Bill Text: GA SB48 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Penal Institutions; place of residence for incarcerated persons; last established residence prior to arrest

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-07 - Senate Read and Referred [SB48 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SB48-Introduced.html

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11 LC 21 1056

Senate Bill 48

By: Senators James of the 35th, Davenport of the 44th, Jackson of the 2nd, Henson of the 41st, Seay of the 34th and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inmate policies, so as to provide that the place of residence for incarcerated persons shall be deemed to be the last established residence of any such person immediately prior to his or her arrest or, if there is no such residence, the county in which he or she was indicted for the offense for which he or she is incarcerated; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inmate policies, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:

"42-1-11.2.

For all purposes under law, the presumptive residence for incarcerated persons shall be deemed to be the last established residence of any such person immediately prior to his or her arrest or, if there is no such residence, the county in which he or she was indicted for the offense for which he or she is incarcerated."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.