Georgia House of Representatives
HB 107 - Intruder in residence; imminent danger; rebuttable presumption

Sponsor and CoSponsors
Ladd, Bart	Johnson, Dorothy Gail	Barnard, Terry
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Summary / Full Text	HC: SJudy	SC: SJudy
F/R: 01/09/95	L/A: 01/08/96	S - Read 3rd Time (S-Sub )
Titles Amended: 16
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First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Code Section 16-3-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the use of force in the defense of self or others, so as to provide that there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a person who encounters an unauthorized intruder in his or her residence is justified in believing that he or she is imminent danger of death or great bodily harm; and for other purposes.

Actions Taken

               HOUSE                          SENATE
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              1/9/95   Read 1st Time         1/31/95        
              1/10/95  Read 2nd Time         2/28/95        
              1/26/95  Favorably Reported    2/27/95        
              Sub      Committee Amend/Sub   Sub            
                       Recommitted           1/8/96         
              1/30/95  Read 3rd Time         1/8/96         
              1/30/95  Passed/Adopted                       
              CS       Comm/Floor Amend/Sub                 
Rules Suspended to Introduce                                

Code Sections

Code Sections amended: 16-3-21, 16-3-23