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HB 104 - Minors; certain sound recordings; restrict sale

Jones, Vernon A (71st)

Status Summary	HC:	SJudy	SC:		FR:	01/14/99	LA:	01/15/99	H - Read 2nd Time

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the sale or distribution of harmful material to minors, so as to restrict the sale of certain sound recordings to minors; and for other purposes.

Code Sections - 16-12-106

HB 104                                             LC 21 5178 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of 
  1- 2  the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the sale 
  1- 3  or distribution of harmful material to minors, so as to 
  1- 4  restrict the sale of certain sound recordings to minors; to 
  1- 5  provide a penalty; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other 
  1- 6  purposes. 
 
  1- 7       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 8                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1- 9  Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the 
  1-10  Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the sale or 
  1-11  distribution of harmful material to minors, is amended by 
  1-12  inserting at the end thereof the following: 
 
  1-13    "16-12-106. 
 
  1-14    (a) It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in the 
  1-15    business of selling sound recordings to the public for a 
  1-16    profit to sell to any person under the age of 18 years any 
  1-17    sound recording bearing the parental advisory logo imposed 
  1-18    by the Recording Industry Association of America 
  1-19    identifying the sound recording as containing strong 
  1-20    language or expressions of violence, sex, or substance 
  1-21    abuse. 
 
  1-22    (b) Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of 
  1-23    this Code section shall be punished as for a misdemeanor." 
 
  1-24                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-25  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  1-26  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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