Bill Text: GA SB343 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Public Administration; offenses; clarify crime of impersonating an officer include firefighter/public safety personnel
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-03-26 - House Second Readers [SB343 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SB343-Engrossed.html
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Senate
Bill 343
By:
Senators Shafer of the 48th, Hudgens of the 47th, Mullis of the 53rd, Hawkins of
the 49th, Powell of the 23rd and others
AS
PASSED SENATE
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to obstruction of public administration and related
offenses, so as to clarify that the crime of impersonating an officer includes
firefighters and public safety personnel; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of
Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to personnel for
emergency medical services, so as to modify the penalty for persons falsely
representing themselves to be emergency medical personnel; 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.
Article
2 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to obstruction of public administration and related offenses, is amended by
revising Code Section 16-10-23, relating to impersonating a public officer or
employee, as follows:
"16-10-23.
A
person who falsely holds himself
or
herself out as a peace
officer,
firefighter, including a volunteer firefighter, public safety
official, or other public officer or
employee with intent to mislead another into believing that he
or
she is actually such officer commits the
offense of impersonating an officer and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less
than one nor more than five years, or both."
SECTION
2.
Article
3 of Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to personnel for emergency medical services, is amended by revising Code Section
31-11-61, relating to penalties for a person representing himself or herself as
an emergency medical services personnel, as follows:
"31-11-61.
Any
person who shall falsely represent himself
or
herself to be a certified emergency
medical technician, certified cardiac technician, or certified paramedic or who
shall accept or continue in employment as such and perform the duties thereof
without being certified as prescribed by this chapter shall be
guilty of a
misdemeanor
punished by a
fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor
more than five years, or
both."
SECTION
3.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2010, and shall apply to all offenses
committed on or after such date.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.