Bill Text: GA SB162 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Rules of the Road; provide driving under influence of alcohol/drugs by illegal alien is a felony
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-03-14 - House Second Readers [SB162 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SB162-Engrossed.html
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Senate
Bill 162
By:
Senators Ligon, Jr. of the 3rd, Loudermilk of the 52nd, McKoon of the 29th,
Crosby of the 13th, Hamrick of the 30th and others
AS
PASSED SENATE
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 40-6-391 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicating
substances, penalties, publication of notice of conviction for persons convicted
for the second time, and endangering a child, so as to provide that driving
under the influence of alcohol or drugs by a person who is an illegal alien is a
felony; 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 40-6-391 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to driving
under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicating substances,
penalties, publication of notice of conviction for persons convicted for the
second time, and endangering a child, is amended by revising the introductory
paragraph of subsection (c) and by adding a new subsection to read as
follows:
"(c)
Except as
otherwise provided in subsection (m) of this Code section,
every
Every
person convicted of violating this Code
section shall, upon a first or second conviction thereof, be guilty of a
misdemeanor, upon a third conviction thereof, be guilty of a high and aggravated
misdemeanor, and upon a fourth or subsequent conviction thereof, be guilty of a
felony except as otherwise provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection and
shall be punished as follows:"
"(m)
A person convicted of violating this Code section who is an illegal alien shall
be guilty of a felony and shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph (4) of subsection (c) of this Code section. As used in this
subsection, the term 'illegal alien' means a person who is present in the United
States in violation of federal immigration
law."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2011, and shall apply to all crimes which
occur on and after that date.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
