Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 859 - Vandalism to place of worship; felony offense; penalty

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1. Towery  30th           2. Sauder  29th            3. Ehrhart  36th
4. Lakly  105th           5. Falls  125th


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              2/27/95  Read 1st Time                                                                
              2/28/95  Read 2nd Time                                                                
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HB 859                                            LC 24 0139






                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Code Section 16-7-26 of the Official Code of
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to vandalism to a place of
  1- 3  worship, so as to make a violation of this statute a felony;
  1- 4  to increase the prison term; to provide for a fine; to
  1- 5  provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and
  1- 6  for other purposes.

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

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 8  Code Section 16-7-26 of the Official Code of Georgia
  1- 9  Annotated, relating to vandalism to a place of worship, is
  1-10  amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting in lieu
  1-11  thereof a new subsection to read as follows:

  1-12    "(b) A person convicted of the offense of vandalism to a
  1-13    place of worship shall be guilty of a felony and shall be
  1-14    punished by imprisonment for not less than one five nor
  1-15    more than five ten years and by the imposition of a fine
  1-16    of $50,000.00."

                         SECTION 2.

  1-17  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  1-18  repealed.
















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