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House Bill 140 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Buck of the 112th, Boggs of the 145th, Coleman of the 118th, Jenkins of the 93rd, and Snow of the 1st



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 35-3-36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to duties of state criminal justice agencies as to submission of fingerprints, photographs, and other identifying data to the Georgia Crime Information Center, so as to limit data on outstanding warrants to certain offenses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
Code Section 35-3-36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to duties of state criminal justice agencies as to submission of fingerprints, photographs, and other identifying data to the Georgia Crime Information Center, is amended by striking subsection (e) in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(e) All persons in charge of law enforcement agencies shall submit to the center detailed descriptions of arrest warrants and related identifying data for all felonies and for the misdemeanors and violations designated in subparagraph (a)(1)(A) of Code Section 35-3-33 immediately upon determination of the fact that the warrant cannot be served for the reasons stated. If the any such warrant is subsequently served or withdrawn, the law enforcement agency concerned must immediately notify the center of the service or withdrawal. In addition, the agency concerned must annually, no later than January 31 of each year, and at other times if requested by the center confirm to the center all such arrest warrants of this type which continue to be outstanding."

SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.