campaign finance disclosure - Ethics

in Government Act

Campaign finance disclosure - Ethics

in Government Act

Campaign finance disclosure - Ethics

in Government Act

Capitol

disruptive activities

prohibited

Cemeteries - permits to distrub

Charities - fund raising

Checks - bad checks; civil

liability

Child abuse

trust fund for

prevention

Child abuse protocols - counties

Child support - enforcement

Child

support

- enforcement;

information

Children - see minors

Children's trust fund - creation

Cigarettes - minors

Civil practice - writ of possession;

transportable housing

Civil procedure

additur

and

remittitur

Civil procedure - alimony and child

support enforcement

Civil procedure - attorney's fees;

frivolous positions

Civil procedure - bad checks

Civil procedure - collateral source

rule

Civil procedure

divorce; filing

fees

776 36

566 36

355 37

610 23 530 56 682 66

644 10

740 29 722 26 163 27

734 29

740 29 675 24

653 69

672 86

163 27

536

6

644 10

672 86

740 29

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Act Page

Civil

procedure

divorce;

uncontested cases

Civil procedure - election contests

Civil

procedure

financial

institutions; discovery

Civil procedure - findings of fact

Civil procedure - joint and several

liability

Civil procedure

judgments;

interest

Civil procedure - juries; selection

Civil procedure - magistrate courts;

appeals

Civil procedure - magistrate courts;

executions

Civil procedure - magistrate courts;

jurisdiction

Civil procedure

magistrates;

practice as attorneys

Ci vi 1 procedure

Medical

Malpractice Reform Act of 1987

Civil procedure

motion to set

aside a judgment

Civil procedure - partnerships

Civil procedure

postjudgment

discovery

Civil

procedure

products

liability; limitations

Civil

procedure

products

liability; sellers' liability

Civil procedure - punitive damages

Civil procedure

remittitur and

additur

Civil procedure

right of

governmental units to judicial

remedies

Civil procedure

securities;

actions

Civil

procedure

- securities;

actions

Ci vi 1 procedure

summons;

compliance; employment discipline

prohibited

Civil procedure - witness fees; law

enforcement officers

Cobb Judicial Circuit - additional

judge

Code - reviser's bill

Code - reviser's bill; elections

Code - reviser's bill; retirement

Cogeneration Act - resource recovery

development authorities

Collateral source

rule

modification

Commerce and trade - buying

services

Commerce and trade

Economic

Development Council

Commerce and trade - gasoline sales;

franchises

Commerce and trade - gasoline sales;

601 27 714 33

638

2

718

5

672 86

507

4

677 19

697 18

487 18

538 16

551 17

662 87

600

6

781 12

643

6

609 84

745 84 672 86

672 86

721 83

556

8

686

8

748 49

649 38

547 13

3

1

4 32

114 75

703 56

672 86

766

8

490

9

785

8

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Act Page

handicapped persons

:ommerce and trade

promotional

contests

:ommerce and trade

securities;

actions; evidence

:ommerce and trade

securities;

actions; statutory amendments

:ommerce and trade - trademarks and

service marks

:ommon carriers - dump trucks and

transit mixer vehicles; rates

:ommunicable diseases

injury by

penal inmate

:ommunity affairs

department;

rural economic development plan

:ommunity affairs - private activity

bonds; allocation

:ommunity affairs - Rural Economic

Development Law

:ompensation - court clerks; reports

of traffic convictions

:ompensation - guardianship

hearings

:ompensation - indemnification; law

enforcement

officers,

firefighters, etc.

::ompensation - probate judges

:ompensation

public employees;

military leave

:ompensation - sheriffs

:ompensation

State Properties

Commission

:ompensation - superior court

clerks

:ompensation - superior court

judges

::ompensation - tax commissioners and

tax collectors

:ompensation

transportation

department employees injured in

line of duty

.::ompensation - voting registrars

:::omputer telephone

calling

regulation

=onservation

youth conservation

corps

::onsumer protection

buying

services

Consumer protection

charitable

fund raising

::onsumer protection - credit repair

services

:onsumer protection

direct

response insurance

:onsumer protection - dwelling sales

and purchases

:onsumer protection

insurance

policies; readability

~onsumer protection - insurance rate

increases; notice

ronsumer protection - insurance rate

787

6

770

7

556

8

686

8

599

8

727 74

782 63

502 82

580 57

742 82

533 60

541 42

647 72 557 15
752 58 557 15
721 83
557 15
492 15
518 79

532 45 549 34

749 74

673 10

766

8

682 66

773 22

716 47

636

7

712 46

788 47

i

- 95 -

making

Consumer protection - promotional

contests

Consumer's utility counsel

termination date

Contempt of court

employment

discipline for court attendance

Contracts - bad checks;

civil

liability

Controlled substances

abuse by

minors; reports

Controlled substances

abusers;

outpatient treatment

Controlled substances - crimes

Controlled substances - forfeitures;

proceeds

Coroners

eligibility to serve as

mayors

Coroners

Georgia Coroner's

Training Council

Coroners

other

states;

availability of medical records

Corporations - business development

corporations

Corporations - directors; liability

and indemnification

Co,porations - filing fees

Corporations - filing fees

Corporations - intangible taxation

Corporations - name reservations

Corporations - nonprofit; immunity

from liability

Corporations

nonprofit; immunity

from liability

Corporations - purchase of life and

health insurance on employees

Corrections - department employees;

law enforcement powers

Corrections board - quorum

Cosmetologists -

licensing and

regulation

Counties - audits

Counties - child abuse protocols

Counties - disposal of real

property

Counties - firefighter standards and

training

Counties

governing authorities;

definition

Counties - governing authorities;

jurisdiction

Counties

governing authority

members; workers' compensation

Counties - health boards;

membership

Counties

interlocal

risk

management agencies

Counties - jailers; oath

Counties - law libraries

Counties - ordinance violations;

fees to peace

Act Page

660 46

770

7

620 75

748 49

644 10

694 28

637 57 178 25

651 20

617 72

499 73

596 72

719

2

657 11 588 11 783 12 180 79 783 12

672 86

687 84

531 47

563 64 565 63

726 65 505 56 722 26

730 54

521 38

791 53

715 53

709 50

162 43

784 57 500 63 654 54

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Act Page

officers' retirement

Counties - probate judges; location

of offices

Counties - public works contracts

Counties - reimbursement for arrests

on parole board warrants

Counties - special purpose

sales tax

Court of Appeals

arguments away

from capital

Court of Appeals - senior justices

Courts

burial places; permits to

disturb

Courts - Court of Appeals; arguments

away from capital

Courts - Court of Appeals; senior

judges

Courts

district attorneys;

investigators

Courts - juries; selection

Courts - juries; selection; certain

counties

Courts

Juvenile

Justice

Coordinating Council

Courts - juvenile; abortions

Courts - juvenile; designated felony

acts

Courts -

juvenile;

pretrial

detention

Courts - law libraries

Courts - magistrate; appeals from

Courts

magistrate; civil

jurisdiction

Courts - magistrate; clerks

Courts - magistrate; executions;

fees

Courts

magistrate; fees to peace

officers' retirement system

Courts -

magistrate;

judges;

commissions

Courts

magistrate; judges;

firearms in public buildings

Courts

magistrate;

judges;

practice as attorneys

Courts

magistrate; jurisdiction;

bad checks

Courts - magistrate; jurisdiction;

state authority ordinances

Courts - magistrate; magistrate pro

tern

Courts

municipal;

alcoholic

beverage offenses

Courts - municipal; shoplifting

Courts

municipal; traffic cases;

withdrawal of jury waiver

Courts - probate; chief clerks;

powers

Courts

probate; custodians for

minors and incapacitated adults

Courts

probate; guardianship

hearings; fees

572 77
540 16 622 54
550 65
755 80
319 13 319 13
530 56
319 13
319 13
764 20 677 19
797 19
798 82 700 19
699 19
575 18 654 54 697 18
538 16 516 18
487 18
572 77
537 17
511 23
551 17
706 17
561 17
578 18
786 55 746 55
493 62
581 16
684 42
541 42

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Act Page

Courts

probate; judges;

qualifications

544 15

Courts - probate; judges; salaries

557 15

Courts - probate; jurisdiction

670 16

Courts - probate; location

of

offices

540 16

Courts - probate; marriage license;

fees

740 29

Courts - probate; marriage licenses

546 27

Courts

probate;

outpatient

treatment of mentally ill and

substance abusers

637 57

Courts

probate; traffic cases;

withdrawal of jury waiver

493 62

Courts - probate; year's support

523 88

Courts

process; compliance;

employment discipline prohibited

748 49

Courts

senior justices and

appellate judges

319 13

Courts - state; solicitors; firearms

in public buildings

511 23

Courts

state;

solicitors;

residence requirement

512 15

Courts

superior court judges'

council; contracts with state

613 13

Courts - superior; Augusta Circuit

169 14

Courts - superior; Brunswick

Circuit

743 13

Courts

superior; burial places;

disturbing

530 56

Courts

superior; clerks; fees;

corporate documents

588 11

Courts

superior; clerks; fees;

divorce actions

740 29

Courts

superior; clerks; fees;

magistrate court executions

487 18

Courts - superior; clerks; salaries

557 15

Courts - superior; Cobb Circuit

547 13

Courts - superior; Douglas Circuit

2 14

Courts - superior; Griffin Circuit

315 13

Courts - superior; Gwinnett Circuit

495 14

Courts - superior; judges; election

492 15

Courts

superior; judges; expense

reimbursement

529 15

Courts - superior; judges; law

libraries

654 54

Courts

superior; Northeastern

Circuit

335 14

Courts - superior; Ocmulgee Circuit

329 14

Courts - superior; Ocmulgee Circuit

330 14

Courts -

superior;

Tallapoosa

Circuit

9 14

Courts

Supreme Court; number of

Justices

489 12

Courts - traffic conviction reports;

fees

533; 60

Credit Card and Credit Card Bank Act

- enacted

182

4

Credit life insurance

maximum

coverage

756 47

Credit repair services organizations

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Act Page

- prohibited

Crimes

sexual exploitation of

minors

Criminal law

aggravated child

molestation

Criminal

law

bad checks;

magistrate courts

Criminal law - bad checks; offense

redefined

Criminal

law

bail bonds;

forfeiture

Criminal law

battery; elderly

victims; penalty

Criminal law - battery; new offense

Criminal law - child molestations;

aggravated

Criminal law - controlled

substances

Criminal

law

controlled

substances; forfeitures; proceeds

Criminal

law

credit repair

services

Criminal law - cruising

Criminal law - custody interference

Criminal law

demand for speedy

trial

Criminal law

driving under the

influence; prior convictions

Criminal law

driving under the

influence; refusal to submit to

testing

Criminal law - firearms; possession

by first offenders

Criminal law - firearms; possession

during crime

Criminal law - income tax evasion

Criminal law - indictments; quashed

Criminal law

injury by inmate;

tests for communicable disease

Criminal law - inmates; possession

of alcohol, controlled substances,

or weapons

Criminal law

interference with

custody

Criminal law - juries; selection

Criminal law - legislative affairs;

disruption

Criminal law

limitations; minor

victims

Criminal law - littering

Criminal law - magistrates; practice

as attorneys

Criminal law - minors convicted of

felonies; commitment

Criminal law

minors;

sexual

exploitation

Criminal law - minors; tattoos

Criminal law - minors; tobacco

Criminal law - probation; absence of

probationer

Criminal law

probation; first

773 22 750 24 611 21 706 17 685 22 765 25 594 20 698 21 611 21 178 25 651 20 773 22 650 22 597 21 652 26 665 62
793 60
573 24 615 23 559 80 583 26 782 63
608 64 597 21 677 19 610 23
494 25 641 22
551 17 762 26
750 24 558 21 675 24
564 64

- 99 -

offenders

Criminal

law

probation;

overpayment of moneys owed as

condition of probation

Criminal law

probation; special

alternative incarceration

Criminal

law

shoplifting;

municipal courts

Criminal law - speedy trial

Criminal law - spouse compellable to

testify; crime against a minor

Criminal law - statutory repeals and

amendments; effect

Criminal law - terroristic training

Criminal law

traffic cases;

probate or municipal court; jury

waivers

Criminal law

trespass by motor

vehicle

Criminal law - video movies;

ratings

Criminal procedure - securities;

actions

Criminal procedure

securities;

actions

Criminal procedure

see criminal

law

Criminal procedure - witness fees;

fire safety personnel

Cruising - trespass by

motor vehicle

Cultural facilities - nuisances

Custody

criminal interference

redefined

573 24

562 64
626 64
746 55 652 26
747 37
175 20 658 24

493 62

650 22

769 22

556

8

686

8

543 38
650 22 693 63
597 21

D

Damages - additur and remittitur

Damages -

joint

and

several

liability

Damages - punitive; restrictions

Day-care

centers

employees;

criminal records checks

Day-care centers - regulation

Deer - hunting

Defensive driving courses - fees

Dentists - licensing and regulation

Depositories of public funds - bonds

and pledge of securities

Depositories of public funds - bonds

and pledge of securities

Descent and distribution

illegitimate children

Designated felony acts - juvenile

courts

Development authorities

disposal

of property

Dietitions

licensing and

regulation

672 86
672 86 672 86
774 81 778 81 584 40 552 61 674 66
760 71
666 71
619 88
699 19
723 56
744 66

- 100 -

Direct response

insurance

requirements

Discovery - financial institutions

Discovery - postjudgment

Dispossessory

proceedings

transportable housing

Distilled spirits

see alcoholic

beverages

District attorneys - investigators

District of Columbia

regional

interstate banking

Divorce - filing fees

Divorce -

uncontested

cases;

procedure

Doctors - see physicians

Domestic relations - adoption

Domestic relations

alimony and

child support enforcement

Domestic relations

child abuse

protocols

Domestic relations

child abuse;

trust fund for prevention

Domestic relations - child support

enforcement; information

Domestic

relations

custody;

criminal interference redefined

Domestic relations

divorce;

evidence in uncontested cases

Domestic relations - divorce; filing

fees

Domestic relations

illegitimate

children; inheritance

Domestic relations

marriage

licenses

Domestic

relations

marriage

licenses; fees

Domestic relations

minors'

substance abuse; reports

Domestic

relations

spouse

compellable to testify; crime

against minor

Domestic relations - wrongful death

of a child

Douglas Judicial Circuit - terms

Driver's licenses - suspension

Driving under the influence

convictions under ordinances and

other laws

Driving under the influence

refusal to submit to testing;

reports

Drugs - see controlled substances

Dump trucks - rates

Act Page

716 47

638

2

643

6

653 69

764 20

173

2

740 29

601 27

690 29

163 27

722 26

740 29

734 29

597 21

601 27

740 29

619 88

546 27

740 29

694 28

747 37
612 28 2 14
725 61

665 62

793 60 727 74

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Act Page

E

Economic development

Rural

Economic Development Law

Economic

Development

Council -

abolished

Economic

development

plan

community affairs department

Education

immunization of school

children

Education - North Georgia College;

scholarships

Education

Postsecondary

Educational Authorization Act

Education

Private Colleges and

Universities Authority

Education - public school employees;

health insurance

Education - Quality Basic Education

Act; revision

Education -

student

financial

assistance

Education

student financial

assistance

Education - Teachers Retirement

System

Education - teachers; tenure rights

Education - university system; lease

of

laboratory

and research

facilities

Education

university system;

leasing of laboratories and

research facilities

Education - vocational education

Elderly - fishing licenses; Florida

residents

Elderly

victims of battery;

penalty

Elections - absentee voting

Elections - absentee voting

Elections - absentee voting

Elections -

campaign

finance

disclosure

Elections

campaign finance

disclosure

Elections -

campaign

finance

disclosure

Elections

county services for

municipalities

Elections - dates for qualifying and

conventions

Elections - election contests

Elections - Ethics in

Government Act

Elections - Ethics in

Government Act

Elections - Ethics in

Government Act

Elections - handicapped vo~ers

Elections -

municipalities;

742 82

490

9

502 82

486 30

569 32

738 31

508 32

708 30

751 30

526 32

737 31

678 75 701 30

656 72

702 31 604 30
517 39
594 20 549 34 567 33 768 34
355 37
566 36
776 36
768 34
768 34 714 33
355 37
566 36
776 36 768 34

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Act Page

vacancies

Elections - no opposed candidate

Elections - pauper's affidavits

Elections

qualifications of

candidates; review

Elections - qualifying

Elections - recall

Elections - registrars;

compensation

Elections - reviser's bill

Elections - superior court judges

Elections

uniform municipal

election date

Elections - vacant nominations

Elections - voter registration

Elections - voters' lists; filing

Elections - write-in voting

Elections - write-in voting

Elevators - safety regulation

Embalmers - licensing

and regulation

Emergency medical technicians

indemnification for

death

or

disability

Emissions

inspections - motor

vehicles

Employee assistance program - merit

system

Employees' Retirement System

Jekyll Island Authority employees

Employers - discipline of employees

for court attendance

Employment Security Law - benefits

Employment

Security

Law

contributions and assessments

Energy conservation

residential

finance authority

Estate tax - revision

Ethics in Government Act - campaign

finance disclosure

Ethics in Government Act

recall

campaigns

Ethics in Government Act - revision

Evidence

divorce; uncontested

cases

Evidence - law enforcement officers;

witness fees; civil cases

Evidence - law enforcement officers;

witness fees;

fire

safety

personnel

Evidence

library circulation

records

Evidence - securities; actions

Evidence

spouse's testimony;

crimes against minors

Executions - discovery

Executions - magistrate courts;

fees

Executions - tax executions; cost of

advertisements

Executions

tax executions;

160 54 692 33 624 32

768 34 624 32 664 36

549 34 4 32
492 15

635 35

768 34

768 34

506 33

549 34

692 33

789

4

542 66

647 72 616 60 689 74 707 73 748 49
555 so 87 so
166 5 165 77 776 36 566 36 355 37 601 27 649 38

543 38

605 37

556

8

747 37

643

6

487 18

713 78

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Act Page

enforcement Executions - tax executions;
administration fee

levy

633 78 680 79

F

Fair Business Practices Act - buying

services

Fair Business Practices Act

charitable fund raising

Fair Business Practices Act

dwelling sales and purchases

Fair Business Practices Act

promotional contests

Financial institutions - see banking

Findings of fact - civil procedure

Fire safety - firefighter standards

and training

Fire safety - smoke detectors; new

construction

Firearms

crime of possession

during commission of crime

Firearms

possession at public

gatherings; exemptions

Firearms - possession by first

offenders

Firearms

possession by penal

inmates

Firefighters - indemnification for

death or disability

Firemen's Pension Fund - amendments

First offenders

possession of

firearms

Fish dealers - wholesale; licensing

Fishing

commercial

fishing

licenses; fees

Fishing

free

fishing days

designated

Fishing - license fees

Fishing - licenses; elderly Florida

residents

Florida - elderly residents; fishing

licenses

Food - dietitians

Food

immunity for gleaners or

donors

Food - wholesale fish dealers

Food stamps - fraud; administrative

subpoenas

Forfeitures - controlled substances;

proceeds

Foxes

trapping, selling, and

breeding

Franchises - gas stations

Frivolous claims - attorney's fees

Funeral directors

licensing and

regulation

Funeral

processions

law

enforcement officers; immunity

766

8

682 66

636

7

770

7

718

5

521 38

688 38

615 23

23

573 24

608 64

647 72 710 76

573 24 668 41

632 40

587 40 161 39

517 39

517 39 744 66

648 85 668 41

778 81

651 20

570 40

785

8

536

6

542 66

691 71

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G

Game and fish - commercial fishing

licenses; fees

632 40

Game and fish - fishing licenses;

elderly Florida residents

517 39

Game and fish - foxes

570 40

Game and fish - free fishing days

587 40

Game and fish - license fees

161 39

Game and fish - waterfowl stamp

fund

510 39

Game and fish

wholesale fish

dealers

668 41

Game and fish - wildlife areas

161 39

Game and fish - wildlife; importing

632 40

Garnishment - partnerships

781 12

Gas

Municipal Gas Authority;

creation

634 74

Gas stations - franchises

785

8

Gas stations - handicapped persons

787

6

General Assembly - audits

711 41

General Assembly

disruptions

prohibited

610 23

General Assembly

legislative

counsel; selection

513 41

General Assembly - retirement bills

168 77

General

execution

docket

magistrate court executions

487 18

Generic drugs - substitution

739 39

Geologists

licensing and

regulation

607 66

Georgia Allocation System - private

activity bonds

580 57

Georgia Bureau of Investigation -

inspection of rebuilt and salvage

vehicles

616 60

Georgia Council for the Arts - art

in public buildings

663

5

Georgia

Residential

Finance

Authority - powers and purposes

166 5

Georgia Youth Conservation Corps -

creation

673 10

Gifts - anatomical

731 69

Good Samaritan immunity

gleaners

or donors of food

648 85

Good

Samaritans

- hazardous

materials

640 10

Grand juries - selection

677 19

Graves - permits to disturb

530 55

Griffin

Judicial

Circuit

additional judge

315 13

Guardian and ward

hearings;

professionals; fees

541 42

Guardian and ward - probate judges as

custodians for minors and

incapacitated adults

684 42

Guardian and ward

workers'

compensation

535 52

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Guardian

and

ward - workers'

compensation

Gwinnett

Judicial

Circuit

additional judge

642 42 495 14

H

Handicapped persons

access to

public buildings

Handicapped persons

gasoline

purchases

Handicapped persons - handicapped

parking

Handicapped persons

registration

of handicapped newborn persons

Handicapped persons - voting

Hazardous materials - Good Samaritan

immunity

Health - anatomical gifts

Health - blood donations

Health - county boards; membership

Health - dentistry

Health - dietitions

Health

generic drugs;

prescriptions

Health

handicapped

newborn

persons; registration

Health

immunity from liability;

free health care

Health - immunization of school

children

Health - indigent health care

Health - living wills; revocation

Health - Medical Malpractice Reform

Act of 1987

Health

medical

records;

availability to coroners of other

states

Health - medical students; immunity

Health - outpatient treatment of

mentally ill and

substance abusers

Health - peer review; hospitals

Health - peer review; rehabilitation

suppliers

Health - penal inmates; injury by;

tests for communicable disease

Health

physicians; licensing and

regulation

Health - psychology; licensing and

regulation

Health

rehabilitation suppliers;

peer review

Health Planning Agency - hospitals;

reports

Highways

multi-lane roads; left

lane restrictions

Highways - municipalities; disposal

of property

775 43

787

6

779 62

534 43 768 34

640 10 731 69 728 44 162 43 674 66 744 66

739 39

534 43

687 84

486 30 795 44 488 45

662 87

596 72 515 85

637 57 795 44 628 44 782 63 545 67 501 68 628 44 603 43 514 62 715 53

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Highways

oversize and overweight

vehicles

Highways - oversize vehicles

Homeowners' insurance - readability

Hospitals - blood donors

Hospitals - handicapped newborn

persons

Hospitals - indigent health care

Hospitals

indigent health care;

immunity

Hospitals - peer review

Hospitals

reports to Health

Planning Agency

Hotel-motel tax - rates; purposes

Housing - see buildings and housing

Housing authorities - powers

Human resources

department;

administrative subpoenas

Hunting - deer

Hunting - license fees

Hunting - waterfowl stamp fund

Husband and wife

spouse's

testimony; crimes against minors

548 45 705 45 712 46 728 44

534 43 795 44

687 84 795 44

603 43 621 81

317

5

778 81 584 40 161 39 510 39

747 37

Illegitimate children - inheritance

Immunization - school children

incapacitated adults

Income tax - evasion; penalties

Income tax - revision

Indemnification -

corporate

directors

Indictments - quashed indictments as

bar

Indigent

care

immunity from

liability

Indigent health care - hospitals

Insurance - automobile; liability

Insurance - automobile; no-fault

coverage

Insurance

automobile; no-fault;

deductibles

Insurance - automobile; no-fault;

deductibles

Insurance - automobile; readability

Insurance - cancellation at request

of insured

Insurance - corporations; purchase

insurance on employees

Insurance

direct

response

insurance; requirements

Insurance - Firemen's Pension Fund;

premium taxes

Insurance

group health;

participation requirements

Insurance

group life; maximum

coverage on debtors

Insurance

group

life;

619 88 486 30 684 42 559 80 165 77
657 11
583 26
687 84 795 44 591 48
735 48
777 48
777 48 712 46
788 47
531 47
716 47
710 76
792 48
756 47

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participation requirements

Insurance - health; public school

employees

Insurance

health; purchase by

corporations on employees

Insurance - health; state employees;

agrirama authority

Insurance - health; state employees;

probation systems

Insurance - homeowners; readability

Insurance

inter local

risk

management agencies

Insurance - liability insurance for

state authorities

Insurance - liability risk

retention

Insurance -

liability;

public

officers

Insurance

life; purchase by

corporations on employees

Insurance - motorcycles

Insurance - plain language

in

policies

Insurance - premium taxes; Fireme11's

Pension Fund

Insurance - public school employees;

health insurance

Insurance - rate increases; notice

Insurance

rate making and

regulation

Insurance - rates; modifications

limited

Insurance - readability of policies

Insurance - risk retention groups

Intangible tax - corporate stock

Interest - credit cards

Interest - judgments

Interference with custody - offense

redefined

Interlocal risk management agencies

- amendments

Intoxicating liquor - see alcoholic

beverages

792 48

708 30

531 47

631 74

695 73 712 46

784 57

123 82

661 49

691 71

531 47 592 49

712 46

710 76

708 30 788 47

660 46

669 46

712 46

661 49

180 79

182

4

507

4

597 21

784 57

J

Jailers - oath

Jekyll Island Authority - employees

Joint and several liability

doctrine modified

Judgments - enforcement; discovery

Judgments - findings of fact

Judgments - interest

Judgments - motion to set aside

Juries

jurors;

employment

discipline prohibited

Juries - selection

Juries - selection; certain

counties

500 63 707 73

672 86

643

6

718

5

507

4

600

6

748 49 677 19

797 19

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Juvenile courts - abortions

Juvenile courts - designated felony

acts

Juvenile courts - pretrial

detention

Juvenile

Justice Coordinating

Council - creation

Juveniles - see minors

Act Page
700 19 699 19 575 18 798 82

K

Karate - licensing of matches Kickboxing - licensing of matches

576 44 576 44

L

Labor - boiler and pressure vessel

safety

767 52

Labor - department; lease of space

696 50

Labor - elevators, escalators, and

lifts

789

4

Labor

employment security;

assessments and contributions

87 50

Labor -

employment

security;

benefits

555 50

Labor

jury duty or other court

attendance

748 49

Labor - supplemental appropriations

577 84

Labor -

workers'

compensation;

amendments

639 51

Labor - workers' compensation; county

governing authority

members

709 50

Labor - workers' compensation; group

self-insurance

771 51

Labor - workers' compensation; group

self-insurance

732 51

Labor

workers' compensation;

guardians

535 52

Labor -

workers'

compensation;

guardians

642 42

Labor

workers' compensation;

independent contractors

732 51

Labor

workers' compensation;

occupational disease

790 52

Labor

workers' compensation;

subsequent injury trust fund

646 52

Lake Lanier Islands Development

Authority - powers

560

9

Law enforcement

child abuse

protocols

722 26

Law enforcement

controlled

substances; forfeitures; proceeds

651 20

Law enforcement

corrections

department employees; powers

563 64

Law enforcement

district

attorneys; investigators

764 20

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Law

enforcement

firefighter

standards and training

Law

enforcement

officers

conducting

funeral processions;

immunity

Law

enforcement

officers;

indemnification

for

death or

disability

Law enforcement

peace officer

certification;

retired federal

officers

Law enforcement - peace officers'

retirement fund;

county ordinance

violation casesb572 77

Law enforcement

peace officers'

retirement fund; investments

Law enforcement

peace officers'

retirement fund; membership

Law enforcement

Police Officer

Memorial Day

Law enforcement - private detectives

and security agencies

Law enforcement

public safety

training center

Law enforcement

Sheriffs'

Retirement Fund; investments

Law enforcement

Sheriffs'

Retirement Fund; members

Law enforcement

solicitation of

equipment and contributions

Law enforcement

witness fees;

arson investigators

and

firefighters

Law enforcement

witness fees;

civil cases

Law enforcement

witness fees;

civil cases

Law libraries - fees

Legislative counsel - selection

Legislature - audits

Legislature - retirement bills

Liability

insurance

- public

officers

Liability insurance

state

authorities

Liability Risk Retention Act -

implementation

Librarians -

licensing

and

regulation

Libraries

confidentiality of

circulation records

Libraries - county law libraries

Libraries - local; state

debt

authorized

License plates - Agnes Scott College

tags

License plates - Augusta College and

Paine College tags

License plates - bicentennial tags

License plates - crimes

521 38 691 71 647 72 741 53

571 76

571 76

659

1

772 67

485 53

585 76

586 76

667 23

543 38
649 38
649 38 654 54 513 41 711 41 168 77
691 71
123 82
661 49
509 67
605 37 654 54
623 83
498 59
629 59 676 58 676 58

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License

plates

Georgia

Southwestern College tags

License plates - mail registration;

fees

License plates - Medical College of

Georgia tags

License plates

renewal

of

university and college tags

License plates

rented utility

trailers

License plates

staggered sales;

late penalties

License plates - vans; license fees

Lie detectors - polygraph examiners

Limitations - felonies against minor

victims

Limitations - medical malpractice

Limitations - products liability

Littering - fines

Living wills - revocation

Local government - audits

Local government

bond proceeds;

investment

Local government

burial places;

disturbing

Local government

child abuse

protocols

Local government

controlled

substances; forfeitures; proceeds

Local

government

counties;

disposal of real property

Local government

counties;

governing authorities

Local government

counties; law

libraries

Local government - counties; public

works contracts

Local government - county governing

authorities; jurisdiction

Local government - county governing

authority

members; workers'

compensation

Local government

county health

boards

Local

government

- development

authorities

Local government

firefighter

standards and training

Local government - hotel-motel tax

Local

government

- housing

authorities

Local government

immunity from

liability;

persons committing

crimes

Local government - interlocal risk

management agencies

Local government - investment pool;

bond proceeds

Local government - lock box systems

for tax collections

Local government

Municipal Gas

497 59
627 58
630 60
629 59
676 58
1 58 504 80 520 67
494 25 662 87 609 84 641 22 488 45
sos 56
496 57
530 56
722 26
651 20
730 54
791 53
654 54
622 54
715 53

709 so

162 43

723 56

521 38 621 81

317

5

648 85 784 57 496 57 522 78

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Authority

Local government

municipalities;

disposal of road property

Local government - municipalities;

governing authority members;

employee benefits

Local government - municipalities;

vacancies

Local government - private activity

bonds; allocation

Local government

Redevelopment

Powers Law

Local government - resource recovery

development authorities

Local government

Rural Economic

Development Law

Local government

rural economic

development plan

Local government - special purpose

county sales tax

Local government - uniform municipal

election date

Lock box systems

collection of

local taxes

Lotteries - promotional contests

634 74 715 53

717 55

160 54

580 57

681 55

703 56

742 82

502 82

755 80

635 35

522 78

770

7

M

Magistrate courts - appeals from

Magistrate courts - attorney's fees

Magistrate courts

civil

jurisdiction

Magistrate courts - clerks

Magistrate courts - executions;

fees

Magistrate courts - judges; carrying

firearms in public buildings

Magistrate

courts

- judges;

commissions

Magistrate courts - judges; practice

as attorneys

Magistrate courts

jurisdiction;

bad checks

Magistrate courts

jurisdiction;

ordinances of state authorities

Magistrate courts - magistrate pro

tern

Magistrate courts

ordinance

violations;

fees

to

peace

officers' retirement

Magistrate courts

ordinances;

Jekyll Island Authority

Magistrate courts - ordinances; Lake

Lanier Islands

Development

Authority

Marriage licenses - fees

Marriage licenses - where issued

Maryland

regional interstate

banking

697 18

536

6

538 16 516 18

487 18

511 23

537 17

551 17

706 17

561 17

578 18

572 77

736

9

560

9

740 29

546 27

173

2

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Medical Malpractice Reform Act of

1987 - enacted

Medical students

immunity from

liability

Medicine - see health

Mental health - outpatient

treatment

Merit system - employee assistance

program

Military affairs - public employees

on military duty; compensation

Minimum salaries - see compensation

Minors - abortions

Minors - adoption

Minors

aggravated child

molestation

Minors

alcoholic beverages;

municipal courts; jurisdiction

Minors - child abuse protocols

Minors - child support disregard

Minors - child support enforcement;

information

Minors - cigarettes and tobacco

products

Minors

custody;

criminal

interference redefined

Minors - day-care centers;

employees; criminal

records checks

Minors - day-care centers;

regulation

Minors -

felony

conviction;

commitment

Minors

immunization of school

children

Minors - juvenile courts; designated

felony acts

Minors - juvenile courts; pretrial

detention

Minors

Juvenile Justice

Coordinating Council

Minors

probate judges as

custodians of funds

Minors - sexual exploitation

Minors

spouse's testimony; crime

against minor

Minors - substance abuse; reports

Minors - tattoos

Minors - victims of felonies;

limitations

Minors

wrongful death actions by

parents

Minors - youth conservation corps

Motion to set aside - grounds

Motor carriers

dump trucks and

transit mixer vehicles; rates

Motor vehicles - driver improvement

clinics; fees

Motor vehicles - driver's licenses;

suspension

Motor vehicles - driving under the

662 87 515 85

637 57
689 74
752 58
700 19 690 29
611 21
786 55 722 26 778 81
734 29
675 24
597 21

774 81

778 81

762 26

486 30

699 19

575 18

798 82

684 42 750 24

747 37 694 28 558 21

494 25

612 28

673 10

600

6

727 74

552 61

725 61

- 113 -

influence; prior convictions

Motor vehicles - driving under the

influence; refusal to submit to

testing

Motor vehicles

emission

inspections; fees

Motor

vehicles

funeral

processions;

law enforcement

officers conducting

Motor vehicles - handicapped

parking

Motor

vehicles

- insurance;

liability

Motor vehicles

insurance;

motorcycles

Motor vehicles - insurance; no-fault

coverage

Motor vehicles

insurance;

no-fault; deductibles

Motor vehicles

insurance;

no-fault; deductibles

Motor

vehicles

- insurance;

readability

Motor vehicles - multi-lane roads;

left lane restrictions

Motor vehicles - oversize and

overweight vehicles;

boat carriers

Motor vehicles - oversize and

overweight vehicles;

certain roads

Motor vehicles - oversize vehicles;

certain roads

Motor vehicles

probate

or

municipal court; withdrawal of

jury waiver

Motor vehicles - registration fees;

vans

Motor vehicles - registration; Agnes

Scott College tags

Motor vehicles

registration;

Augusta College and Paine College

tags

Motor vehicles

registration;

bicentennial tags

Motor vehicles

registration;

crimes

Motor vehicles

registration;

Georgia Southwestern College tags

Motor vehicles

registration;

mailing fees

Motor vehicles

registration;

Medical College of Georgia tags

Motor vehicles

registration;

renewal of university and college

tags

Motor vehicles

registration;

rented utility trailers

Motor vehicles

registration;

staggered periods; late penalties

Motor vehicles - titles; rebuilt and

665 62
793 60 616 60
691 71 779 62 591 48 592 49 735 48 777 48 777 48 712 46 514 62
655 46
548 45 705 45
493 62 504 80 498 59
629 59 676 58 676 58 497 59 627 58 630 60
629 59 676 58
1 58

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salvage vehicles

Motor vehicles

towing; improper

parking

Motor

vehicles

traffic

convictions; court reports; fees

Motor vehicles - trespass by motor

vehicle

Motor vehicles - used car dealers;

licensing and regulation

Motorcycles - insurance

Movies - video; ratings

Municipal courts

alcoholic

beverages

Municipal courts - shoplifting

Municipal courts

traffic cases;

withdrawal of jury waiver

Municipalities - alcoholic

beverages

Municipalities - audits

Municipalities - disposal of road

property

Municipalities

firefighter

standards and training

Municipalities - governing authority

members; employee benefits

Municipalities

interlocal risk

management agencies

Municipalities - mayors; eligibility

to serve as coroners

Municipalities

Municipal Gas

Authority

Municipalities - towing improperly

parked motor vehicles

Municipalities

uniform election

date; terms of office

Municipalities -

vacancies;

elections

616 60

780 69

533 60

650 22

519 68 592 49 769 22

786 55 746 55

493 62

671

1

505 56

715 53

521 38

717 55

784 57

617 72

634 74

780 69

635 35

160 54

N

Natural resources - asbestos safety

Natural resources - boat safety

Natural resources

commercial

fishing licenses; fees

Natural resources - deer hunting

Natural

resources

fishing

licenses;

elderly Florida

residents

Natural resources - foxes

Natural resources

free fishing

days

Natural resources - hazardous

materials; Good

Samaritan immunity

Natural resources

hunting and

fishing; license fees

Natural resources

Jekyll Island

Authority

Natural resources

Lake Lanier

679 10 602 87
632 40 584 40

517 39 570 40
587 40

640 10

161 39

736

9

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Islands Development Authority

Natural resources

motor vehicle

emission inspections

Natural resources - waterfowl stamp

fund

Natural resources - wholesale fish

dealers

Natural

resources

wildlife

management areas

Natural resources

wildlife;

importing

Natural

resources

youth

conservation corps

No-fault insurance - coverage

North Georgia College -

scholarships

Northeastern Judicial Circuit

terms

Notaries public - not charged with

knowledge of contents

of documents

Nuisances - cultural facilities

560

9

616 60

510 39

668 41

161 39

632 40

673 10 735 48

569 32

335 14

733 73 693 63

0

Occupational disease - workers'

compensation

Occupations - see professions

Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit - terms

Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit - terms

Official Code of Georgia Annotated -

reviser's bill; elections

Official Code of Georgia Annotated -

reviser's bill

Official Code of Georgia Annotated -

reviser's bill; retirement

Open records

confidentiality of

library circulation records

Open records law - exceptions

Ordinances

counties; violations;

fees to peace officers' retirement

system

Ordinances - Jekyll Island

Authority

Ordinances

Lake Lanier Islands

Development Authority

Ordinances

state authorities;

magistrate courts; jurisdiction

Organ donors - anatomical gifts

Oversize and overweight vehicles

boat carriers

Oversize and overweight vehicles -

certain roads

Oversize vehicles - certain roads

790 52

329 14 330 14

4 32

3

1

114 75

605 37 525 tl3

572 77

736

9

560

9

561 17 731 69

655 46

548 45 705 45

- 116 -

p

aramilitary - terroristic training

ardons and parole board - warrants;

arrest; county reimbursement

arental Notification

Act

abortions

artnerships

Uniform Partnership

Act amended

eace officers - see law enforcement

eace Officers' Annuity and

Benefit Fund - county

ordinance violations

eace Officers' Annuity and Benefit

Fund - investments

eace Officers' Annuity and Benefit

Fund - membership

eer review

rehabilitation

suppliers

enal matters - arrest on warrant

of parole board; county

reimbursement

enal matters

Board of

Corrections; quorum

enal matters

corrections

department

employees;

law

enforcement powers

enal matters - county jailers;

oath

'enal matters

first offenders;

possession of firearms

'enal matters

injury by inmate;

tests for communicable disease

'enal matters - inmates; possession

of alcohol, controlled substances,

or weapons

'enal matters - minors convicted of

felonies

?enal matters - probation; absence

of probationer

0 enal

matters

probation;

overpayment of moneys owed as

condition of probation

0 enal matters - probation; special

alternative incarceration

?harmacists - generic drugs

Physicians - blood donors

Physicians - county health boards

Physicians

fees; guardianship

hearings

Physicians - handicapped newborn

persons

Physicians

indigent health care;

immunity

Physicians -

licensing

and

regulation

Plain language - insurance policies

Police Officer Memorial Day -

designation

Polygraph examiners - licensing and

658 24 550 65 700 19 781 12

572 77 571 76 720 76 628 44

550 65 565 63

563 64 500 63 573 24 782 63

608 64 762 26 564 64

562 64

626 64 739 39 728 44 162 43

541 42

534 43

687 84

545 67 712 46

659

1

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Act Pa

regulation

Postjudgment discovery - procedures

Postsecondary

Educational

Authorization Act - revision

Postsecondary vocational education -

revisions

Poultry - dealers, brokers, and

markets

Prescriptions - generic drugs

Private Colleges and Universities

Authority - amendments

Private detectives - licensing and

regulation

Private enterprise agreements

housing authorities

Privilege - library circulation

records

Privilege - spousal; crimes against

minors

Prizes - promotional contests

Probate courts

chief clerks;

powers

Probate courts - custody of funds;

minors and incapacitated adults

Probate courts

guardianship

hearings; fees

Prorate

courts

- judges;

qualifications

Probate courts - judges; salaries

Probate courts - jurisdiction

Probate courts - location of

offices

Probate courts - marriage licenses

Probate courts - marriage licenses;

fees

Probate

courts

outpatient

treatment of mentally ill and

substance abusers

Probate courts

traffic cases;

withdrawal of jury waiver

Probate courts - year's support

Probation - absence of probationer;

tolling of sentence

Probation

first offenders;

possession of firearms

Probation - overpayment of moneys

owed as condition of probation

Probation

special alternative

incarceration

Process - service; alimony and child

support enforcement

Products liability - limitations

Products liability

sellers'

liability

Professions - auctioneers

Professions

charitable fund

raising

Professions - cosmetologists

Professions - dentistry

Professions - dietitians

Professions - embalmers and funeral

520 6.J,3

738

60.Jc

582

2

739 39

508 32

772 67

317

5

605 37

747 37

770

7

581 16

684 42

541 42

54.J, 15 557 15 670 16

540 16 546 27

740 29

637 57
493 62 523 88
564 64
573 24
562 64
626 64
163 27 609 84
745 84 606 65
682 66 726 65 674 66 744 66

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directors

'rofessions - geologists

?rofessions - librarians

'rofessions - physicians

'rofessions - polygraph examiners

'rofessions - private detectives and

security agencies

'rofessions - psychology

'rofessions - real estate

'rofessions - recreation leaders

'rofessions - social workers

'rofessions

speech pathologists

and audiologists

'rofessions - used car dealers

'romotional contests - regulation

'roperty - cruising

'roperty - dwelling sales

and

purchases

'roperty

right of governmental

units to judicial remedies

'roperty

time-share

sales;

promotional contests

'roperty - towing improperly parked

vehicles

'roperty - trespass by

motor vehicle

'roperty

writ of possession;

transportable housing

'rotocols for child abuse cases -

establishment

'sychologists

guardianship

hearings; fees

'sychology

licensing and

regulation

'ublic buildings - art program

'ublic

buildings

Capitol;

disruptive activities

?ublic

buildings

- handicapped

access

'ublic buildings - lease by labor

department

'ublic debt

local library and

water and sewer facilities

'ublic depositories

bonds and

pledge of securities

?ublic depositories

bonds and

pledge of securities

'ublic employees

see public

officers

'ublic officers - compensation - see

compensation

'ublic officers - consumer's utility

counsel

'ublic

officers

coroners;

eligibility to serve as mayors

'ublic officers - directory of

'ublic officers

financial

disclosure

'ublic

officers

- financial

disclosure

'ublic officers

financial

542 66 607 66 509 67 545 67 520 67

772 67 501 68 174 68 729 68 568 65

724 68

519 68

770

7

650 22

636

7

721 83

770

7

780 69

650 22

653 69

722 26

541 42

501 68

663

5

610 23

775 43

696 50

623 83

760 71

666 71

620 75
617 72 553 72
355 37
566 36

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disclosure

Public officers - health insurance;

agrirama authority employees

Public officers - health insurance;

Jekyll Island Authority employees

Public officers - health insurance;

probation system employees

Public officers

indemnification

for death or permanent disability

Public officers

Jekyll Island

Authority employees

Public officers

legislative

counsel; selection

Public

officers

liability

insurance and indemnification

Public officers

magistrates;

commissions

Public officers

merit system;

employee assistance program

Public officers

military leave;

pay

Public

officers

municipal

governing

authority

members;

employee benefits

Public officers - municipalities;

vacancies

Public officers - notaries publ~c

Public officers - recall petitions

Public officers - solicitors

Public officers - tax collectors and

commissioners; salaries

Public officers

transaction of

business with state; laboratory

facilities

Public officers

transportation

department; injury compensation

Public records - confidentiality of

library circulation records

Public records - open records law

Public Retirement Systems Standards

Law - amendments

Public safety training center -

state patrol vehicles;

police force

Public school employees - health

insurance

Public school teachers - tenure

Public schools - see education

Public

Service

Commission

automated telephone calling

Public

Service

Commission

consumer's utility counsel

Public Service Commission

dump

trucks and transit mixer vehicles;

rates

Public works contracts - counties

Punitive damages - restrictions

Act Pa
776 36 631 74 707 73 695 73 647 72 707 73 513 41 691 71 537 17 689 74 752 58
717 55 160 54 733 73 664 36 512 15 518 79
656 72 532 45 605 37 525 83 168 77
485 53 708 30 701 30
749 74 620 75
727 74 622 54 672 86

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Q

uality Basic Education Act revision

751 30

R

atings - video movies

eal estate brokers - licensing and

regulation

ebuilt and salvage motor vehicles -

titles

ecall - petitions

ecreation leaders - licensing and

regulation

edevelopment Powers Law

areas

covered

egents

lease of laboratory and

research facilities

egional interstate banking

financial institutions

egional interstate banking - member

states

ehabilitation suppliers - peer

review

emittitur and additur - damages

epeal - statutes; effect on prior

crimes

esidential finance authority

powers and purposes

esource

recovery

development

authorities - energy production

etirement

employees; Jekyll

Island Authority

etirement - Firemen's Pension Fund

etirement - peace officers; funding

from county ordinance violation

cases

etirement

peace officers;

investments

etirement -

peace

officers;

membership

etirement

Public Retirement

Systems Standards Law

etirement

public

school

employees; health insurance

etirement - reviser's bill

etirement

Sheriffs' Retirement

Fund; investments

etirement

Sheriffs' Retirement

Fund; members

etirement

Teachers Retirement

System

evenue - ad valorem tax; asessments

from State Board of Equalization

evenue

ad valorem tax;

preferential

assessment

of

agricultural land

769 22

174 68

616 60 664 36

729 68

681 55

656 72

799

3

173

2

628 44 672 86

175 20

166

5

703 56

707 73 710 76

572 77 571 76 720 76 168 77 708 30 114 75 585 76 586 76 678 75 579 77

318 78

- 121 -

Revenue - ad valorem tax; records;

confidential and nonconfidential

Revenue - ad valorem tax; utilities

and airlines

Revenue - department; inspection of

rebuilt and salvage vehicles

Revenue - estate tax

Revenue - hotel-motel tax

Revenue

income tax evasion;

penalties

Revenue - income tax; revision

Revenue - intangible tax; corporate

stock

Revenue

lock box systems for

collection of local taxes

Revenue

motor vehicle license

fees; vans

Revenue - sales tax; special purpose

county sales tax

Revenue

tax collectors and

commissioners; salaries

Revenue - tax executions; cost of

advertisements

Revenue

tax executions;

enforcement

Revenue

tax executions; levy

administration fee

Reviser's bill - Code

Reviser's bill - elections

Reviser's bill - retirement

Risk retention groups - liability

insurance

Roads - see highways

Rural Economic Development Law

enacted

Rural economic development plan -

community affairs department

Rural telephone cooperatives

filing fees

s

Safety regulation - boats

Safety regulation

boilers and

pressure vessels

Salaries - see compensation

Sales tax - special purpose county

sales tax

Scholarships - North Georgia

College

Scholarships

student financial

assistance

Scholarships - student financial

assistance

Schools - see education

Secretary of State - directory of

public officers

Secretary of State

fees;

trademarks and service marks

Act Page

595 79

683 79

616 60 165 77 621 81

559 80 165 77

180 79

522 78

504 80

755 80

518 79

713 78

633 78

680 79

3

1

4 32

114 75

661 49

742 82 502 82 491 75

602 87 767 52

755 80 569 32 526 32 737 31

553 72

599

8

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Act Page

ecretary of State - filing fees;

corporate documents

,ecretary of State

filing fees;

corporate documents

;ecretary of State - filing fees;

telephone cooperatives

:ecurities - actions; evidence

,ecuri ties - actions;

statutory

amendments

;ecurities - financial institutions;

formation

:ecurity agencies

licensing and

regulation

:elf-service gas stations - sales to

handicapped persons

:ervice marks and trademarks

filing fees

:ervice of process

alimony and

child support enforcement

:heriffs - jailers; oath

~1eriffs - salaries

:heriffs' Retirement

Fund

investments

iheriffs' Retirement Fund - members

ihoplifting - municipal courts

ihopping centers - trespass by motor

vehicle

,moke detectors

required in new

construction

;ocial services

administrative

subpoenas

;ocial services - alimony and child

support enforcement

,ocial services - alimony and child

support enforcement; information

,ocial

services

child abuse

protocols

,ocial services

child support

disregard

,ocial

Services

handicapped

newborn persons

3ocial workers

licensing and

regulation

;olicitors

firearms in public

buildings

3olicitors - residence requirement

,outhern region states - interstate

banking

'3overeign immunity - interlocal risk

management agencies

3pecial alternative incarceration -

probation

3peech pathologists - licensing and

regulation

3peedy trial - demand for

,ports - kickboxing and karate

3taggered tag sales - late

penalties

3tate

Children's Trust Fund -

creation

3tate courts - solicitors; firearms

783 12

588 11

491 75

556

8

686

8

799

3

772 67

787

6

599

8

163 27 500 63 557 15

585 76 586 76 746 55

650 22

688 38

778 81

163 27

734 29

722 26

778 81

534 43

568 65

511 23 512 15

173

2

784 57

626 64

724 68 652 26 576 44

1 58

740 29

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Act Pa

in public buildings

State courts - solicitors; residence

requirement

State government - appropriations;

general

State government

appropriations;

supplemental; labor department

State government - appropriations;

supplementary

State government

appropriations;

supplementary

State government

art in public

buildings

State government - debt for local

library

and water and sewer

facilities

State

government

Economic

Development Council

State government - General Assembly;

audits

State patrol

used vehicles for

public safety training center

State Properties Commission

members; compensation

Statute of limitations - felonies

against minors

Statute of limitations

medical

malpractice

Statute of limitations - product

liability

Statutes

repeal and amendment;

effect on prior crimes

Streets - see highways

Subsequent injury trust fund

workers' compensation

Summons

compliance; employment

discrimination prohibited

Sunday sales - alcoholic beverages

Superior courts - Augusta Circuit

Superior courts - Brunswick Circuit

Superior courts

burial places;

disturbing

Superior courts

clerks; fees;

corporate documents

Superior courts

clerks; fees;

divorce cases

Superior courts

clerks; fees;

magistrate court executions

Superior courts - clerks; salaries

Superior courts - Cobb Circuit

Superior

courts

district

attorneys; investigators

Superior courts - Douglas Circuit

Superior courts - Griffin Circuit

Superior courts - Gwinnett Circuit

Superior courts - judges; election

Superior courts

judges; expense

reimbursement

Superior

courts

judges; law

libraries

Superior courts - judges' council;

511 23

512 15

796 83

577 84

46 84

753 84

663

5

623 83

490

9

711 41

485 53

721 83

494 25

662 87

609 84

175 20

646 52

748 49

527

1

169 14

743 13

530 56

588 11

740 29

487 18 557 15 547 13

764 20
2 14 315 13 495 14 492 15

529 15

654 54

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l

Act Page

contracts with state

3uperior

courts

Northeastern

Circuit

Superior courts Ocmulgee Circuit

Superior courts - Ocmulgee Circuit

3uperior courts - Tallapoosa

Circuit

3upreme Court - number of Justices

3upreme Court - senior Justices

613 13
335 14 329 14 330 14
9 14 489 12 319 13

T

rallapoosa Judicial Circuit - terms

rattoos - minors

raxes - see revenue

reachers - tenure

reachers Retirement

System

amendments

Telephone cooperatives - filing

fees

Telephone equipment

automated

dialing; regulation

Tenure - public school teachers

Terroristic training - prohibited

rime-shares - promotional contests

Tobacco products - minors

rorts - additur and remittitur

Torts - collateral source rule

Torts

corporate

directors;

indemnification and liability

Torts - immunity; donors or gleaners

of food

Torts

immunity; hazardous

materials

Torts - immunity; law enforcement

officers; funeral processions

Torts - immunity; local government;

persons commiting crimes

Torts - immunity; medical students

Torts - immunity; nonprofit agency

officers and directors

Torts

immunity; nonprofit agency

officers and directors; free

health care

Torts - joint and several liability

Torts

Medical Malpractice Reform

Act of 1987

Torts - medical malpractice; reports

to board of medical examiners

Torts - product liability

Torts - products liability; sellers'

liability

Torts - punitive damages

Torts - remittitur and additur

Torts - Tort Reform Act of 1987

Torts - wrongful death of a child

Trademarks and service marks

filing fees

Trades - see professions

9 14 558 21

701 30

678 75

491 75

749 74

701 30

658 24

770

7

675 24

672 86

672 86

657 11

648 85

640 10

691 71

648 85 515 85

672 86

687 84 672 86

662 87

545 67 609 84

745 84 672 86 672 86 672 86 612 28

599

8

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Act Pa

Traffic

court reports of

convictions; fees

Traffic

driver

improvement

clinics; fees

Traffic

driver's licenses;

suspension

Traffic

driving under

the

influence; prior convictions

Traffic

driving under the

influence; refusal to submit to

testing

Traffic - handicapped parking

Traffic - improper parking; towing

Traffic

multi-lane roads; left

lane restrictions

Traffic - oversize and overweight

vehicles; boat carriers

Traffic

oversize and overweight

vehicles; certain roads

Traffic - ovesize vehicles; certain

roads

Traffic

probate or municipal

court; withdrawal of jury waiver

Trailers - effect of writ of

possession

Training center

state patrol

vehicles; police force

Transportation

department

employees; injury; compensation

Trespass by motor vehicle - offense

created

u

533 60 552 61 725 61 665 62
793 60 779 62 780 69 514 62 655 46 548 45 705 45 493 62 653 69 485 53 532 45 650 22

Unemployment compensation

see

employment security

Uniform Partnership Act -

amendments

University system - lease of

laboratory and

research facilities

University system

leasing of

laboratories and

research

facilities

Used car dealers

licensing and

regulations

Usury - credit cards

Usury - judgments; interest

Utilities - ad valorem taxes

Utilities - cogeneration; resource

recovery authorities

Utilities

consumer's utility

counsel

Utilities - dump trucks and transit

mixer vehicles; rates

Utilities - Municipal Gas Authority;

creation

Utilities

rural

telephone

cooperatives; filing fees

781 12

656 72

702 31

519 68

182

4

507

4

683 79

703 56

620 75

727 74

634 74

491 75

- 126 -

tilities

telephone equipment;

automatic dialing; regulation

749 74

V

acancies - municipal offices 'ideo movies - ratings 'ocational education -
postsecondary ~ting - see elections

160 54 769 22
604 30

w

later and sewer facilities - local;

state debt authorized

laterfowl stamp fund - established

lildlife - importing; permits

lildlife management areas - fees

lills and estates - administrators;

aliens

/ills

and

estates

- county

administrators

/ills and estates

illegitimate

children; inheritance

/ills and estates - living wills;

revocation

vills and estates - probate courts;

jurisdiction

vills and estates - probate courts;

chief clerks

/ills and estates - year's support

line - see alcoholic beverages

vi tnesses

fees;

arson

investigators and firefighters

litnesses - fees; law enforcement

officers; civil cases

litnesses

spouse compellable to

testify; crimes against minors

vorkers' compensation - amendments

lorkers' compensation

county

governing authority members

lorkers'

compensation

group

self-insurance; municipalities

lorkers' compensation - group

self-insurance; trade and

professional associations

,orkers' compensation - guardians

lorkers' compensation - guardians

lorkers' compensation - independent

contractors

lorkers' compensation - occupational

disease

1orkers'

compensation

rehabilitation suppliers;

peer

review

1orkers' compensation - subsequent

injury trust fund

623 83 510 39 632 40 161 39 589 88 574 88 619 88 488 45 670 16 581 16 523 88
543 38 649 38 747 37 639 51 709 50 771 51
732 51 535 52 642 42 732 51 790 52
628 44 646 52

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Writ of possession

transportable

housing

Wrongful death - parents' recovery

y

653 69 612 28

Year's support

conveyance or

encumbrance of property set aside

Youth conservation corps - creation

523 88 673 10

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