Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 887 - Witnesses; certain state agency communications; exclude

Page Numbers - 1

Code Sections - 24-9-21

1. Martin  47th


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HB 887                                            LC 22 1680






                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Chapter 9 of Title 24 of the Official Code of
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to witnesses generally, so as to
  1- 3  provide that certain admissions and communications between
  1- 4  an attorney employed by a state agency and employees of such
  1- 5  agency shall be excluded; to provide for related matters; to
  1- 6  repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 8  Chapter 9 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia
  1- 9  Annotated, relating to witnesses generally, is amended by
  1-10  striking in its entirety Code Section 24-9-21, relating to
  1-11  confidentiality of certain communications, and inserting in
  1-12  lieu thereof the following:

  1-13    "24-9-21. (Index)

  1-14    (a) There are certain admissions and communications
  1-15    excluded on grounds of public policy. Among these are:

  1-16      (1) Communications between husband and wife;

  1-17      (2) Communications between attorney and client;

  1-18      (3) Communications among grand jurors;

  1-19      (4) Secrets of state; and

  1-20      (5) Communications between psychiatrist and patient.

  1-21    (b) Without limiting the scope of paragraph (2) of
  1-22    subsection (a) of this Code section, admissions and
  1-23    communications between an attorney who is employed by a
  1-24    state agency and employees of such agency in the course of
  1-25    providing legal services to such agency are excluded on
  1-26    the grounds of public policy."

                         SECTION 2.

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  1-28  repealed.



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