Bill Text: GA HB71 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: False identification documents; manufacturing, selling, or distributing; provisions

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2009-10-01 - Effective Date [HB71 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB71-Comm_Sub.html

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09 LC 36 1412S

The Senate Special Judiciary Committee offered the following substitute to HB 71:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 16-9-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to manufacturing, selling, or distributing false identification documents, so as to remove a defense to a charge of manufacturing, selling, or distributing false identification documents; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 16-9-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to manufacturing, selling, or distributing false identification documents, is amended by revising subsection (g) as follows:

"(g) It shall not be a defense to a violation of this Code section that a false, fictitious, fraudulent, or altered identification document contained words indicating that it is not an identification document unless there appears on the front and back of such document the word 'novelty' which is in a color which is not transparent on the design of the document, is in block letters not less than 40 point type in size, and is indelible ink."

SECTION 2.

This Act shall become effective on October 1, 2009, and shall apply to offenses committed on or after such date.

SECTION 3.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.