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03 LC 29 0640
House Bill 168
By: Representatives Barnes of the 84th, Post 2, Buckner of the 82nd, Hill of the 81st, Dodson of the 84th, Post 1 and Orrock of the 51st
By: Representatives Barnes of the 84th, Post 2, Buckner of the 82nd, Hill of the 81st, Dodson of the 84th, Post 1 and Orrock of the 51st
A BILL TO BE
ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To amend Code Section 16-5-70 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to cruelty to children, so as to add a nonmerger
provision for the offense of cruelty to children in the second degree; 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 16-5-70 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to cruelty to children, is amended by inserting a new
subsection (f) to read as
follows:
"(f) The offense of cruelty to children in the second degree shall not be merged with a forcible felony, battery, or family violence battery, nor shall such offense be merged into another violation of cruelty to children in the second degree, and each violation shall be considered a separate offense."
"(f) The offense of cruelty to children in the second degree shall not be merged with a forcible felony, battery, or family violence battery, nor shall such offense be merged into another violation of cruelty to children in the second degree, and each violation shall be considered a separate offense."
SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
repealed.