Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 119 - Arrests; notice to accused; commitment hearing

Page Numbers - 1

Code Sections - 17-4-26

1. Twiggs  8th


House Comm: PubS       /                Senate Comm: PubS       /               
House Vote: Yeas 149   Nays 0           Senate Vote: Yeas 48  Nays 0            
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               House          Action         Senate                             
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              1/9/95   Read 1st Time         2/2/95                             
              1/10/95  Read 2nd Time         2/9/95                             
              1/26/95  Favorably Reported    2/8/95                             
                       Committee Amend/Sub   Sub                                
              2/1/95   Read 3rd Time         3/14/95                            
              2/1/95   Passed/Adopted        3/14/95                            
              FA       Comm/Floor Amend/Sub  CS                                 
              3/15/95  Amend/Sub Agreed To                                      
              3/31/95  Sent to Governor                                         
              4/19/95  Signed by Governor                                       
              423      Act/Veto Number                                          
              7/1/95   Effective Date                                           
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Rules Suspended to Introduce                                                    
                                                                                
Code Sections amended: 17-4-26                                                  


HB 119                                             HB 119/AP

      H. B. No. 119 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
      By:  Representative Twiggs of the 8th



                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the Official
  1- 2  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to arrest by law
  1- 3  enforcement officers generally, so as to change the
  1- 4  provisions relating to notice to accused of time and place
  1- 5  of commitment hearing; to repeal conflicting laws; and for
  1- 6  other purposes.

  1- 7       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 8  Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the Official Code of
  1- 9  Georgia Annotated, relating to arrest by law enforcement
  1-10  officers generally, is amended by striking in its entirety
  1-11  Code Section 17-4-26, relating to duty to bring persons
  1-12  arrested before judicial officer within 72 hours, and
  1-13  inserting in lieu thereof a new Code Section 17-4-26 to read
  1-14  as follows:

  1-15    "17-4-26. (Index)

  1-16    Every law enforcement officer arresting under a warrant
  1-17    shall exercise reasonable diligence in bringing the person
  1-18    arrested before the judicial officer authorized to
  1-19    examine, commit, or receive bail and in any event to
  1-20    present the person arrested before a committing judicial
  1-21    officer within 72 hours after arrest. The arresting
  1-22    officer accused shall notify the accused be notifiedSECTION 2.

  1-27  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  1-28  repealed.





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