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5084
Senate
Bill 400
By:
Senators Davenport of the 44th, Henson of the 41st, Butler of the 55th, Fort of
the 39th, Jones of the 10th and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to general provisions for law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to
mandate certain conduct when a person is reported missing; to provide for
related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general
provisions for law enforcement officers and agencies, is amended by adding a new
Code section to read as follows:
"35-1-18.
Notwithstanding
any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, if a family member reports a
person missing, and a law enforcement officer locates the missing person's
vehicle and the missing person is not inside of the vehicle but the vehicle is
running, the law enforcement officer shall report this information to the
Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and the bureau shall commence an investigation
to locate the missing
person."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.