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SB 160 — "Back the Badge Act of 2017"

Senate Date Signed by Governor

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Juvenile Code, so as to revise the jurisdiction, definition, and penalties for certain crimes and offenses; to add to the superior court's exclusive original jurisdiction the trial of any child 13 to 17 years of age who is alleged to have committed the offense of aggravated assault or aggravated battery upon a peace officer while the peace officer is engaged in, or on account of the performance of, his or her official duties; to clarify the definition of a class A designated felony act in light of the jurisdictional changes; to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Senate Date Signed by Governor

Legislative term
Georgia General Assembly 2017-2018
Session
2017-2018 Regular Session
Chamber or committee
Georgia Senate
Measure type
Bill
Introduced
Feb 14, 2017

Bill timeline (15)

Votes on this bill (3)

Sponsorships (1)

Tyler Harper

Primary sponsor
Office service
State Senator · District 7 · From Jan 14, 2013
Role in source
Georgia sponsorType=1; sequence=1; Harper, Tyler; sponsorship listed in session 25; start uses sourced bill introduction date
From
Feb 14, 2017

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