Bill Text: GA HB1304 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Southern Judicial Circuit; director of pretrial release program and other staff members make arrests and certain other powers; provide
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-11 - Effective Date [HB1304 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HB1304-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 1304 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Carter of the
175th,
Taylor of the
173rd,
Black of the
174th,
Houston of the
170th,
Shaw of the
176th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
provide the director of the pretrial release program for the Southern Judicial
Circuit and such other members of the staff of such program as may be designated
by the chief judge of such judicial circuit with arrest and certain other
powers; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
The
director of the pretrial release program for the Southern Judicial Circuit or
any county within such circuit shall have the same power to make arrests; to
execute and return all warrants, rules, orders, and processes of any kind; and
to serve as a peace officer and perform the same duties as may be performed by a
sheriff. Other staff members of the pretrial release program the chief judge of
the Southern Judicial Circuit designates by order in his or her discretion as he
or she shall deem necessary for the proper functioning of the pretrial release
program shall have the same power to make arrests; to execute and return all
warrants, rules, orders, and processes of any kind; and to serve as a peace
officer and perform the same duties as may be performed by a
sheriff.
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
