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01 LC 28 0054
House Bill
289
By: Representatives Unterman of the
84th, Campbell of the 42nd and McBee of the
88th
A BILL TO BE
ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Code Section 30-5-8 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to criminal offenses and penalties for abuse, neglect, and
exploitation of disabled adults and elder persons, so as to increase the penalty
for abuse, neglect, and exploitation of disabled adults and elder persons from a
misdemeanor to a misdemeanor of high and aggravated nature; to provide for an
effective date; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other
purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Code Section 30-5-8 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to criminal offenses and penalties for abuse, neglect, and
exploitation of disabled adults and elder persons, is amended by striking the
Code section in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new
Code Section 30-5-8 to read as
follows:
"30-5-8.
(a)(1)
In addition to any other provision of law, it shall be unlawful for any person
to abuse, neglect, or exploit any disabled adult or elder
person.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in Title 16,
any person violating the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor of a high and aggravated
nature.
(b)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person
or official required by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 30-5-4
to report a case of disabled adult or elder person abuse to fail knowingly and
willfully to make such report.
(2) Any person
violating the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
(c) Any violation of this Code section
shall constitute a separate
offense."
SECTION 2.
This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the
Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.
SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
repealed.