HB 1176 — 2011 Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform for Georgians; enact recommended provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 15 and Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to courts and crimes and offenses, respectively, so as to enact provisions recommended by the 2011 Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform for Georgians and enact other criminal justice reforms; to amend Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal procedure, so as to extend certain statutes of limitations; to amend Code Section 19-7-5 of the O.C.G.A, relating to reporting of child abuse, so as to expand mandatory reporting requirements; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Crime Information Center, so as to change provisions relating to inspection, purging, modifying, or supplementing of criminal records; to amend Title 42 of the O.C.G.A, relating to penal institutions, so as to provide for the use of evidence based practices in supervising inmates, probationers, and parolees; to amend certain Titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to conform provisions and correct cross-references.
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